Territorial Recreational System Research Articles

Pole of inaccessibility as polygons for the development of a nature-oriented recreation system in Russia

The concept of the pole of inaccessibility is defined as the point which is situated as far as possible from the boundary objects, which are: operating settlements, year-round roads or railways, the coastline of navigable water bodies, as well as areas with ongoing economic activity with a change in landscape type. The structure of non-populated areas, which can be heterogeneous and have a focus and a periphery, has been studied. 4 levels of uninhabited areas have been identified: local, regional, national-continental and planetary. Uninhabited areas are the testing ground for the development of nature-oriented recreational system (NRS). NRS is a variant of the classical territorial recreational system (TRS) on uninhabited territories, consisting of four subsystems: uninhabited areas, tourists, regulatory authorities and service personnel. In most cases the development of the NRS is carried out without its transformation into the TRS, and it is necessary so that tourists can plan their routes logically and safely, in the most interesting and attractive places.

Теоретико-методологические основы полимасштабного изучения и оценки туристско-рекреационного природного потенциала рек

The article presents the results of the development of a universal scientific and methodological complex for the study and assessment of the natural tourist and recreational potential of rivers at a multi-scale level (river section – percentage of river sections in the region - percentage of river sections in the country). A fundamentally new element of its theoretical and methodological support is a conceptual model of a comprehensive tourist and recreational assessment of the natural potential of rivers, based on a combination of geosystem, geospatial paradigm and theory of territorial recreational systems, principles of ecological and technical safety, physiological and climatic comfort and landscape and aesthetic attractiveness. The integral structural elements of the conceptual model of the complex tourist and recreational assessment of the natural potential of rivers are: the methodology of the complex tourist and recreational assessment of the natural potential of rivers, the functional hierarchy of river sections according to the profile types of their tourist and recreational use, functional tourist and recreational zoning of rivers and zoning of the territory according to the suitability of natural potential and the structure of factors limiting its use. The theoretical and methodological basis for the practical part of the work was the methodology of a comprehensive tourist and recreational assessment of the natural potential of rivers, which is based on a system of differentiated target indicators developed on the basis of the structure of tourist and recreational use of rivers using the method of score assessment. The results of its approbation on the basis of quantitative results of the assessment of the natural potential of river sections made it possible to identify the profiling types of tourists and recreational use and their limiting factors in the context of sites and identify geographical features of the natural potential of rivers for aquatic recreation and tourism at a multi-scale level. The specificity of the complex nature of the assessment methodology in the context of tourist and recreational use is associated with the result of the integration of medico-biological, technological, psychological and aesthetic types of assessment, the multimedia effect of the interaction of which, when using GIS-technologies, allowed us to determine not only the structure, but also the geography of the profiling types, types of tourist and recreational use of sites and their limiting factors on micro-, macro- and megalevel, which provided both a multi-scale and geographical interpretation of the tourist and recreational research of the natural potential of river sections. Based on the results of a comprehensive assessment, a typology of river sections has been developed according to the suitability of their natural potential for profiling types of tourist and recreational use, based on a combination of criteria for their number and specialization of the spectrum of species that are only temporarily possible for implementation, which structurally consists of 4 types (unusable, monofunctional, limited-multifunctional (2-3 types), multifunctional (4 or more types)) and 24 subtypes in their context. On the basis of this methodology, a qualitative differentiation of the suitability of the natural tourist and recreational potential of 372 sections of 167 rivers and their geographical analysis was carried out, which made it possible to develop a GIS-atlas on the tourist and recreational use of the natural potential of the rivers of Belarus, to identify geographical patterns and features of the natural potential of rivers for tourist and recreational use in a multi-scale format and to create a scientific and practical basis for developing a strategy for the development of aquatic recreation and tourism on the rivers of Belarus.

АЛАКӨЛ СУ АЛАБЫ ГЕОЖҮЙЕЛЕРІНІҢ ЭКОЛОГИЯЛЫҚ ЖАҒДАЙЫ

The water management Basin is a geoecological system, the core of which is rivers, and the connecting elements are waste water. Therefore, it is very important to study and recognize not only the Basic Laws of the functioning of this geosystem, but also the processes that ensure its Sustainable Development and dynamics of evolution and allow us to develop reliable and at the same time safe water use management methods for Natural Resources. The article considers the geoecological situation of the Alakol watershed. Physical and chemical studies of the Alakol Basin, the lake system located on the territory of two administrative districts of East Kazakhstan region and Alakol District of Almaty region were carried out according to St RK 1432-2005. Territorial recreational systems located on the shores of the lake near the villages of Akshi, Koktuma, Kabanbai, Koktal are subject to the greatest anthropogenic impact in the process of recreational use, so the basis of our research is an assessment of their geoecological state. According to the results of research in the waters of the Alakol water reservoir on hydromorphological parameters, a large number of dangerous pollutants, including compounds of heavy metals, pesticides, ammonia, ammonium, ammonium, ammonium, ammonium. Based on this analysis, it is possible to determine the specifics of the formation of the level of contamination in the basin of Lake Alakol, as well as to compare the level of contamination and classify the range of concentrations of the element under study. This, in turn, will allow the public to assess the level of pollution of water resources and adopt appropriate solutions.

APPROACHES TO OPTIMIZATION OF THE LANDSCAPE-ECOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE TERRITORY OF THE REGION

An integrated geoecological approach to the optimization of the landscape-ecological organization of the territory (LEOT) of the Ternopil region, which is focused on determining the priorities and criteria of optimality in modern ecological-social-economic conditions, is considered. The features of the geoecological situation, as well as the natural resource potential of the region, are taken into account. A SWOT analysis of the objective prerequisites and subjective factors of the landscape-ecological organization of the territory has been carried out and the need for its implementation has been brought to light. Based on the materials of the development of economic spheres of the region, a comparative analysis of the existing development with optimal guidelines is carried out. The priority priorities in the modern conditions of the complication of the ecological situation - anthropoecological and environmental protection are not targeted and are considered in most projects and regional programs as secondary and are planned in the old-fashioned way behind a residual principle. The prospects for the development of agro-industrial are considered. water, recreational and forestry sectors of the economy as priorities for the existing in the region structure of production natural resource potential.
 Particular attention is paid to the formation and development of 12 promising regional landscape parks, the creation of which was proposed more than 15 years ago. Their creation with additions of environmental authorities is planned for all landscape areas of the region, including new administrative areas. In the tables below. describes the territorial structure, and their location, as well as the planned year of creation.
 An assessment of their role in recreational nature management was carried out, which made it possible to determine the stage by stage of their creation. In addition, this will provide an opportunity to optimize nature conservation management - to act as natural cores and eco-corridors of the regional eco-network. A schematic map has been created that takes into account the accessibility of the RLP and NPP of the region for recreants (Fig. 1) on which the entire territory of the region and significant parts of the neighboring regions are covered by the radius of visitor accessibility.
 Taking into account transport accessibility, this will make it possible to determine the spatial directions of creating and improving the existing recreational infrastructure, the formation and development of new elements of the territorial recreational system.
 The analysis of the existing ecological-geographical situation (EGS) in the locations of the proposed RLP was carried out and a conclusion was made about the prospective improvement of the natural conditions of the local population's life in the need for the creation of the three most functionally and infrastructurally developed RLP Berezhanskoe Opolye, Sredneseretskiy and Knyazhiy forest.
 The system of the considered proposals will make it possible to strengthen the resource-saving spheres of the economic complex, to balance the ecological-socio-economic development of the regional region and the participating local communities in the interests of the people.
 Key words: LEOT, SWOT analysis, optimization, balanced development, living conditions.

Управління розвитком сфер туризму та готельного господарства під час пандемії COVID-19

Starting from 2020 to the present day, because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the sphere of tourism and hotel industry, as well as in related areas, there has been a decline or even complete cessation of activity, as a result of which a significant number of enterprises have become bankrupt or in crisis. So there is a need to find such a way of development of the spheres of tourism and hospitality, which would provide an opportunity not only to preserve these areas, but also to provide, after leaving the pandemic, the conditions for their further development in such a manner that as many as possible business entities are involved in their activities. It is also necessary to take into account the demand of people – potential recreants (tourists and vacationers), which should be satisfied, despite the pandemic, because during isolation and restrictions in movement and communication with nature, a depressed and painful state occurs, which leads to a deterioration in efficiency and a decrease in the number of able-bodied personnel. As an instrument to overcome the existing crisis, it is proposed to create campsites with the involvement of all stakeholders from enterprises in the sphere of tourism, hotel and other industries. Such an approach makes it possible to work during a pandemic due to the lack of crowding in one place. At the same time, thanks to the differentiated approach when creating campsites, it is possible to satisfy the maximum possible range of demand from potential tourists and vacationers by creating conditions of stay that are different in comfort. As for the possibility of working not only during a pandemic, but also after its completion, camping is best suited for this, since when it is created, a stable entrepreneurial managed structure is formed – a territorial recreational system that becomes the core for the further development of tourism, hotel industry and other areas directly or indirectly related to their activities.

Recreation and Urban Tourism: A Common Problem and the Prospect for Solving

One of the main rapidly developing directions of tourism both in the world and in Ukraine in particular is urban tourism. As centuries ago, so nowadays, the cities are the goal of many travels, and the territorial recreational systems based on them are the most developed ones, which is explained by the high concentration of tourism resources in a conventionally limited space. Despite all this, in the sphere of urban tourism in terms of a territorial recreational system there is an uneven provision of recreational demand for communication with nature due to the insufficient number of natural recreational objects. As a solution to the common problem for recreation and urban tourism, it is proposed to implement a number of measures consistently both at the State level and at the level of local authorities or local self-government bodies, namely: to create conditions under which private and communal enterprises would be interested in the creation and development of natural recreational formations in the form of parks, gardens, squares, embankments. The program for the development of natural recreational spaces in cities – i.e., tourism centers – envisages that private and communal enterprises that will create these natural recreational spaces will carry out reconstructions of the already existing formations and will have the opportunity to engage in such natural recreational formations with commercial activities related to the organization of the provision of recreational services. In addition, it is important to strengthen the State supervision over compliance with the State sanitary rules for planning and development of settlements, because, in terms of landscaping, large cities of Ukraine have long failed to meet the requirements. At this, one considers appropriate to involve scientific and educational institutions related to tourism and recreation in the design of these natural recreational formations, which will allow to implement tourism in the city on not only practical, but also on scientific basis. It is believed that in case of materialization of the proposed program, the city will receive additional centers of attraction for tourists, which, in turn, will have positive consequences for the further development of cities as centers of tourism and recreation.

Methodology and Scientific Substantiation of Resort Territory “Rafaylova” Design in Ivano-Frankivsk Region

The topicality. Taking into account the natural, economic, scientific and technical potentials available in the Carpathian region, the strategic goal of perspective development of the territory is to create an effective territorial-recreational system on the basis of optimal use of these resources, which will ensure the material well-being of the population and environmental safety of the area. It is important to expand the potential of TC “Bukovel” for international competitions of the highest level.The purpose of the study is a theoretical justification for the design and zoning of the resort area on the example of the resort “Rafaylova” within the lands of Bystrytsya village council of Ivano-Frankivsk region.Research methodology. The study tested an algorithm for the integrated use of a number of methods and techniques: general geographic, cartographic, space photography, zoning of environmental and urban systems, and others.Results. Zoning of theterritory ofBystrytsia village council by functional purpose was carried out. The zone of stationary recreation –4925.1 hectares is allocated; regulated recreation area –9046.3 ha (including818.6 ha – NPF facilities); ski area –5001.4 hectares; nature reserve fund –2439.7 ha (another818.6 ha of NPF objects – as a part of the zone of regulated recreation); lands of settlements –795.4 hectares; the area of resort management –5,5 hectares.The administrative part of the resort “Rafaylova” (total area 55 150.2 m2) is divided into the following operational and tactical areas: administrative building is 661.2 m2; parking is 985 m2; sports ground is 4624.6 m2; garage is 4289.1 m2; garden (rock garden) is 796 m2; pump room is 38.7 m2; garden (arboretum) is 40,816.6 m2; household waste collection site is 12.2 m2.Conclusions. Functional zoning of the territory of Bystrytsia village council has been carried out. The resort area of “Rafaylov” will include: 221 tourist hotel and hotel complex; 2143 chalets, 368 locked cottages, 103 restaurants, 31 shops, 23 rental outlets, 10 medical facilities, 6 banking institutions, 1 service station, 3 multi-level parking lots, 45 parking lots, etc.

BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE ECONOMY AND WELFARE ECONOMY (ON THE EXAMPLE OF ECO-RECREATIONAL SPHERE)

Topicality. There is a necessity to study the behavior of recreants, implemented in the conceptual model of inclusive experience economy, taking into account the content and features of recreational needs as a basis for motivated behavior of recreants, combining ecological and psychological aspects of such behavior.Aim and tasks. The aim of the article is to substantiate the relationship between the inclusive experience economy and the welfare economy based on the application of a behavioral approach on the example of eco-recreational sphere of activity.Research results. In the article is substantiated that the experience economy in combination with an inclusive approach is a behavioral economics direction, in which emotions, experiences and impressions are not just factors influencing the behavior of the individual, but the object of economic-psychological research. A conceptual scheme for managing the behavior of recreants in the process of meeting the needs of recreation, experience, impressions, etc. is presented, which allows iterative analysis of certain scenarios and anticipate changes in the territorial-recreational system to optimize the relationship between recreants, recreational enterprises, government and the public. At the stage "investment", the optimization model, built on the basis of the proposed scheme, allows to determine investment-attractive recreational and tourist destinations.Conclusion. In the paper the behavior in the recreational socio-economic sphere based on the application of ecopsychological approach, which allows to integrate aspects of ecologically oriented and eco-recreational activities in a single natural / recreational environment is substantiated, and a conceptual approach to managing economic behavior of recreants is developed, in the process of organizing and providing recreational services in order to form a set of sound management decisions to optimize the relationship between recreational actors, taking into account the factors of inclusive experience economy. The essential interrelationships between ecological and recreational needs have been improved, taking into account the criteria of primacy / secondariness; attitude to social, economic (material) and cultural needs; complexity – in the formation of the structure of welfare.

Индикация ландшафтно-экологического состояния территориально-рекреационной системы с использованием ГИС-технологий

Индикация ландшафтно-экологического состояния территориально-рекреационной системы с использованием ГИС-технологий

THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE RELIGIOUS TOURISM IN DAGESTAN

Ponte Academic JournalJul 2020, Volume 76, Issue 7 THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE RELIGIOUS TOURISM IN DAGESTANAuthor(s): Eldar M. Eldarov ,Makhach M. Vagabov, Muslim A. Gindiev, Garun S. SultanovJ. Ponte - Jul 2020 - Volume 76 - Issue 7 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2020.7.13 Abstract:The article is devoted to a theoretical analysis of the problems and prospects of the development of religious tourism as a component of the territorial recreational system. The features of pilgrimage migrations of the Dagestan population are revealed. Special attention is given to the spatiotemporal typology of religious tourism. The problems of the development of religious tourism are analyzed in the context of both theoretical concepts of modern recreational and geographical science and the practice of conducting tourism business in the region. It is emphasized that the business tasks of religious tours, as an independent direction for the development of the tourism industry, should not be solved without a strategic analysis of the diverse, including negative, consequences of this type of recreational activity of people for the nature and society of the region in question. Of particular importance is the task of harmonizing the interests of the development of secular and religious foundations of Dagestan tourism. Download full text:Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution Username Password

Пространственная организация побережья Ладожского озера с приоритетом развития экологического туризма

The article is devoted to the issue of ecological tourism that is regarded as a priority for the development of the territorial recreational system at Lake Ladoga shore, while the role of landscape-route corridors forming recreational axes is performed by ecological routes. The organization of landscape recreation is considered as a way to solve the problem of conservation of natural complexes, the formation of the ecological framework of the territory. The article presents the results of studying the experience of planning the territories of natural parks, including the Vodlozersky National Park and offers a set of planning methods and technique for their implementation for the development of ecological tourism on the shores of Lake Ladoga. The result of the study is the proposal to create a unified spatial scheme for organizing the territory, covering the entire coastline of Lake Ladoga and combining territorial planning schemes of the Leningrad Region and the Republic of Karelia.

Periodization of the studies of territorial organization of recreation and tourism

The article deals with the main periods of formation of views on the territorial organization of recreation and tourism from the moment of the establishment of tourism as an independent sphere of activity to the present. It is stressed that a great deal of scientific works are devoted to the territorial organization of recreation and tourism, which has a hierarchical multilevel structure with a system of various connections. The purpose of this study is to periodize the scientific approaches to the territorial organization of recreation and tourism, as well as to identify current trends in this field. It was established that the first period is based on the understanding of tourism as a systemic phenomenon, during this period the concept of territorial recreational systems was developed, and at the same time, the basis of the study of the causes of territorially uneven development of tourism was laid. At this stage, researchers began to pay more attention to the role of behaviour, and to general psychological factors that motivate potential consumers of tourist products, to the perception oftourists of destinations. The second period is characterized by the spread of the concept of tourist destination and the beginning of the use of clusters in the tourism sector. The third period is marked by the center-peripheral model of tourism development, the possibility of transformation of the territorial organization of tourism through globalization processes, the emphasis on the environmental components of tourism activity. The most developed means of organizing a territory is recreation and tourism zoning, which traditionally serves as the scientific basis of territorial planning and tourism complex management, and is important in the implementation of tourism infrastructure development programmes. Among the current trends in the spatial organization of tourism activities the process of clusterization is noted, which spatially occurs both on the local and global levels. One of the characteristicfeatures of the cluster as the concentration of interacting and simultaneously competing enterprises is the developed network of horizontal ties, the importance of cooperation at different levels for synergetic effect. It is determined that the characteristic feature of the recreational-tourist cluster is not only the complementarity of the enterprises belonging to it, but also the impossibility of operating them outside the recreational and tourist sphere.

ЛОГІКА ВИНИКНЕННЯ ТА ДЕЯКІ СОЦІОКУЛЬТУРНІ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ СТАНОВЛЕННЯ МЕРЕЖІ ГАСТРОНОМІЧНИХ ТУРІВ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИХ РЕСТОРАЦІЙ

This article is devoted to the one of the most promising types of tourism – gastronomic. The author defined the definition of «gastronomic tour», proposed a classification of gastronomic tourism products, and identified the conditions for its development. Goal. Popularization of national cuisine, which can tell about the history of a country or region, their past and present no less than music, architecture, literature. Along with them, she acts as the brightest monument. Promotion of gastronomic tours by national restaurants and the classification of gastronomic tourist products. Method. The technique of territorial recreational systems is used to evaluate the possibilities of development of gastronomic tourism and in particular gastronomic tours. Results. Author's definition of «gastronomic tour» is given, the history of its origin and development was analyzed, the classification of gastronomic products was developed, the theory of territorial recreational systems in relation to gastronomic tourism and gastronomic tours was considered. Scientific novelty. For the first time the definition of «gastronomic tour» has been generalized, gastronomic tourist products have been classified, the preconditions for its development have been identified. Practical significance. Food is considered as a unique language (cultural code) and at the same time as one of the ways of the nation self-identification. Specifics are manifested in the possibility of widespread development of gastronomic tourism, in the diversity of manifestations of gastronomic tours in any season of the year, in the possibility of promoting local farms and producers of food products. It has been developed a unique classification of gastronomic tours, in which the main and the private directions are singled out.

The main components of the formation of recreational and tourism activity

The article considers the issues of further development of the conceptual apparatus of such a direction as recreation and tourism and the question of determining the various directions and components of recreation and tourism economy. The purpose of this work is to identify the main components of recreational and tourist activity as an integral part of the inter-sectoral complex. It is stressed that tourism activity can be viewed from the standpoint of the economy, because it has all the features of the economy, although this approach is not widespread. It is also possible to study the recreation and tourism sector as a type of economic activity. Recreational and tourist activity is considered as a service market, both as a social system and as an economic system. It was emphasized that in geography and regional economy, recreational and tourist activity is considered as an inter-sectoral complex. A pivotal problem is the definition of objects and entities in systemic relations, where, depending on the nature of the system, tourists can act as objects and subjects. It was established that the formation of the subject area of recreational and tourist activity is based on geographical concepts, including the concept of «touristdestination», the concept of territorial organization of the population and economy, the concept of territorial recreational systems. The position of geographers in the development of the subject area of tourism enhances resource orientation of tourism activity; we note that the resource is both population and tourist destinations. In the article we considered the Ukrainian taxonomy of types of economic activities, which are directly involved in tourism and recreation. It is determined that tourism and recreation sector occupy a special place in the sphere of services. In essence, tourist services are multi–component, and the tourist product itself combines the result of the activities of enterprises that carry out completely different activities. The schematically structured recreation and tourism complex by types of activities indicates the formation of areas of economic activity and industry directly related to recreation and tourism, such as mass recreation of the population – unorganized and organized, and tourism, the sphere of recreation. Thus, the representation ofrecreation and tourism activity as an inter-branch complex offers new possibilities for forecasting its development and formation of new directions of use of recreational and tourist resources.

Кластерный подход и территориальные рекреационные системы

The article draws a parallel between the concepts of “tourism cluster “and “territorial recreational system” (TRS) and notes the importance of the information sector in modern society and its influence on the development of TRS. Special attention is paid to sustainable development of the territory against the preservation of traditional landscapes. The authors investigate TRS of wine tourism, based on the wine production and tasting-cognitive ac- tivity in terms of Stavropol wineries (Budennovsk-Levokumskij and Kavminvodsky). Using the example of St. Michael-Athos monastery in settlement Pobeda of the Republic of Adygea, the authors research TRS of religious tourism developing on the basis of natural and cultural heritage and anthropogenic resources. By the example of Uchkulanskaya district of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia the article analyzes sports tourism as a combination of four components - health-related, cultural-cognitive, competitive, spiritual and sacred, and also TRS, formed as a result of interaction of these elements. This study has revealed that the cluster approach combined with the idea of conservation of natural territorial complexes allows to make tourism a multifaceted in a particular area, even if there is one form of tourism within the specific TRS, amidst the natural aesthetics of the surrounding landscape. Comprehensive approach to development and planning of tourism can contribute to the territory sustainable development as a whole.

Особенности организации территориальной рекреационной системы на особо охраняемых природных территориях Республики Крым

The structure of the organization of territorial recreational system of specially protected natural territories of the Crimea Republic is demonstrated. The features of the sectoral and territorial organization of the recreational system of specially protected natural areas in the region are described. The reunification of the Crimea with Russia pulls broad prospects for the development of recreational activities within the protected areas. Of particular relevance is consideration of the particular sectoral and territorial organization in the transition period of Crimea recreation in the legislative field of the Russian Federation and the prospects for its further development. Considering the features of the organization of recreational activities in the protected areas of the Crimea, noted a wide range of works on recreational geography of Crimea. Territorial recreational system within protected areas can be represented as a historically established combination of interconnected components of diverse environmental and recreational sector, formed in the natural-ecological and socio-economic environment of the region to maintain the prevailing environmental functions of territories and comfortable environment in which the recreational functions within the protected areas can be performed. Sectoral structure ofTerritorial recreational system has a rather complex structure and is largely dependent on the type of protected area and a set of constraints of environmental management and conservation within it. In the sectoral structure distinguished are three possible units: tourism and recreation, the complex of public services´ sectors, the complex of related industries. In terms of socio-geographical research the components of sectoral and territorial system T of Territorial recreational system must ensure the optimal geo-ecological and socio-economic mix of the functions of protected areas and to provide a contribution to sustainable development of the regions, providing the co-adaptation of the natural and recreational systems, increasing the level of environmental and recreational development of the territory.

Экономическая оценка потенциала при формировании кластерно-логистической структуры туристско-рекреационной системы

The authors of the article substantiate the necessity of developing a methodological base for an economic appraisal of a tourist and recreation system, natural-resource-management-driven methods for creating a cluster and logistic structure. The authors also emphasize the importance of a natural resources inventory for the practices of natural resource rent, ecological certification, a tourist service consumer classification, and a classification of coordinating controlling systems. The current
 practices of territorial municipal and federal administration determine the economic risks of investing into a complex programme of the tourist sector economic development and the economic effectiveness, as well as the lines, of ecological monitoring. 
 Efficient territorial administration in the course of tourist cluster creation is seen by the authors as impossible without a development of a scientifically valid methodology for economic efficiency assessment of the potential unlocked by an integrated/multipurpose utilization of territorialrecreational systems of federal and municipal taxonomies. A major line of research is an ROI study of investing into complex environmental action programmes.
 According to the methodology considered in the article, tourist potential can be evaluated against such criteria as the resource validity for a recreational activity (technological evaluation), the degree of comfort, functioning, and creation of a natural-resource-management-driven cluster-logistic structure in urbanized areas (physiological evaluation), the degree of visual appeal (aesthetical evaluation), the uniqueness and quality of a resource (value assessment), the potential of a resource
 to generate tourist traffic (self-sufficiency evaluation), and capacity evaluation of the complexity of tourist resources, especially of their transport infrastructure.

До питань туристсько-спортивного районування території України

This article shows the special category of recreation resources – sports recreationtourists resources. Proposes such division of tourist-sportive territorial formations: zone –district – center – object. Executive division into districts of sportive tourism territory of Ukraine. Key words: sports tourism, sports recreation-tourists resources, territorial recreational system, tourist-sporting districting.

Курорт Сасів на Львівщині: історико-географічні особливості функціонування у ХІХ–на початку ХХ століття

Resource and recreational potential of the historical and geographical features of the evolution of Sasiv are characterized. Based on the analysis of spatial and temporal dynamics the role and place of resort in the territorial recreational system of Lviv region in late XIX–early XX centuries were evaluated. Key words: resort, Sasiv, institution hydrotherapeutic, periods of development, factors and dynamics of development.

Международная кооперация в сфере туризма и формирование трансграничных туристских регионов на Балтике

The article considers the present situation and perspectives of international cooperation in the field of tourism in the Baltic Sea Regio and the peculiarities of formation of cross-border tourist regions as a variety of territorial recreational system.