Modern Problems of Historical Parks Recreational Potential Comprehensive Assessment

Abstract

Among the main tasks of the effective management of a historical park there should be not only efforts aimed at preserving the park, but also the formation of its all-season attractiveness to the public and the development of special recreational programs. Each park has a certain recreational potential. The concept of “Potential” is “sources, opportunities, funds, reserves that can be used to solve any task, achieve a certain goal” (BSE). In addition, the recreational potential of the territory consists of such indicators as the maximum recreational capacity of the territory and the possible maximum recreational load. However, currently, the definition of recreational potential is mainly reduced to assessing the stability of vegetation and maintaining their attractiveness without taking into account the entire set of indicators, such as the timing of the recreation season, target categories of visitors, types of recreation by the level of organization, as well as recreational infrastructure. It is necessary to expand the concept of “Recreational potential”, which will allow to form effectively the recreational attractiveness of historical parks within the framework of the tasks of preserving the cultural heritage.