Assessment and prospects of development of ecological and tourist potential of Busk district of Lviv region

Abstract

It is known that today recreation and tourism is one of the most profitable businesses in the world. This sector has recently become increasingly important in the structure of national economies and is developing very rapidly, in countries that give priority to the development of recreation and tourism. This service sector is growing much faster, becoming not only an increasingly important part of national economies, but also the most important filler of the state treasury. In the Lviv region, significant natural and cultural-historical resources in combination with a favorable geographical location have created favorable conditions for the priority of tourism and recreation. In the structure of the natural tourist potential of the region, the Busk district occupies a prominent place, which has a unique geographical location, significant natural resources, rich in historical and cultural monuments. The aim of the research was to show the possibilities of Busk district of Lviv region as a region of ecological and local lore tourism on the basis of the accepted principles of recreational tourism in Ukraine. To achieve this goal, the following tasks were set: to explore the historical-cultural, natural-geographical and tourist-recreational resources of the district; show the state and prospects of development of ecological and tourist resources of Busk district of Lviv region. The results of the analysis of the current state of natural, cultural-historical and recreational-tourist resources of the Busk district of the Lviv region are given, and also the state of the material and technical base of the recreational-tourist sphere in this district is analyzed. In addition, the existing negative tendencies of functioning of this sphere are considered and the ways of the decision of problems of development of recreational and tourist activity in area are allocated. The main directions of development of tourist and recreational potential of Busk district are determined, which should be based on the ideas of natural-historical recreation, observance of ecological standards on environmental cleanliness, preservation of natural-territorial structures and monuments of historical and cultural heritage.