ANTON GOSAR … has received MSc from the University ... - Turistica

GEOGRAPHY OF TOURISM
University of Primorska – Faculty of Tourism TURISTICA
E-mail: anton.gosar@turistica.si
Assistant: Gregor Balažič – E-mail: gregor.balazic@turistica.si
COURSES: THURSDAY – 1 st Floor ERASMUS LECTURE ROOM: 13:30 – 16:30
Date TOPIC Source Discussion
1. 11.10. INTRODUCTION (of
lecturer, students,
course, topic): MOVIE
(TEST on RECOGNIZING
EUROPE)
2. 25.10. TOURISM GEOGRAPHY -
Basic Knowledge on
Contemporary Motives
and Spatial Directions of
Tourism, TOURISM
GEOGRAPHY IN SE
EUROPE/SLOVENIA (TEST
on RECOGNIZING MAJOR
WORLD TOURIST
DESTINATIONS)
3. 8.11. CONTEMPORARY
TOURISM GEOGRAPHY
OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
AND EAST CENTRAL
EUROPE
4. 22.11. THE USE AND ABUSE OF
THE NORTHERN ADRIATIC
– EXAMPLE TOURISM IN
ISTRIA
A.Gosar: Tourism in post-socialist countries of southeastern
Europe : trends and challenges. V: HSU, Cathy
H. C. (ur.), GARTNER, William C. (ur.). The Routledge
handbook of tourism research. London; New York:
Routledge, 2012, str. 373-391;
A.Gosar: Development characteristics and challenges
of tourism in Southeastern Europe : with special
emphasis on Slovenia. Acta tur. nova, 2007, vol. 1, no.
2, p. 127-154.
A.Gosar: Re-defining Slovenian touristic regions. V:
JORDAN, Peter (ed.) Regional development and
regionalisation in the Adriatic space-
Forschungsberichte, H. 38). Wien, 2012, p. 109-126,
A.Gosar: Spa - another successful tourism product in
East Central Europe. Morav. Geogr. Rep., 2010, vol. 18,
no. 1, p. 14 – 22;A.Gosar: The Impact of the Creation
of two Nation-states (Slovenia and Croatia) on Tourism
in Istria; Tourism Development. Issues for a Vulnerable
Industry..J. Aramberri, Richard Buttler (eds.) Channel
View, Toronto, 2005, p. 193 – 215
Re-defining Slovenian touristic regions. V: JORDAN,
Peter (ur.). 3rd Conference of Adriatic forum, Vienna,
September 23-25, 2010. Regional development and
regionalisation in the Adriatic space : proceedings of
the 3rd Conference of Adriatic forum, Vienna,
September 23-25, 2010, (ISR-Forschungsberichte, H.
38). Wien: Österreichischen Akademie der
Wissenschaften, 2012, str. 109-126, ilustr.
Handouts
Students are
asked to
PREPARE
TOPIC:
GEOPGRAPHY
OF TOURISM
IN MY
COUNTRY/RE
GION/CITY
Students
report on
what topic
they’ve
chosen
Handout/
Library
Handout/
Library
5. 7.12. REPORTS BY STUDENTS: GEOPGRAPHY OF TOURISM IN MY COUNTRY/REGION/CITY Delivery of
Printed
Report
6. EXAM
Exam grade is based on: 1. Participation on class – with test (20%); 2. Written and Oral Presentation of Article from
Journal of Sustainable Tourism (30%); 3. Written Test (50%).
ANTON GOSAR
… has received MSc from the University of Colorado, USA and PhD from the University of Ljubljana,
Slovenia. Presently he is employed as Full Professor (in geography) by the young and dynamic

University of Primorska at Koper-Capodistria. He worked for almost three decades at the University
of Ljubljana, but gained first work experiences at the Kompas Yugoslavia Travel Agency. Several years
he was professionally active at foreign institutions of higher education: two years in Munich,
Germany; four years in the United States of America – at universities in Boulder, Co., Portland, Or.
and Springfield, Mo.; and one year in Christchurch, New Zealand. He received scholarship and
research grants of the Fulbright, Deutscher Akademischer Austauchsdients (DAAD) and Erskine
foundations. Professionally he published on subjects of Geography Tourism and Recreation, Political
Geography, Geography of Population and Social Geography. He was member of the Austro-German
team of professionals which, in the 1970’s, made the Methodology and Theory of Social Geography a
basic tool in contemporary research and understanding of spatial processes. He is professionally
interested in regions of SE Europe (The Balkans), the Eastern Mediterranean and the Eastern Alps. His
“Slovenia – A Tourist Guide”, produced in co-authorship with M. Jeršič, has after the disintegration of
Yugoslavia placed Slovenia on the world map of tourist destinations. This comprehensive description
of tourist attractions and routes received the world’s “Best Tour Book” prize in 1995. For his
internationally recognized work he was awarded with the title “Ambassador of Science of the
Republic of Slovenia” (2005) and named “The Envoy of Science” (2010). He received highest
recognition from his professional associations and work environments. Namely, he was head of
geography departments, vice-dean and dean of faculties/colleges in Ljubljana and Koper-Capodistria.
He acted as vice-president of the National Council of Higher Education (2002–2006) and of UNESCO-
Slovenia (2004–2008). At present he acts as president of the Commission on Political Geography of
the International Geographic Union (CPG IGU) and is, since 1992, member of the prestigious
International Academy of Tourism Studies (IAST), as well as of several national professional
associations. In relation to his activities there he was in 2008 named Honorary Member of the
Austrian Geographic Society.
Selected articles recently published within the field of Geography of Tourism and Recreation :
GOSAR, Anton. THE RECREATIONAL USE AND ABUSE OF THE COASTLINE OF SLOVENIA. In: CICIN-SAIN, Biliana
(ed.), PAVLIN, Igor (ed.), BELFIORE, Stefano (ed.). Sustainable coastal management: a transatlantic and Euro-
Mediterranean perspective, (NATO science series, Earth and environmental sciences, vol. 12, no. 4). Dordrecht;
Boston; London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
GOSAR, Anton, JURINČIČ, Igor. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN THE ALPEN-ADRIA REGION: REALITY AND GOALS. In:
PAK, Mirko (ed.). Priložnosti in možnosti regionalnih struktur na poti k združeni Evropi, (Dela, 19). Ljubljana:
Oddelek za geografijo, Filozofska fakulteta, 2003.
GOSAR, Anton. PROTECTED AREAS AND TOURISM, THE COASTAL EDUCATIONAL PATH. In: LESJÁK KLUN, Tatjana
(ed.). Adriatic Ionian Initiative: presidency of the Republic of Slovenia 2003-2004. Ljubljana: Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, 2004.
GOSAR, Anton. TOURISM AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE NORTHERN ADRIATIC REGION. In: GOSAR, Anton
(ed.). The coastal educational path: Moon Bay and its treasures: professional seminar and field work, Strunjan -
Strugnano. Koper: University of Primorska, 2004.
GOSAR, Anton. THE CROSS-BORDER BRICKLAYING CONCEPT IN THE ALPEN-ADRIA REGION. Tour. anal., 2005,
vol. 10, no. 1, http://www.citeulike. org/journals/.
GOSAR, Anton. TOURISMUS IN DEN POSTSOZIALISTISCHEN LÄNDERN SÜDOSTEUROPAS: TRENDS UND
HERAUSFORDERUNGEN. Wirtschafts-GeographischeStudien, 2006, Bd. 32/33.