Diagnosis of functioning of National Parks in Poland in their socioeconomic environment

Abstract

On the basis of surveys among employees and local community of all national parks in Poland, which were conducted on the basis of in-depth interviews and focus groups, identification and diagnosis of attitudes and the status of cooperation between park managers and the community of adjacent communes (local government, residents, entrepreneurs) were made. Using the PESTEL technique, areas requiring modification of legal regulations as well as building relationships with the environment were established, allowing effective and efficient development of a given national park. Subsequently, at further stages of research, management models of a designated area of sustainable development will be created with a given national park, including all stakeholders (park, residents, state forests, territorial self-government, Nature 2000, entrepreneurs and visitors) that will put the aforementioned stakeholders in the “win-win” position, as much as possible.

Keywords

• national park
• commune
• socioeconomic environment
• conflict
• cooperation
• local community