2012 - 2013

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The present study surveys and interprets the attitude, the behavior, the conceptions and the personal experiences of the young people of Zagori region. The prospects of existence of a mountainous society is closely connected with its ability to maintain an important amount of young people within its population, since they represent the age group holding incentives, skills and expectations. The quality survey data were produced with the use of semi- structured interviews and organized with the categorical classification technique.

The concept of carrying capacity is applied in order for the tolerance limits of a place to be searched. In relative literature, urban and coastal areas have mainly been object of study regarding their carrying capacity. Indeed, mountainous areas have not. The present study is aiming at outlining the tourist activity pattern as it has been developed in the mountain village of Monodendri, in Zagori region. At what level is the village considered to be touristically crowded and what are its tolerance limits?

Tourism is the main economic activity in Zagori. Its development begins in the

The new and innovative trend of tourism industry, m-tourism, has brought a small revolution in the field. As the amount of applications is increasing, so does the number of consumers that tend to consult such services in order to improve their tourism experience. In the present paper the use of mobile technologies as a tool of tourism development in Zagori is examined. Mountainous areas are characterized by special conditions that must be carefully studied before any form of technology can be applied efficiently.