Jana ŠPULEROVA¹, Tatiana HRNČIAROVA¹, Veronika PISCOVA², Miriam VLACHOVIČOVA¹, Henrik KALIVODA¹, Róbert KANKA¹, Marta DOBROVODSKA¹, Pavol KENDERESSY¹, Viktória MIKLÓSOVA¹, Monika DRÁBOVA¹ & Ingrid BELČÁKOVA^3
1Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, P.O.Box 254, Štefanikova 3, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia, E-mail: jana.spulerova@savba.sk, tatiana.hrnciarova@savba.sk, miriam.vlachovicova@savba.sk, henrik.kalivoda@savba.sk, robert.kanka@savba.sk, marta.dobrovodska@savba.sk, viktoria.miklosova@savba.sk, monika.drabova@savba.sk
²Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, branch Nitra, Akademicka 2, P. O. BOX 22, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia, E-mail: veronika.piscova@savba.sk
³Institute of Landscape and Garden Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Nám. slobody 19, 812 45 Bratislava, Slovakia, E-mail: belcakova@fa.stuba.sk

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN A SELECTED AREA OF THE LOW TATRAS NATIONAL PARK – LANDSCAPE PLANNING VERSUS URBAN PLANNING

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The Low Tatras National Park, situated in Central Slovakia, has excellent conditions for many sports activities, including ski resorts and natural tourist attractions. This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the impact of tourism development on the environment in the selected study area – Demänovská Valley – and prepare a proposal for sustainable development of this mountain resort. The study is based on an assessment of the current state and the natural condition of the environment, and reflects the current conditions of the protected area and development plans in the area which have already been approved or are in the process of being approved. Continued expansion of the ski resorts and the requirements of new buildings create pressures on the environment and protected areas. The result of our study is an assessment of the natural and anthropogenic risks in the study area and a proposal for optimal land use.