Aspects of recreational zoning of the forest park “Kuskovo”

Abstract

Control over the state of protected areas in the city is an extremely important activity, as these areas are of great recreational, environmental and educational importance, and the pressure exerted on them by residents of the city and their activities can disrupt the balance in these ecosystems. There are four main types of anthropogenic impact on natural areas: trampling and littering, contamination of water bodies and animal disturbance factors. All these problems are related to the large number of visitors to natural areas. The natural environment has a response to any human impact, which means that it is possible to identify the force of this impact and to form methods to minimize it. The condition of natural-historical park “Kuskovo” is assessed with the help of environmental control methods and devices. The flora and fauna of the territory are considered and the Red Book species are identified. Classification of forest landscapes, analysis of road and path network, recreational digression and noise impact on the investigated area were also made.

Visitor Management Concept Through Carrying Capacity Analysis In Forest Recreation

“…Zone is an effort to divide the space in one area to preserve the area and to keep the comfort of the user as well as to avoid conflict among spaces so that environment damage can be prevented. Zoning will be a key tool in managing medium-sized and large sites, and also enables the site manager to divide the site into relatively homogenous units where specific objectives and standards can be addressed (Grinyuk, Damianenko & Kupach, 2021;Novikov et al, 2020). The zone developed in the area was resulted from the interpretation result on the map of area congruity for natural sites based on the condition and limitation of local natural resources.…”

“…The development on this zone is directed to ecotourism activity and provided with natural supporting activities. Novikov et al (2020) stated that the relationship between tourism and the environment must be managed so that the environment is sustainable in a long term. Tourism activities and development should respect the scale, nature and character of the place in which they are sited.…”