ASSESSMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL OF THE NATIONAL PARKS OF RUSSIA

Abstract

The article presents the results of complex assessment of ecological and recreational potential of the national parks of Russia for development of ecological tourism. An estimate of the total capacity was conducted by elemental analysis of three types of potentials: natural-recreational, cultural-historical and socio-economic. This assessment is the basis for modeling of the development of each national park in Russia. The results of the evaluation allowed to make the classification of the national parks of Russia by a level of ecological and recreational potential.

Keywords

• национальный парк
• экологический туризм
• природно-рекреационный потенциал
• культурно-исторический потенциал
• социально-экономический потенциал
• эколого-рекреационный потенциал
• national park
• ecological tourism
• nature-recreational potential
• cultural-historical potential
• socio-economic potential
• ecological and recreational potential