Environmentální vzdělávání pro udržitelný rozvoj cestovního ruchu / Environmental Education for Sustainable Tourism Development – Šimková Eva (2026)

This Czech-language monograph examines environmental education and training in tourism in line with the principles of sustainable development. It shows that nature and landscape are not merely attractive elements of the tourism offering, but also essential prerequisites for its long-term development. The book emphasizes the need to strengthen tourism actors’ awareness of their responsibility and the real impact of their activities. It maps their environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviour and offers practical tools, including a mini-guide to sustainable travel, a proposal for optimizing the impacts of hiking and a competency model for entrepreneurs operating in protected areas. The concluding section presents a comprehensive methodology for evaluating sustainable tourism, applicable both to destination management and to the professional training of tourism workers. The monograph also stresses the importance of systematically promoting sustainability, from gentle environmental education for the public to teaching in schools, as greater awareness of the need to protect nature and the landscape supports responsible travel and a shared sustainable future.