Recreational activities in the basin of lake Maly Woodyavr: resources and consequences

The need to improve recreational areas taking into account the preservation of the functions of natural ecosystems for future generations requires comprehensive research into the possibilities of recreational destinations. Specialized studies of individual aspects of environmental management and the ecological state of the Maly Woodyavr lake basin have been carried out, but there is no work examining the totality of recreational opportunities and consequences of recreational activities in the lake basin. The purpose of the study is to identify factors that stimulate the practical implementation of recreational potential. The object of the study is the basin of Lake Maly Woodyavr. The work is based on materials of own summer field studies, as well as various literary data. The work anticipates the assessment of recreational potential: by analyzing recreational regression, ecosystem resilience to recreational loads, comfort of a recreational area, As well as the aesthetic attractiveness of a landscape, resources for recreational activities are determined. The results of field studies and further cameral processing have shown that, so far, the first stage of regression has been fixed on a larger area of the lake basin, with the exception of the south-eastern part of the lake, where the “Zhemchuzhina” tourists’ camp site is located. Also, much of the coastal strip of the lake is accessible and comfortable for tourists. The aesthetic attractiveness analysis did not reveal areas with low attractiveness: the sum of indicators and parameters at all points exceeded the threshold of 40 points. Thus, it can be stated that the available recreational resources are not depleted.