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Prof. Lidija Petrić received both, her Master of Science and PhD diploma at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb. She was appointed full professor in 2012 and is currently employed at the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism at the University of Split. As either a project manager or/and a researcher she participated in several scientific projects funded by the Croatian Ministry of Science as well as on EU funded projects. She also participated as an expert in the projects funded by UNDP, GEF, WWF, UNEP’s PAP/RAC, and was involved as a researcher/consultant or project manager in a number of development studies from the local up to the national level. Prof.Petrić is a member of the Croatian branch of the ERSA, the Scientific Committee for Tourism at the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Croatian Commission for UNESCO. The main areas of her scientific interest are economic and developmental effects of tourism, tourist destination management/planning and cultural tourism management.
The system dynamics applied in this research on modeling a tourist destination (area) life cycle (TALC) contributes to understanding its behavior and the way that information feedback governs the use of feedback loops, delays and stocks and flows. On this basis, a system dynamic three-staged TALC model is conceptualized, with the number of visitors V as an indicator of the carrying capacities’ dynamics and the flow function V(t) to determine the TALC stages. In the first supply-dominance stage, the model indicated that arrivals are growing until the point of inflexion. After this point, arrivals continue growing (but with diminishing growth rates), indicating the beginning of the demand-dominance stage, ending up with the saturation point, i.e., the maximum number of visitors. The simulated TALC system dynamics model was then applied to five EU destinations (Living Labs) to explain their development along the observed period (2007–2019). The analysis revealed that all observed Living Labs reached the second lifecycle stage, with one entered as early as in 2015 and another in 2018. Lifecycle stage durations may significantly differ across the destinations, as do the policies used either to prevent stagnation or to restructure the offer to become more sustainable and resilient.
Marko Hell; Lidija Petrić. System Dynamics Approach to TALC Modeling. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4803 .
AMA StyleMarko Hell, Lidija Petrić. System Dynamics Approach to TALC Modeling. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4803.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarko Hell; Lidija Petrić. 2021. "System Dynamics Approach to TALC Modeling." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4803.
Lidija Petrić; Ante Mandić. Governance and Management of Protected Natural Areas in the Era of Overtourism. Mediterranean Protected Areas in the Era of Overtourism 2021, 15 -44.
AMA StyleLidija Petrić, Ante Mandić. Governance and Management of Protected Natural Areas in the Era of Overtourism. Mediterranean Protected Areas in the Era of Overtourism. 2021; ():15-44.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLidija Petrić; Ante Mandić. 2021. "Governance and Management of Protected Natural Areas in the Era of Overtourism." Mediterranean Protected Areas in the Era of Overtourism , no. : 15-44.
This study adjusts the Driving forces–Pressures–State–Impact–Response framework (DPSIR) to analyze the interregional similarities and differences with regard to sustainable tourism development in selected Mediterranean (MED) regions. The study involved three steps. The first step was a critical reflection on sustainable tourism indicators and DPSIR as a grouping approach. The analysis yielded 29 sustainability indicators distributed within four components of the DPSR framework. The data were collected for 54 NUTS 2 level MED regions. In the second step, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) followed by a cluster analysis (CA) were performed to group homogenous regions and generate the Med Regions Cluster Matrix (MRCM). The investigation revealed that although countries in the Mediterranean share many characteristics in terms of tourism development and impacts, universal policies in mitigating the pressures are not appropriate. The main contributions of the study are (1) the application of the DPSIR model in the sustainable tourism context (2) and the analysis of the similarities and differences regarding the sustainability of tourism development in the selected MED regions. The conclusions of the analysis may stimulate the debate on mutual responses and sustainable tourism policy responses in the MED region.
Smiljana Pivčević; Lidija Petrić; Ante Mandić. Sustainability of Tourism Development in the Mediterranean—Interregional Similarities and Differences. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7641 .
AMA StyleSmiljana Pivčević, Lidija Petrić, Ante Mandić. Sustainability of Tourism Development in the Mediterranean—Interregional Similarities and Differences. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (18):7641.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSmiljana Pivčević; Lidija Petrić; Ante Mandić. 2020. "Sustainability of Tourism Development in the Mediterranean—Interregional Similarities and Differences." Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7641.
This article aims to explain how the world heritage city management system may be improved, and the structure of its processes enhanced by including relevant stakeholders to reach better results, i.e. outputs and outcomes. With this aim, process-based orientation is proposed as a new management approach. The article is divided into two parts. In the first part, theoretical background of the world heritage city management system is given, and process orientation of heritage city management explained. In the second part theoretical concepts were applied to the cases of the world heritage cities (sites) of Split (Croatia) and Venice (Italy). A brief description of the basic characteristics (elements, processes) and of the main problems related to the results (outputs and outcomes) is followed by the application of the Unified Modelling Language as the method. The process architecture of the new management meta-model is presented, processes designed and documented, and activities and responsibilities among stakeholders, both existing as well as potential, within the proposed hierarchical structure shared. By proposing the process-oriented approach to the management of world heritage cities, the paper sets out to contribute to the growing body of knowledge related to cultural heritage management (especially world heritage cities). By applying knowledge from different theories into a process-based approach to the management of world heritage cities, it enables UNESCO's directives to be implemented into the actual managerial system of a World Heritage Site (WHS). We find it potentially useful not only to WHS managers, but also to scholars and other experts who have managerial responsibilities but limited knowledge in this area.
Lidija Petrić; Marko Hell; Jan van der Borg. Process orientation of the world heritage city management system. Journal of Cultural Heritage 2020, 46, 259 -267.
AMA StyleLidija Petrić, Marko Hell, Jan van der Borg. Process orientation of the world heritage city management system. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 2020; 46 ():259-267.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLidija Petrić; Marko Hell; Jan van der Borg. 2020. "Process orientation of the world heritage city management system." Journal of Cultural Heritage 46, no. : 259-267.
Purpose – Although Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) expansion coincided with the growth of tourism demand in Croatia (and worldwide), their arrival on Croatian airports has happened just recently. As data related to their impact on airport business performance is scarce, the following research is done for the purpose of filling up a small portion of this knowledge gap. Design – Besides the theoretical framework on the issue of the LCCs impacts on airports business performance, the paper also gives empirical insights into the matter on the Croatian international airports. Methodology – Information were collected by using both available secondary data as well as the results of a semi structured questionnaire filled in by the officials from the Croatian international airports, in the period from January to May 2014. Findings – The empirical research has showed that respondents had positive opinion on the LCCs presence and their overall impact on the airports business performance. Related to the findings some strategic directions for the policy makers have been given. Originality – This article is one of the very few dealing with the LCCs presence on Croatian airline market and definitely the only one discussing LCCs impacts on Croatian airport performance from the airports’ managers point of view.
Ante Mandić; Marijana Teklić; Lidija Petrić. The effects of the low cost carriers' presence on airport performance: evidence from Croatia. Tourism and hospitality management 2017, 23, 17 -34.
AMA StyleAnte Mandić, Marijana Teklić, Lidija Petrić. The effects of the low cost carriers' presence on airport performance: evidence from Croatia. Tourism and hospitality management. 2017; 23 (1):17-34.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnte Mandić; Marijana Teklić; Lidija Petrić. 2017. "The effects of the low cost carriers' presence on airport performance: evidence from Croatia." Tourism and hospitality management 23, no. 1: 17-34.