Geology, geography and global energy

Scientific and Technical Journal

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO ESTIMATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISK IN THE ANALYSIS OF TOURIST-RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL OF TERRITORIES

2016. №4, pp. 49-57

Ziganshin Irek I. - Ph.D. in Geography, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher, Institute for Problems of Ecology and Mineral Wealth Use of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 28 Darskaya st., Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, 420087, Russian Federation, water-rf@mail.ru

Ovcharov Anton O. - D.Sc. in Economics, Professor, Kazan Innovative University named after V.G. Timiryasov (IEML), 42 Moskovskaya st., Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, 420111, Russian Federation, nton19742006@yandex.ru

Ivanov Dmitriy V. - Ph.D. in Biology, Deputy Director for Scientific Work, Institute for Problems of Ecology and Mineral Wealth Use of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 28 Darskaya st., Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, 420087, Russian Federation, Irek.Ziganshin@tatar.ru

The tourism industry is the most dynamic and fastest growing sector of the global economy. The majority of jobs and a relatively high value added volume re created in this area. For Russia the development of services and their tourist-recreational potential is of high importance because it improves the national production structure, accelerates economic development, raises the standard of living. In this respect the opportunities of Russian Federation are immense but they are not realized. Most clearly this contradiction is indicated when the actual correlation of tourism development in a particular region with its recreational potential. In this regard, the definition of criteria, approaches and factors influencing the evaluation of tourist resources is of paramount importance in the development of domestic tourism. The article deals with theoretical approaches and features of environmental risk assessment in the tourist and recreational activities. The model of assessment of environmental risks is offered in the analysis of tourist and recreational potential. The sequence of stages of process of estimation of environmental risks is shown. Particular attention is paid to the theoretical elaboration of the problems dealing with the account of environmental risk when assessing the tourism potential.

Key words: туризм, рекреация, туристские ресурсы, рекреационный потенциал, окружающая среда, экологический риск, процесс оценивания, оценка риска, tourism, recreation, tourist resources, recreational potential, environment, environmental risk, estimation process, ri

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