MILITARY BROWNFIELDS – POTENTIAL FOR TOURIST REVITALIZATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Journal Title: GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites - Year 2019, Vol 26, Issue 3
Abstract
The existence and origin of "abandoned military facilities" has not exclusively related to geopolitical changes from the late 20th century. There are numerous abandoned military facilities in the world, ranging from conquering America to modern war shelter and warehouses. These objects were abandoned because of either changes in the doctrine of war, technology changes or the withdrawal of new frontiers. Their regeneration is primarily related to the interest of local authorities, such as the case with Albania, where abandoned bunkers are used for tourism development where they serve as accommodation facilities. Contemporary research of military brownfields tells the world that they are using as places for new tourist destinations, or for functional purposes such as administrative and residential buildings, warehouses, garages, etc. It is a fact that almost all urban areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina had barracks, so revitalization is carried out precisely from this point of view: one becomes a room for organizing university campuses or other public institutions. Other facilities especially those in rural areas are problematic, they are sources of pollution. The most obvious example is the object „Courage Barbara” in the Glamoč karst field, which is abundant with problems, such as those related to property legal relations and the wider dimensions of ecological disasters with far-reaching and hard-foreseeable consequences. There is a number of military bases as potential objects of tourist interest with exquisite landscape elements and enormous capacities.
Authors and Affiliations
Snježana MUSA, Dario ŠAKIĆ
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