ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Ecosystem Services and Recreational Values
as Building Blocks for Eco Development
in NATURA 2000 Sites
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Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Environment,
Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
Submission date: 2018-02-18
Final revision date: 2018-04-24
Acceptance date: 2018-04-27
Online publication date: 2018-12-12
Publication date: 2019-02-18
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Judita Tomaskinova
Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Tajovskeho 40, 97401 Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(3):1925-1932
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This paper reports the results of research aimed at assessing the recreational value (in the context
of cultural value) of SCI Vtáčnik (central Slovakia), which is visited by about 16,000 tourists per
year. The questionnaire survey was conducted from April to October 2015. The return rate of
the questionnaire was 61.8% (309 respondents) out of 500 distributed copies consisting of 24 questions
each. Following the processing of the results using the method of travel costs, with an average duration
of stay of 1.38 day and respondents’ costs of €51.25 per person/per stay, the total recreational value
was calculated at €820.051,2. The overall ecosystem assessment services of the evaluated protected
area result from recreational activities estimated at €81.54 when converted to 1 ha of total area of SCI
Vtáčnik. Recreational value (VTR) just setting off costs directly linked to visits of the protected area
is €212.188,8, and in recalculation on 1 ha of the total area a value of €21.10 was obtained.