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- Title
NERIES IR NEMUNO KILPŲ REGIONINIŲ PARKŲ REKREACINIO POTENCIALO VERTINIMAS.
- Authors
Ivanauskaitė, Rasa; Jasinavičiūtė, Agnė
- Abstract
It has been noticed that the increasing citizens' interest in active recreation in nature has an influence on the number growth of protected areas' visitors. The aim of the study is to contribute to the improvement of informative tourism conditions in protected areas. In order to reveal advantages and disadvantages of recreational activities' organization in state parks of Lithuania, territories of two suburban regional parks - Neris and Nemunas loops - were selected as an object of this research. To compare recreational potential of selected regional parks, the assessment was made by using spatial analysis based on these criteria: expression of relief, recreational attractiveness of forests (consisting of forests' type and age), features of hydrographic network, development of recreational infrastructure, quantity of recreational services. Then a comparison of investigation data was made. The results of the assessment showed, that recreational potential is not realized at full scale in both regional parks. A visitor questionnaire has revealed valuable information about recreational environment functioning in both regional parks. Results of the research have shown high recreational potential level of Neris and Nemunas loops regional parks, though used very differently. The main reason of this phenomenon is the difference of administration which causes recreational infrastructure functioning and public image of protected areas. Neris regional park can be treated as the example but further actions should be made to realize recreational potential of Nemunas loops regional park more efficiently.
- Publication
Geografijos Metraštis (24243434), 2018, Vol 51, p25
- ISSN
2424-3434
- Publication type
Article