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Maja Rosi Jerneja Smole Jasna Potočnik Topler DOI: 10.1515/aet-2016-0009 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC PAPER Maja Rosi RAISING AWARENESS OF Jerneja Smole URBAN ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT IN Jasna PRIMARY SCHOOLS Potočnik Topler ABSTRACT: In the past few years, excessive efforts the citizens, who can provide a valuable opinion have been made to increase the city’s attractiveness about the environment they live in – what they 105 and its international positioning. Also studies on like about their environment, what suggestion Turistica, Et Acta Economica the so-called city destination branding are on the would they give to tourists about gastronomy, rise. Theorists, as Ramirez (2001), Marzano and attractions, shops, events, etc. It is significant that Scott (2009), among many others, are discussing citizens are proud of their urban environment, different aspects of this complex process. Many that they know their own environment, and that approaches and strategies are dealing with the they have the motivation for the involvement positioning of urban environments and city in the process of improvement of their home destinations, trying to provide at least some partial environment (through projects, discussions, 101-236 2, pp. 2 (2016), No. Vol answers about achieving this objective. With etc.). It is impossible to create attractive urban proper marketing and branding, cities can do a environments or cities if residents do not have a lot to attract tourists and visitors. For successful positive opinion about the place they live in. That city marketing and branding and for the successful is why it is essential for the education institutions long-term positioning of the destination in general, at all levels, but especially for the institutions at it is necessary to involve the key stakeholders the primary levels to educate children, toddlers, and collaborate with as many as possible despite pupils, students, about the importance of urban the fact that the branding of a city destination environment development and create a positive (or any destination for that matter) is a complex learning environment, where children are able to process. It is significant that all the stakeholders, develop as residents with a great understanding of who are always carriers of different interests, the potential of the environment they live in. The are invited to collaborate in the planning of the paper explores the importance of raising awareness tourism development and tourism development of the urban environment in primary schools strategies, from the government, the private from the theoretical, analytical and practical point sector, schools etc. It is also important to involve of views. In the paper, we will examine whether Maja Rosi, Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, Slovenia phone: +386 8 205 4018 e-mail: [email protected] Jerneja Smole, Student, Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, Slovenia e-mail: [email protected] Jasna Potočnik Topler, assist. prof. dr., Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, Slovenia e-mail: [email protected] phone: +386 8 205 7060 Maja Rosi, Jerneja Smole, Jasna Potočnik Topler RAISING AWARENESS OF URBAN ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS primary schools in the city of Maribor, Slovenia in the tourism industry, but it usually means educate children about their urban environment, if socioeconomic security and the fulfilment of they are creating positive learning environments, other non-material needs. Health and education, where children can develop into proud citizens alongside an economic component (GDP), are aware of the significance of the urban environment indicators of Human Development Index (Mboup, and its consequences for the quality of their 2014), the environment and infrastructure are lives. Further on, the curricula in chosen primary often overlooked. Environment and infrastructure schools in Maribor is going to be analyzed. With are as important as health, education and the survey, we will try to identify the degree of economic components, yet we don’t classify them children’s awareness of their surrounding urban as primary indicators. environment, the information they receive about Many places nowadays are seeking to build and their environment, and their attitude towards it. implement different strategies for their better And finally, what is most important, we will try position, differentiation and attractiveness, 106 to show the extreme significance of the learning towards a variety of stakeholder, such as tourists, Acta Economica Et Turistica, Et Acta Economica environment and the curricula for raising the visitors, investors, students, skilled workers awareness of the environment and growing into and also residents. According to that, many responsible adults who will also act responsibly cities are putting a lot of effort in branding and towards their urban environments. promoting themselves for better visibility at regional and local levels (Aboulkheir, 2013). KEY WORDS: tourism, branding, literature, For successful city marketing and branding and urban, environment, education, children for the successful long-term positioning of the Vol 2 (2016), No. 2, pp. 101-236 2, pp. 2 (2016), No. Vol destination in general and also from tourism point of view, it is necessary to involve the key stakeholders and collaborate with as many as INTRODUCTION possible despite the fact that the branding of a city destination (or any destination for that In the past few years, excessive efforts have been matter) is a complex process. According to made to increase the city’s attractiveness and its authors Ma and Liu (n.d.), the complexity of international positioning. Also, studies on the branding depends on stakeholders’ and target so-called city destination branding are on the consumers’ needs and is increasing with their rise. Theorists, as Ramirez (2001), Marzano and diversity and conflicting objectives. That is why Scott (2009), among many others, are discussing it is important that regulation bodies ensure that different aspects of this complex process. The their desires reflect local community needs and understanding of the process of destination expectations. Citizens are not sometimes aware of branding is important because the destination the importance of tourism for the city they live in brand plays an important role in the building and see it as frivolous or of little economic value, of the image of a tourism destination, and the with a focus on the negative perceptions such industry spends a large amount of money in the as traffic jam, seasonal employment, low-wage creation of a competitive brand. Experts say jobs, etc. That is why it is very important, to build that a part of branding is also the awareness of well-targeted and ongoing community relations, inhabitants of the urban area which is shown which can educate citizens about the potential through quality of life measurements. According positive impacts of tourism and overall influence to Rapley (2003), despite the fact that quality of on positive community perceptions (Vitcenda, life is challenging to define, it is essential also 2011). It is significant that all the stakeholders, Maja Rosi, Jerneja Smole, Jasna Potočnik Topler RAISING AWARENESS OF URBAN ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS who are always carriers of different interests, are METHODOLOGY invited to collaborate in the planning of tourism development and tourism development strategies, The main research question was whether primary from the government, the private sector, schools, schools in the city of Maribor, Slovenia educate etc. With this in mind, it is important that citizens children about their urban environment, if they are proud of their urban environment, that they are creating positive learning environments, where know their own environment, and that they have children can develop into proud citizens aware of the motivation for the involvement in the process the significance of the urban environment and its of improvement of their home environment consequences for the quality of their lives. One of (through projects, discussions, etc.). the chosen schools is in the centre of Maribor (the Slovenian second largest city) and the other lies in It is important that different local strategy the suburbs of the same city. planning processes involve the citizens, who can provide a valuable opinion about the environment According to the research question and the 107 they live in – what they like about their creation of the questionnaire, we first made environment, what suggestion they would give a literature review and also analysed primary Turistica, Et Acta Economica to tourists about gastronomy, attractions, shops, schools’ curricula that are uniform at the national events, etc. It is impossible to create attractive level and all available online data on the Ministry urban environments or cities if residents do not of Education, Science and Sports website. have a positive opinion about the place they live Analysis of Slovene primary school curriculum in. That is why it is essential for the education revealed that pupils are educated about tourism, institutions at all levels, but especially for the about main local and city attractions, about local, institutions at the primary levels to educate regional and national history, urban environment, 101-236 2, pp. 2 (2016), No. Vol children, toddlers, pupils, students, about the etc. as prescribed in the curricula. Obligatory importance of urban environment development subjects like Geography, History and Patriotic and and create
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