State and determinants of tourism infrastructure development in Ciężkowice community

In the paper the state and determinants of tourism infrastructure develop-ment in Ciężkowice Community located in Tarnów Province in Malopolska Voivodeship were presented.In the theoretical part of the article on the base of literature the essence of tourism infrastructure was presented. Elements included in it were characterized. Moreover the state of tourism infrastructure development in Ciężkowice Commu-nity was described. In the empirical part of the work results of questionnaire researches car-ried out in Community Office in Ciężkowice and in all eleven agritourism farms functioning in this region were presented. Both researches were connected with the state and determinants of tourism infrastructure development in Ciężkowice Community. ...

BARRIERES TO THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN AGRITOURIST FARMS

The study deals with barriers to be overcome by agritourist farm owners who choose to invest in renewable energy sources. Research was done in order to check whether before undertaking the investment they raisedtheir qualifications and used financial means offered by the government. In order to obtain information on the possibilities of ecological technologies development in rural areas, also farmers who do not use ecological energy media were interviewed. Both farmer groups were surveyed for information on development prospects of small technologies in rural areas. Farmers involved in agritourist activity were asked whether undertaking the risk of purchasing ‘green equipment' provided them with measurable benefits. ...