Abstract
This article proposes a method of the assessment of distribution of tourist facilities. The main aim of presented study is to assess a spatial density of tourist elements. The evaluation of the distribution of tourist facilities in the landscape allows to indicate overloaded areas. The second purpose is the proposition of an indicator measuring the landscape saturation of tourist facilities, i.e. density index developed by the authors. The index, referred to river basin, is based on the ratio of the area of the tourist facilities to the total area of the unit. For the purposes of calculation, the authors developed a framework for the classification of tourist facilities based on its spatial character. The method was examined in the Silesian Beskid mountain range and can be applied in similar mountain areas.
Highlights
Often, tourism develops spontaneously and puts pressure on the natural environment and on landscape The effects of tourism, and especially of mass tourism, and its global scale are currently seen as some of the most significant manifestations of human pressure on natural systems (Cohen, 1978; Myga-Piątek, 2011)
The second purpose is the proposition of an indicator measuring the landscape saturation of tourist facilities, i.e. density index developed by the authors
Inventory of tourist facilities in the studied area shows that the cubature elements are concentrated along rivers, especially the main rivers of Silesian Beskid
Summary
Often, tourism develops spontaneously and puts pressure on the natural environment and on landscape The effects of tourism, and especially of mass tourism, and its global scale are currently seen as some of the most significant manifestations of human pressure on natural systems (Cohen, 1978; Myga-Piątek, 2011). In Poland, for example, there is much controversy surrounding the construction of new ski lifts and ski runs, such as the construction of a ski station in Wierchomla (Okrasiński, 2012), the expansion of the ski resort on the Pilsko mountain (Ślusarczyk & Bożek, 2006), and the construction of large hotel complexes in the Beskid and Karkonosze mountains Striking examples of such developments are the large Gołębiewski Hotel in Karpacz (Żemła & Żemła-Siesicka, 2010) and the recent construction of an enormous hotel with architecture resembling a castle on an island inside the Natura 2000 area in Stobnica, in the Notecka Forest (Zamek na obszarze Natura 2000)
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