Obciążenie strefy brzegowej jezior infrastrukturą turystyczną i rekreacyjną na przykładzie Pojezierza Olsztyńskiego

Abstract

The impacts of tourism and recreation on lake shores: A case study of the Olsztyn Lakeland The tourist attractiveness of many regions depends on the lakes. The lake ecosystems and the surrounding ecotone zone are among the most vulnerable systems, and tourism development negatively affects them. The aim of this study was to assess the load on the shore zone of the lakes of the Olsztyn Lake District by tourism and recreational infrastructure. The assessment was performed using two indicators. Topographic maps and orthophoto maps were used in the study. Land use and land cover (LU/LC) in the study area was verified through field studies in the summer seasons of 2018 and 2019. The tourism load indicators were positively correlated with the share of the built-up area in the lakeshore zone, although some lakes with a built-up shore zone of more than 25% did not have tourism and recreational facilities. The share of forests in the lakeshore zone was negatively correlated with the values of the tourism load indicators. Tourism infrastructure in the study area was developed in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. The additional load on the lakeshore was found to be caused by private recreational infrastructure related to the settlement process in the lakeshore zone.