Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Paata Gugushvili Institute of Economics International Scientific
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"ECONOMY – XXI CENTURY"
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∘ Medea Melashvili ∘ Nunu Kistauri ∘ Ketevan Kveladze ∘ "BLUE" TOURISM AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Summary The paper discusses one of the growing sectors of the economy, such as "blue" tourism, which is closely related to the development of tourism and the "blue" economy. "Blue" tourism recreational activities in coastal waters represent at least 50% of the global tourism sector. In recent years, for many tourist countries, it has become an important source of income growth and thus raising the level of well-being of the population. It is noted in the paper that the expansion of the scale of "blue" tourism is accompanied by negative ecological-economic and social impacts in the coastal and marine zones, which is why the sector has a special responsibility to protect and implement strict environmental requirements. The importance of the study and sustainable development of "blue" tourism is widely presented in the work, which is based on quite interesting digital material. The economic-ecological problems of the development of the field are discussed and general ways of their elimination are proposed for the sustainability of the economy and further success. Keywords: "blue" economy, "blue" tourism, sustainable development, seas and oceans, water resources, "beach and cruise" tourism. |