<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of this article is to evaluate the possibilities of touristic development of the La Lopé National Park and to indicate the most important barriers and limitations of the area exploitation. For this purpose a SWOT method was applied. This assignment presents the situation as of the end of 2014. The majority of the up-to-date data was collected during the mission, the purpose of which was to observe the region, and which was organized by Université Omar Bongo in Libreville and Warsaw University. The La Lopé National Park has a significant touristic potential which is very poorly used. The diagnose of the reasons for that can be an indicator for attempts to rationally use the resources of the region and present an appropriate development strategy.</p></abstract>

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the possibilities of touristic development of the La Lopé National Park and to indicate the most important barriers and limitations of the area exploitation. For this purpose a SWOT method was applied. This assignment presents the situation as of the end of 2014. The majority of the up-to-date data was collected during the mission, the purpose of which was to observe the region, and which was organized by Université Omar Bongo in Libreville and Warsaw University. The La Lopé National Park has a significant touristic potential which is very poorly used. The diagnose of the reasons for that can be an indicator for attempts to rationally use the resources of the region and present an appropriate development strategy.

Touristic development of the La Lopé National Park (Gabon) in light of the SWOT analysis

Department of World Regional Geography, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Department of Urban Geography and Spatial Management, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

University Omar Bongo in Libreville, Gabon, Department of Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

University Omar Bongo in Libreville, Gabon

Department of Geoinformatics, Cartography and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Miscellanea Geographica

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The purpose of this article is to evaluate the possibilities of touristic development of the La Lopé National Park and to indicate the most important barriers...

Touristic development of the La Lopé National Park (Gabon) in light of the SWOT analysis

Published Online: Oct 26, 2015

Page range: 5 - 13

Received: Feb 02, 2015

Accepted: May 31, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0008

Keywords
La Lopé, national park, ecotourism, Gabon, nature protection

© 2015 Maciej Jędrusik et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Touristic development of the La Lopé National Park (Gabon) in light of the SWOT analysis

Published Online: Oct 26, 2015

Page range: 5 - 13

Received: Feb 02, 2015

Accepted: May 31, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0008

KeywordsLa Lopé, national park, ecotourism, Gabon, nature protection

© 2015 Maciej Jędrusik et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
La Lopé, national park, ecotourism, Gabon, nature protection