Abstract
The paper discusses natural and climatic characteristics of Ladoga Lake coastal areas and their influence on the landscape and recreational arrangement of the coast. Basic principles of spatial arrangement are provided which are based on the continuity of the natural and environmental structure and the continuity of recreation areas and points of attraction backed by transport and pedestrian connections. The rugged terrain of Ladoga Lake coastal areas can and should be used as effectively as possible for creation of a landscape and recreational space. Due to climatic characteristics, special attention should be paid not to beach recreation but to other types of recreation and health improvement based on unique and diverse natural constituents of the Ladoga Lake coast. A spatial arrangement model of recreational functions should be able to transform considering the seasonal use. By virtue of natural and climatic factors, terrain features, historical and cultural significance of the Ladoga Lake coast, nature tourism (eco-tourism) should become one of the basic directions for arranging recreation areas. Assurance of the preservation and sustainable restoration of natural resources (water resources, forest resources, etc.) through provision of an integral natural and environmental structure of the area gains paramount importance in the process of arranging the landscape recreation.
Highlights
Coastal areas include historical types of landscape and have a significant natural and recreational potential
Ladoga Lake is a major source of water supply being a part of the Volga–Baltic Waterway and the White Sea– Baltic Sea Canal
Processes of its active development trigger the need for the elaboration of new principles and foundations for the landscape and recreational arrangement of coastal areas, creation of specific models in conditions of the North-West of Russia. Those should be based on preservation and enhancement of natural constituents of the landscape, opportunities for improving the quality of the environment, arrangement of recreation areas, tourist routes, recreation centers
Summary
Coastal areas include historical types of landscape and have a significant natural and recreational potential. Processes of its active development trigger the need for the elaboration of new principles and foundations for the landscape and recreational arrangement of coastal areas, creation of specific models in conditions of the North-West of Russia Those should be based on preservation and enhancement of natural constituents of the landscape, opportunities for improving the quality of the environment, arrangement of recreation areas, tourist routes, recreation centers. Theoretical and methodological background In the course of any type of territorial planning, a number of tasks arise which are to be solved in various aspects of the territory development Among such aspects in relation to the landscape and recreational arrangement of the coast the following can be distinguished: functional, cultural, aesthetic, ecological, territorial, environmental, social and economic aspects. The elaboration of models, principles and strategies for transforming the landscapes of coastal areas into recreational ones should be carried out by assigning and
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