Safet Kalac - Tourism and sustainable development in the municipality of Pec and surrounding municipalities TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PEC AND SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES

Abstract

Concept of sustainable development involves balancing economic, social and environmental requirements to ensure “meeting the needs 
of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”. Since 1987 when this report like this 
was defined in the World Commission on Environment and Development, chaired by Gro Harlem Brundtland, till today, sustainable 
development has become one of the key elements in formulating and implementing development policies in the world.Operationalization 
of the concept and its application in practice are the result of theoretical and political aspirations aimed at ensuring long-term development 
of human societies and protect the environment. In this process, key events and driving forces were the Earth Summit in Rio and 
Johannesburg and the adoption of the UN Millennium Declaration in September 2000. From the level of the UN (and UN Commission on 
Sustainable Development) and the number of multilateral and international institutions and organizations, through the governments of 
certain countries and the EU until the civil sector and local governments, to implement the concept. This work will include area of 
municipality Pec and neighboring municipalities and the comparison of results achieved at the Republic level and available resources as 
natural, infrastructural, human, as well as their use.