MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EAST KAZAKHSTAN AS A FACTOR OF GEOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Due to its innovativeness, geotourism is actively developing all over the world. The article discusses the scientific and educational aspects of the development of geotourism in East Kazakhstan thanks to the geomorphological attractiveness of the region. The formation of a national geotourism market based on unique geological and geomorphological objects is relevant because of its innovativeness and possible profit both as a tourist activity and through the creation of a network of global geoparks in Kazakhstan. The article is devoted to the analysis of the recreational-geomorphological attractiveness of the territory and methodological approaches to awareness in domestic and foreign recreationa l-geomorphological literature. The development of ideas about the importance of the geomorphological structure and dynamics of the relief for recreational activities has been widely developed. It started in Western European tourism practice first and foremost and since the late 1990s of the last century began to develop in the post-Soviet space (in the CIS countries). The paper describes the unique geological and geomorphological natural monuments of the East Kazakhstan region, and the typology of geomorpho logical features of the region. The author substantiates the possibility of creating a geopark as a backbone tourist territory, contributing to the development of domestic and inbound tourism in the region. The article describes goals and tasks of creating a geopark in the transboundary region of Altai region.

Keywords

• recreational geomorphology
• natural monuments
• recreational-geomorphological potential
• relief
• tourism