Analýza udržitelnosti rozvoje kulturního cestovního ruchu

The aim of the diploma thesis is to introduce the concept of sustainable tourism and to evaluate economic, environmental and socio-cultural impacts of tourism in both positive and negative way. The theoretical part shortly introduces approach of some international organizations, the European Union and the Czech Republic toward sustainable development. The first part also gives an overview of the most important theoretical concepts, which serve as tools for sustainable destination management. From the point of view of the cultural tourism, the main aim of the thesis is to evaluate the relationship between culture and the tourism industry, and to find the problematic aspects of this relationship. The findings from the theoretical part are used for an analysis of destination Karlštejn. There is analysed the visitor load at the Karlštej castle and also the economic, environmental and socio-cultural impact of tourism on the whole destination.