Ana Perišić and Ivan Sever participated in the international conference MMV13 – 13th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas, held in Valencia, Spain, from 3 to 6 November. The conference was organized by the Catholic University of Valencia.
Ana Perišić, from the Šibenik University of Applied Sciences, presented the research paper “Perceiving a Protected Area as Nature or Attraction: Differences in Visitor Motivations and Satisfaction” during the session “Addressing Overtourism Challenges in Recreational and Protected Areas: Diagnosis, Problems, Solutions.” The study was conducted in collaboration with Ivan Sever and Ivona Cvitan, Doris Banić, and Nella Slavica from the Krka National Park Public Institution.
During the session “Signage, Messaging, and Visual Communication in Visitor Use Management Research: Fresh Approaches,” Ivan Sever presented the research paper “Feeling Green or Thinking Critically? Compliance with Behavioural Restrictions in Protected Areas,” which was conducted in collaboration with Ana Perišić and Jelena Mušanović from the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management in Opatija.
Both studies were carried out within the BIASTOUR project (HRZZ IP-2024-05-1450) supported by the Croatian Science Foundation.