Types Of Recreational Activities Research Articles

RESEARCH OF THE RECREATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE CITY AND SUBURBAN AREA – CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES

With the development of large cities, stable and dynamic development of recreational areas becomes relevant both directly in cities and in suburban areas for short-term stay of urban residents. The problems of organizing recreation in the city and suburban area were dealt with by specialists in architecture and urban planning, specialists in recreational geography and researchers noted that recreational activities are clearly differentiated geographically and are directly related to the natural properties of the territory. The methodological problem of such developments is their predominant orientation to commercial forms of recreational activities, in particular to tourism and to mass organized recreation, which has its own management and marketing. Other types of recreational activities – mass unorganized recreation and domestic forms of recreation and leisure – are practically considered in this context, experience not considered in this context, experience has shown that recreation is actually a complex phenomenon. A typical problem has become an intersectoral one, which requires the joint work of many specialists. The aim of the study is to deepen the concept of the recreational environment of the city and suburban area. Currently, the «city-suburban zone» system is considered as a single whole with its own connections, interdependencies and interactions, with its own principles of integrated and synergistic development. One of the main functions of the suburban area is recreation and recreation of the city’s population. There is a practical need to consider the recreational resources of the city and suburban area together and term this combination as the «recreational environment of the city». The recreational environment of the city and suburban area is considered as a multicomponent system that combines components – natural, historical and cultural, social, economic, manmade, environmental, legal, managerial, information environments. The recreational environment, formalized as a result of the overlap and interaction of the original environmental environments – natural, historical, cultural, and social, technogenic, economic, ecological is a set of resource components united by a common social function-ensuring the recreational needs of the population.

Great Lakes for whom? Community outcomes in the Muskegon Lake and White Lake areas of concern

We use social science survey methods to evaluate the extent to which residents in Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC) experience social gaps in accessing benefits of AOC restorations, comparing post-restoration outcomes in two AOCs with differing socioeconomic profiles in Muskegon County, Michigan: Muskegon Lake and White Lake. We find that survey respondents engage in similar types of recreational activities with similar rates of frequency across sites, but Muskegon residents have more pessimistic perceptions of the environmental and community outcomes of the Muskegon Lake restoration. On closer inspection, significant differences in post-restoration assessments exist within the City of Muskegon, with residents from neighborhoods where environmental (in)justice risk factors are high reporting continuing concerns about environmental quality and social problems. We highlight the relevance of these observations to community redevelopment in Great Lakes AOCs that share Muskegon’s historic context and present-day demographic profile, pointing to a potential for equity gaps that require conscientious planning.

Modern state, problems and prospects of development of Odesa recreational complex

The article is devoted to the socio-geographical characteristics of the territorial recreational complex of Odesa. The article gives a historical review of establishment and development of recreational activity, gives a description of natural recreational resources and historical and cultural potential of the city. It gives a description of certain types of recreational activities, in particular, sanatorium treatment, medical rehabilitation and tourism, resort areas, formed within the city limits, the problems and prospects of development of Odesa recreational complex are considered here.

The influence of the geographical features of Kyrgyzstan on the choice of types of recreational activities (A case study: issyk-kul region)

Economic impact is a stimulating effect on the economic condition of various regions. The paper describes the influence of the structure of the object on the choice of recreational activities, taking into account the sensitivity of the mountain structure to anthropogenic impact. Determined the value of the initial values of the applications of sociological research, which used to calculate the natural-territorial complexes - these are water bodies located on the territory with identified orographic structures, surrounded by forests, taking into account possible options for recreation. Evaluated of the assessment and comfort of the recreational area, based on the identification of psychophysiological characteristics, such as the sensation of noise, thermal effects of the environment. The development of recreation centers associated with the demand for recreationists, which also determined by the level of development and material base. Studies on the study of the Issyk-Kul region that the geographical characteristics of the territory (relief, water bodies, climate, etc.) have not only attractiveness, but inhibitory factors for rare types of recreational activities.

Foreign experience in the development of extreme tourism and its implementation in Ukraine

Prospective directions of tourism development in foreign countries in the structure of which extreme tourism is one of the main ones are considered. Among such areas: dark and adventure tourism, wilderness tourism, unguided and volunteer tourism, incognita tourism and tourism to «cold islands», tourism in the Arctic and Antarctica, etc. It is noted that for the development of the characterized directions of extreme tourism of foreign countries, there are adequate prerequisites for their development in Ukraine. At the beginning of the XXI century. extreme tourism in Ukraine began to develop actively, but spontaneously. The goal is to carry out an analysis of foreign experience in the development of extreme tourism for its introduction in Ukraine. In the research process, in addition to own searches in the countries of Western Europe and North and South America, Internet resources were used, systemic, spatial-resource approaches and methods - analysis and synthesis, complexity of abstraction - were used. It is noted that the more active and organized development of extreme tourism in Ukraine is hindered by its belonging to sports and the lack of theoretical justification of the necessity. Taking into account the foreign experience in the development of extreme tourism is essential in solving these issues. The «dark» and adventurous directions of tourism development in foreign countries are characterized in more detail. «Dark tourism» refers to the attraction of tourists to places associated with death and human disasters. Adventure tourism includes some participation in sports, certain types of recreational activities and extreme tourism, which has a high level of certain risk. It was noted that in addition to the considered areas of tourism development in foreign countries, it is also necessary to learn more about the process of development of certain promising types of extreme tourism. It is shown that the number of publications devoted to the prospects for the development of extreme tourism in Asian countries, especially among young people, is increasing. One of the aspects of such development is the consideration of foreign experience, which requires further detailed knowledge of it. Keywords: tourism, extreme tourism, abroad, experience, directions of development, prospects.

ASSESSMENT OF RECREATIONAL SUITABILITY OF LAKE ALAKOL IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN ON HYDROLOGICAL INDICATORS

Kazakhstan has excellent nature and tourist resources, with their reasonable use, it is possible to increase profitability, study and evaluate the tourist potential of the regions, and determine their capabilities. Today, the number of visitors to Alakol lake as an object of domestic touristic destination interest has increased, one of the main factors of which is the favorable geographical location, the cross-border zone with China, and the significant impact of the lake on human health. It is necessary to study the basin of Lake Alakol in Urdzhar district of East Kazakhstan region and Alakol district of Almaty region. A functional assessment of the recreational use of lakes in the Alakol Lake basin was carried out according to to a well-known methodology. Its essence is to determine the recreational potential based on an assessment of the possibility of developing various types of recreational activities. In order to increase the tourist and recreational potential of the Alakol lake Basin region, recommendations were made to repair the road system; develop cross-border tourism with China; monitor the environmental situation, organize landfills for solid and liquid household waste, and clean the beach, etc. It is possible to develop the Alakol resort area by providing high-quality infrastructure and finding ways to solve problems related to their development, and scientific research is needed to properly use the tourist and recreational potential.

ECOTOURISM - A 21ST CENTURY NECESSITY OR RESPONDING TO CONSUMER DEMAND?

This article identifies ecological tourism as a type of tourism that is most fully in line with the principles of sustainable development being a global ecological and economic concept and corresponding to "slow tourism", as a form of behavior alternative to mainstream tourism. Particular attention is paid to the study of ecological tourism in protected natural areas in the forms as close as possible to "green" tourism. The scientific novelty of the work is aimed at studying the essential features and the following trends in the development of ecological tourism as a special type of recreational activity. The authors conducted a sociological study using questionnaires and focus group interviews. Tour guides providing services in a specially protected natural area were selected as the target sample. The study was carried out in the Curonian Spit National Park – a UNESCO site. The authors have studied and analyzed the individual motives and desires of tourists when visiting specially protected natural areas. The results of the study reveal the significance of various types of resources for ecological tourism; the significance of the historical and cultural potential of the territory; the role of natural resources in creating a tourist product aimed at environmental education and awareness; technologies for excursion and educational activities with an ecocentric orientation. The authors demonstrate and propose possibilities and techniques for extrapolation of the principles of "slow tourism", including ones for visiting natural areas. The role of guides as conductors of "slow tourism" is indicated.

Football as a means of involving schoolchildren in health and recreational activities

The peculiarities of involving schoolchildren in health and recreational activities with the use of football are considered, as this sport is widely used in various parts of the physical education system. The aim. Defining principles, involving students in health and recreational activities using football. Methods. Analysis of scientific and methodological literature, observation, comparison. Results. The collective nature of football nurtures a sense of friendship and mutual assistance, develops such moral qualities as a sense of responsibility, respect for partners and rivals, discipline, activity. Each player can show their personal qualities: independence, initiative, creativity. However, the game requires the subordination of personal aspirations to the interests of the team. Systematic football lessons in different climatic and meteorological conditions promote physical hardening, increase resistance to disease and strengthen the body's adaptive capacity. At the same time, important habits of constant observance of domestic, labor, educational and sports regimes are nurtured. The article considers football as a type of recreational activity. The assessment of motivation to play football among children of primary school age is given. For most of them, recreational games have been shown to be a means of improving health and well-being. The health-improving effect of playing football and its availability have been determined. It is established that the feature of the game is a great variety of motor actions. Playing with the foot, head, chest requires high coordination of movements, mobility in the joints. The skill of performing techniques with the foot (part of the body, much less differentiated, and adapted to such movements than the hand) is admired by both spectators and the participants of the game. Conclusions. The article proves that the health effect of playing football is provided by dynamic work, a variety of muscular loads in the fresh air. The game is accompanied by the development of all quality aspects of motor activity. The great variety of motor actions promotes the creative reproduction of new conditioned-reflex connections, and, consequently, the mastery of new forms of movement, which enriches the motor experience of young athletes.

Social acceptance towards person with mobility impairment participation in nature-based recreation activities based on the theory of planned behaviour

ABSTRACT Attitude, norm and perceived behaviour control were theorized as important concepts influencing intention. Understanding these concepts toward persons with disabilities (PWDs) simultaneously is essential in developing acceptance and achieving an inclusive society. This study utilizes the Theory of Planned Behaviour to gain insights that could help promote public acceptance towards the participation of people with mobility impairment (PWMI) in nature-based recreation. An online survey was distributed to Malaysian respondents using a non-random sampling approach (n = 275). Based on descriptive analysis, the Malaysian sample has a slightly positive attitude (M = 3.31), low subjective norm (M = 1.89) and slightly positive in their perceived behaviour control in assisting PWMI (M = 3.58). Regression analyses revealed norm had the most frequent significant interactions and had the strongest relationships relative to attitude and perceived control variables. Lack of perceived control affects respondent intention to help according to different types of recreational activities. These findings present a serious need to promote acceptance by improving public attitude and perceived control, as well as breaking any normative barriers. Future research could extend the current findings by investigating public acceptance of different types of disabilities and employing a more robust sampling approach.

Recreational development of municipal territories (based on the materials of the Tobolsk municipal district, Tyumen Region)

The article considers the different types of internal and external recreation. The procedure for establishing directions and types of recreation based on the assessment of recreational properties and conditions of activity is substantiated this work. The accounting of the existing land and property relations and the formation of the land and property complex of recreation on the base of the development of the land and property complex system is shown here as well. The current state of the recreational system of the Tobolsk district (Tyumen region) was analyzed and established that under the existing conditions for ensuring recreational activities, the mining prevails over other recreational directions. At the same time, there is an overlay of different types of recreational activities in the same territory. The authors propose the recreational zoning as a tool, which makes it possible to establish the type of recreational activities.

Оздоровчий туризм – перспективний напрям рекреації: концепція розвитку (на прикладі Полтавської області)

At present, there is a fairly developed classification of tourism types and forms with numerous options for implementation. However, in almost all of them there is such a variety as health tourism, which indicates the sustainability of its development and popularity among consumers. Based on the integrated use of the entire available spectrum of recreational potential of the localities, this type of tourism is represented by the widest range of recreational activities, allowing to attract a fairly wide range of consumers. Ukraine has a powerful recreational potential, which is suitable for the development of health tourism, but its use is characterized by significant unevenness. Accordingly, the issue of a deeper study of the possibilities of health tourism for the local population without long-distance moving is relevant and requires deeper research and understanding. The article provides different approaches to the definition of health tourism and substantiates its allocation into an independent type of tourism, which is carried out on the basis of the motive of health improvement and psycho-emotional recovery of a person; current trends in its functioning are considered; features of its organization with the use of software services based on a combination of different types of recreational activities are discussed. The sectoral approach to planning the development of certain types of tourism, introduced in the Tourism Development Strategy of Ukraine, is designed to determine regional species priorities. Thus, based on the existing recreational potential, health tourism is an important direction for the Poltava region. The effectiveness of its further development is impossible without the development of a Conception. The article provides the grounds for the development of the Conception, the purpose of development and objectives of health tourism, financial support and expected results.

АНАЛИЗ РЕКРЕАЦИОННЫХ ПОТРЕБНОСТЕЙ СТУДЕНЧЕСКОЙ МОЛОДЕЖИ СЕВЕРНОГО ВУЗА, ЗАНИМАЮЩИХСЯ ВИДАМИ ДВИГАТЕЛЬНОЙ АКТИВНОСТИ

The article studies recreational needs and determines the most preferred active and passive forms of recreational activities of full and part-time students of a northern university. The purpose of the study was to analyze the recreational needs of full and part-time students of the northern niversity (through the example of Surgut State University) engaged in physical activities. The study involved 104 full-time students and 93 part-time students. Based on the results of the analysis of the students’ recreational needs and taking into account the most preferred types of recreational activities, practical recommendations were elaborated together with a number of general recommendations, which were given to the students.

Значення фітнесу в рекреаційній підготовці майбутніх фахівців із фізичної культури

Modern globalization processes determine the vital necessity of policy implementation in the field of training of highly qualified personnel of higher education. Studying the experience of training specialists requires a critical analysis of the achievements of existing educational systems. Their adaptation to national needs will make it possible to implement positive trends in the higher education sector of Ukraine. The paradigm of education in the field of fitness and recreation has changed significantly in recent decades, which is explained by the orientation towards a fundamentally new understanding of the essence of recreation and its role in the educational system. At the same time, there is a public need in Ukraine for specialists in physical education and sports who are able to perform recreational and recreational activities, which is extremely important for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, disease prevention and increasing the level of physical activity of various segments of the population, therefore there is a need to define key aspects and trends in the training of specialists in recreational and recreational activities in higher education, where the personality of a specialist in recreational and recreational activities is one of the most important factors in attracting the population to rational motor activity. The study is dedicated to the development of ways to improve the recreational training of future physical culture specialists, a training mechanism for health aerobics, athletic gymnastics, children’s fitness, “fitness class”, etc. has been created. The content of classes has been developed, taking into account the profile of training (sports training, physical education, etc.), models of fitness programs for future use in preschool, school, secondary special and higher educational institutions, sports sections. The effectiveness of fitness in increasing physical fitness, being able to make an individual program of classes and nutrition, solving situational tasks, conducting fitness classes, knowledge of types of recreational activities for the future professional activity of physical culture specialists is shown.

Recreational activity leading to academic interest: A qualitative-narrative study

The effect of pandemic goes beyond inadequacy of acquisition of competency especially in modular distance learning, to non-attendance to school and non-enrolment in school. With the release of DepEd Order No. 34 series of 2022, the start of 5-day classes in all public schools nationwide has become a way of inviting learners who failed to enroll last school year because of non-readiness for distance learning become heightened. With this return of face-to-face interaction, recreation activity for kids last vacation before the start of school year 2022-2023 has become one way of increasing learners interest in social interaction. Lumban Central Elementary School took the opportunity to encourage the participation of intermediate learners, especially those who were out-of-school last year, in a badminton training organized by Lumban Badminton Club. This study focused on narrating the journey of the learners who joined a specific type of recreational activity (badminton training) and their interest in coming back to school. The reason for the establishment of the sports club was detailed in this paper, the three-week program provided to them from orientation to graduation, and the impact of the recreation activity to the learners as evidenced by their enrolment this school year and their continuing study at present. This qualitative, narrative research highlights the importance of recreational activities like sports in heightening the desire of children to socialize, and that includes participation in academic activities which will boost their confidence to achieve something in life. A program of instituting recreational activity for learners with their family was laid down in this study, as the school can implement family day in school compound or in the community this school year or in the coming years as the pandemic totally subsides. Day-to-day teaching episodes is also suggested as continuous improvement project. Recommendation to teachers, school heads, parents and community, high officials and future researchers were laid down at the end of the study.

The effects of urban greenway environment on recreational activities in tropical high-density Singapore: A computer vision approach

The urban greenway has been increasingly recognised as an important type of green infrastructure especially for land-scarce, densely-populated cities to efficiently provide their residents with continuous public spaces close to nature for recreation. Nevertheless, empirical studies on urban greenways and their recreational use rarely focus on high-density environment. Moreover, most research endeavours in this field are also largely confined to the subtropical climate, whereas much of the world’s future urban growth is projected to occur in the form of high-density mega-cities in much of tropical South and Southeast Asia. In view of these gaps, this study proposes a new approach that employs Computer Vision tools to examine the effects of the greenway’s physical environment on recreational activities, taking tropical Singapore as the test bed. The semantic segmentation model, PSPNet and the action detection model, ACAM are adapted and applied in conjunction with geographical information system tools to measure the greenway’s physical environment and people’s recreational activity at the human scale, and analyse their relationships. The result reveals a pattern that sees the clustering of different types of recreational activities at different time periods. It also reveals the relationships between recreational activities and specific environmental features, which were observed to have influenced the overall spatial distributions of the recreational activities. The finding also corroborates the design strategies for Singapore’s future urban greenways and offers a reference for engaging community groups to participate in the maintenance of urban greenways.

Glamping – an active back to nature trend in the post-pandemic tourism reality

Although that today most people reside in cities, megacities, megapolises or urban agglomerations, they are striving to experience nature more often and in a significantly ways following new forms of tourism. Sustainable going back to nature is one of them and it allows inhabitants of both cities and countryside to find more differentiated ways to be on their own and recharge spirit and soul. A tent in nature is a favourite vacation imagination for many Americans and Western Europeans. Innovations in this type of recreational activities are exciting push stimulus for the experienced and future camping fans. Being still a neologism for the linguists, glamping is not any longer an unknown term for the tourism practice and the admirers of nature and well-being know it. Being a new kind of luxury campsite and having revived the old-fashioned camping life means attracting newcomers especially those who get tired due to the long coronavirus outbreaks and those who desire to give rise to this fresh tourism trend. Glamping is also a kind of a boutique camping living. It is a trend that brings together the comfort of a hotel combined with nature and freedom of camping. The contemporary facilities can go far beyond most usual tents of campers combining new with old experiences. Thus, the purpose of this article is to reveal the potential of glamping in the scope of active life and well-being tourism, whereby a snapshot observation technique has been applied.

Management Effectiveness and Tourist Satisfaction in Private Protected Area; Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC) and Lekki Urban Forest and Animal Sanctuary Initiative (Lufasi), Lagos State

Protected areas have been recognized as one of the most viable tools for conserving the environment which serves as “sanctuary” for threatened species, natural buffers against climate change and other vital ecosystem services. This research is aimed at assessing management effectiveness and also tourist satisfaction in private nature reserves within urban area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Rapid Assessment and Prioritization of Protected Area Management (RAPPAM) methodology was adapted and administered to managers working at LCC and LUFASI nature reserves. Two hundred and three (203) respondents (tourists) were selected for both LCC (113) and LUFASI (90). Tourists were satisfied with the experience they had from their tour. Legal security, staffing, Communication & Information, Infrastructure, finances, Research monitoring & evaluation and outputs were significant (p ≤0.05) indicators between the context in the two reserves. Control of pressures and threat in the two-nature reserve are adequately carried out. However, threat recorded as a result of negative impact of tourist activities such as camping, motorized vehicle use and other types of recreational activities can be managed through development of tourist policy and constant monitoring especially during peak periods of the year which is as a result of high influx of tourists. Site design and planning of the reserves is consistent with the objectives of the reserve, which optimizes conservation of biodiversity. A significant difference between management effectiveness of LCC and LUFASI was obtained (t= 2.79 p= 0.01). We therefore recommend that more private organizations and individuals should consider investing in establishment of nature reserves.

The Relationship between Endurance Involvement and Travel Behavior in Camping and the Moderating Effect of Place Attachment

Camping tourism is one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry. Global trends in camping show that this type of recreational activity has begun to emerge in Asia. Meeting the expectations of potential and current tourists in a camping destination will lead to the accomplishment of competitive advantage. The endurance involvement and place attachment play important roles in understanding camping behaviors. However, limited research identified place attachment as a moderator of the influence of endurance involvement on camping travel behavior. To fill this gap, based on place attachment theory, our study developed a conceptual model that postulates endurance involvement and place attachment as predictors of camping tourism. 216 self-administered questionnaires were retuned. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the psychometric properties of the measures, while regression analysis was employed to assess the research hypotheses. The study results show that endurance involvement in camping affects camping travel behavior, whereas camping place dependence, camping place identity, and camping affective attachment moderate the effect of camping endurance involvement on camping travel behavior. Camping place attachment strengthens the relationship between camping endurance involvement and camping travel behavior. To maintain the sustainable development of camping tourism, campsite authorities should attach more importance to strengthening campers’ emotional bonds and concentrate on how to encourage them to participate in tourism activities. The findings have several theoretical and managerial implications for camping tourism marketing and the development of campground.

ЭВОЛЮЦИЯ И СОЦИОКУЛЬТУРНАЯ ЗНАЧИМОСТЬ «ЗЕЛЕНЫХ» ОБЩЕСТВЕННЫХ ПРОСТРАНСТВ КРАСНОЯРСКА

One of the criteria for a comfortable ecologically clean urban environment is access to green spaces, their number and quality in any given city. Public green spaces play an important socio-cultural role in the context of active and passive recreation of citizens, various types of recreational activities. The relevance of this study is due to increased attention to the formation of open public spaces in the city of Krasnoyarsk. The purpose of this work is to trace the evolution and identify the social and cultural significance of the green public spaces in Krasnoyarsk. The objectives of the research are to study the green spaces of Krasnoyarsk in a historical retrospective, analyze the green spaces of Krasnoyarsk from the point of view of their ecological significance, recreational use. Research methods included literature review on the topic, analysis of historical data, field survey of the territory, long-term observation, photographic recording, comparative retrospective analysis, and graphic-analytical method. The study captures the most common types of public green spaces and their role in creating a comfortable urban environment. It traces in the most detail the evolution and cultural significance of the most important historical green spaces in Krasnoyarsk: the City Garden (now the Central Park), Yudinsky Garden, Krutovsky Garden. These examples show that gardens and parks can be formed both on the basis of the natural environment of urban forests, and artificially created by the efforts of citizens, that over time they can undergo various quantitative and qualitative, planning and functional transformations. Despite the transformations that have taken place, all the studied historical objects still exist and are used for their intended purpose. In addition to these historical green areas, we examine the newly organized public green spaces with a cultural and recreational component over the past decades: Tatyshev Park, All-season Fun-Park Bobrovy Log, Flora and Fauna Park Roev Ruchey, Dream Gardens and others. The article notes the importance of municipal, public and private initiatives in the organization of local green areas. The analysis allows us to assert that there is a certain system of public green spaces in Krasnoyarsk. It has disadvantages, such as an uneven distribution of green areas throughout the city, lack of interconnections between individual elements, aging of certain areas of greenery, and the complete destruction of some. Nevertheless, the city authorities, architects, designers and the general public make great effort to create a green framework for Krasnoyarsk destined to have an important recreational and cultural role.

The concept of ecological carrying capacity: current state and algorithm of assessment for different types of tourist areas

The concept of capacity, traditional for classical ecology, in the context of sustainable development has also been used to assess the prospects for the development of sustainable tourism in the territory, it is also included in the Strategy for the Development of Tourism in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2035. The main purpose of the article is to analyze the existing domestic and foreign approaches to the assessment of environmental capacity and to develop on their basis algorithms for assessing capacity for different tourist areas. The analysis of the transformation of the existing methods of assessing environmental capacity, used in Russian and foreign practice since the 1970s, allowed, first, to identify the similarities and differences of scientific and practical approaches to solving this problem, and secondly, to identify the most valuable developments of world practice that are relevant to the Russian reality. Modern ideas about carrying capacity indicate the flexibility and multivariance of this concept, its dependence on both the natural properties of the territory and the types of recreational activities, as well as the degree of satisfaction of the recreational expectations of the tourist. The article proposes a universal algorithm for determining the ecological capacity for different types of tourist areas, based on the assessment of its technogenic and recreational components. The division into two components is fundamental for the methodology, since technogenic capacity is largely regulated by various provisions of existing legislation (codes, regulations, sanitary norms and rules), the indicators of compliance with which are evaluated by normalization and assignment of expert points, and recreational capacity, to a greater extent, depends on the properties of the territory and recreational activities. Among the environmental factors determining tourism capacity factors relating to environmental risks (such as fire hazard, the entropy of the relief, the likelihood of adverse exogenous geodynamic processes), and factors influencing the environment-stabilizing potential of the area (urbanization, plowed, and their) are included in the assessment. The methodology is being tested for two types of tourist territories – the Kenozersky National Park and the Greater Yalta region.