Green Tourism in the Context of Sustainable Development and the Challenges Posed by the Global Economic Crisis
Zinchuk T. O., Usiuk T. V.

Zinchuk, Tetiana O., and Usiuk, Tetiana V. (2020) “Green Tourism in the Context of Sustainable Development and the Challenges Posed by the Global Economic Crisis.” The Problems of Economy 3:11–17.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2020-3-11-17

Section: World economy and international relations

UDC 338.48:330.15:330.16:339.9

Abstract:
The articles aims to substantiate the socio-economic, environmental, historical and cultural role played by green tourism and its contribution to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals based on current innovative trends and capabilities of tourism in the face of challenges posed by the ongoing crisis in global economy caused by the latest pandemic. The objectives of the research were to detail the theoretical, methodological and applied approaches to the development of green tourism, which is a market sector providing travel services. The definition of green tourism has been made more profound through connecting it with the Sustainable Development Goals, which is rather logical. The motivating factors for the development of green tourism have been analyzed taking into account the model of multifunctionality in agriculture and its importance in rural development policy. The nature of changes in the green tourism sector has been identified with respect to the peculiarities of the current global situation, when a pandemic is restraining the world tourism intensity, on the one hand, and is stimulating local tourism, on the other. It is worth adding that local tourism is mostly green and focused on the conservation of the environmental and natural resources, as well as sustainment of mostly rural areas. The research carried out shows that green tourism can become a driving force for economic growth in rural areas, a motivator for employment, a factor in preserving rural culture and traditions in a particular area. At the same time, the results of the research prove the existence of a link between green tourism and national economic, environmental, socio-cultural, intellectual, energy security due to the most typical development priorities of such tourism. On analyzing the experience of the countries that suffered the pandemic most, we have found some prospects for green tourism development. It is a new system of partnership between the state, business and civil society which can become an additional incentive to preserve the potential of green tourism. Thus, strategic guidelines for green tourism development based on institutional priorities, with the current economic crisis challenges in mind, have been designed.

Keywords: green economy, green tourism, economic crisis, national security, environment, pandemic, rural territories, sustainable development, sustainable tourism.

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Zinchuk Tetiana O. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Head of the Department, Department of International Economic Relations and European Integration, Polissia National University (7 Staryi Blvd, Zhytomyr, 10008, Ukraine)
Email: zintshuk@gmail.com
Usiuk Tetiana V. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Department of International Economic Relations and European Integration, Polissia National University (7 Staryi Blvd, Zhytomyr, 10008, Ukraine)
Email: usjuktanja@gmail.com

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