ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the concept of sustainable tourism and sustainable development. It also focuses on the socioeconomic situation in disadvantaged regions of Poland and examines the country's tourist attractiveness. According to Holmefjord, one can distinguish three distinct categories of such synergies, namely, product, market and marketing synergies. Moscardo proposes to see tourism as a potential resource for communities seeking sustainable development options in lieu of seeing communities' attractions as a resource for tourism. Besides, the quality of air in most metropolitan areas is very low due to the presence of heavy industry and, critically, to traffic congestion. Ecological farming is based on the assumption that the farmer produces food without destroying land and feed the consumer without doing harm. Furthermore, many Polish farmers are sceptical about the effectiveness of natural fertilisers. The chapter interrelates the phenomena of regional economic development and sustainability, will provoke further discussion and multidisciplinary research.
