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Folia Geographica 2016, 58/2, pp. 22-34

BABIA GÓRA NATIONAL PARK AS A BUSINESS PARTNER IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY: EXPLORING COOPERATION FACTORS AND BARRIERS

Mirosław MIKA A*, Bernadetta ZAWILIŃSKA B

Received: September 16, 2016 | Revised: October 7, 2016 | Accepted: October 21, 2016

A* Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Cracow, Poland
miroslaw.mika@uj.edu.pl (corresponding author)

B Cracow University of Economics, Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Cracow, Poland
bernadetta.zawilinska@uek.krakow.pl

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Abstract
The article is an attempt at diagnosing the factors and barriers of a national park’s commercial cooperation with market operators. For the case study, Babia Góra National Park (BGNP), located in Polish Carpathian Mountains, was selected. The exploratory research was conducted through an interview survey in a group of 50 local market operators who engaged in transactions with BGNP. Diverse legal, organisational, spatial and human factors were identified, which affected the scope and type of these operators’ business cooperation with BGNP. Certain cooperation factors and barriers are universal and are an illustration of issues encountered by Polish national parks in their operation within the new legal environment.

Key words
National park, business cooperation, local economy, Babia Góra National Park

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