@misc{Detmer2022, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Detmer, Marie-Theres}, title = {Existing approaches to reduce touristic car traffic in Protected Areas using the example of the UNESCO Julian Alps Biosphere Reserve/ Slovenia and UNESCO Berchtesgaden Biosphere Reserve/ Germany}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-5230}, school = {Hochschule f{\"u}r nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde}, pages = {120}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The aim of this master thesis is to work out effective car-reducing approaches in Biosphere Reserves and how protected areas can reduce individualised car traffic. This was done on the basis of two UNESCO biosphere reserves; UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Berchtesgaden and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Julian Alps. In order to achieve the objective of the Master's thesis, research work was carried out over a period of four months. In order to obtain a general overview of protected areas, literature about UNESCO biosphere reserves and tourism in nature-sensitive areas was examined in the first step. In the following steps, both biosphere reserves and their general structure were described and how tourism is structured in both regions was highlighted. Both UNESCO reserves were visited for 7-10 days to investigate the mobility offer and the actual state of tourism transport. Both reserves were analysed in terms of current tourism transport problems, approaches to reduce individual tourist transport, communication with visitors/marketing to visitors and financing. The results showed that both reserves visibly suffer from too much private individual traffic in the high season. Both reserves have implemented approaches to reduce tourist car traffic. It became clear that structured communication with visitors is important, and that public transport use must be as convenient as possible, without too many hurdles. Timetables must be easy to understand and there must be solutions for spontaneity, for example, if a bus is missed. Furthermore, covering the last kilometres to the tourist accommodation plays a decisive role in whether visitors use the car or not. However, reducing touristic-private car traffic is an interplay of different factors. The comparisons between the two reserves have shown that both have options from which the other reserve can benefit in order to implement this idea. Finally, funding and political decisions also play an important role. The different interests of the stakeholders involved can sometimes lead to conflicts of interest, which makes it difficult to implement car-reducing approaches.}, language = {en} }