Rekreačný potenciál a rajonizácia cestovného ruchu na Slovensku/ A Recreation Potential and Tourism Zoning in Slovakia

Abstract

Recreation is an important social, health and cultural phenomenon, but it is also a reflection of lifestyle and the result of long-term societal development. The development processes inherit the traditions and habits which now form part of the life of the nation; the family, friendly relationships, group interests and interpersonal communications. The social activities include trips to nature, camping, collecting natural elements and mushrooms, and also the social communication with specialised knowledge of the recreational areas and their past cultural history and way of life. There are also the accompanying folk festivals with local food, wine, music and skill competitions; and a further important contemporary part of modern recreation is performance of sports activities at an amateur level. The social aspects of recreation create the demand category, and the natural and technical background constitutes the supply category. This background for recreational activities comprises a wide range of natural circumstances and anthropogenic artefacts created by the development of social systems and formations, and it therefore establishes the recreational potential of the landscape at different quality levels and determines the recreational value of the landscape.

Keywords

• recreation potential
• anthropogenic and social backgrounds
• methods of assessment