Management of tourism and recreation possibilities for the sustainable development of the north-western border region in Russia
This article gives an overview of the present and future possibilities for the development of tourism and recreation in North-West Russia. This area has substantial number large federal and national parks, especially the size of these protected areas differentiates them clearly from the network of p...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:547cf7da337f41a68cf04a11df57ab34 2023-05-15T14:55:17+02:00 Management of tourism and recreation possibilities for the sustainable development of the north-western border region in Russia Dmitry V. Sevastiyanov Alfred Colpaert Eugene Korostelyov Oleg Mulyava Larissa Shitova 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/547cf7da337f41a68cf04a11df57ab34 EN FI eng fin The Geographical Society of Northern Finland https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/65085 https://doaj.org/toc/1238-2086 https://doaj.org/toc/2736-9722 1238-2086 2736-9722 https://doaj.org/article/547cf7da337f41a68cf04a11df57ab34 Nordia Geographical Publications, Vol 43, Iss 1 (2014) Geography (General) G1-922 article 2014 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T10:11:59Z This article gives an overview of the present and future possibilities for the development of tourism and recreation in North-West Russia. This area has substantial number large federal and national parks, especially the size of these protected areas differentiates them clearly from the network of protected areas in western Europe, also their northern and Arctic location in the last wilderness of Europe provides many opportunities for eco-tourism, nature recreation for both Russians and the international public. The so called Green Belt of Scandinavia, running north - south from the Arctic Sea along the border between Norway, Finland and Russia provides many opportunities to increase cross border tourism and in the same time improve the protection status of these areas. To benefit from these opportunities local infrastructure has to be improved, but this rising economic sector, e.g. the tourism industry might be of paramount importance to local and regional economies, and possibly to the whole of the Russian Federation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic North-West Russia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway |
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This article gives an overview of the present and future possibilities for the development of tourism and recreation in North-West Russia. This area has substantial number large federal and national parks, especially the size of these protected areas differentiates them clearly from the network of protected areas in western Europe, also their northern and Arctic location in the last wilderness of Europe provides many opportunities for eco-tourism, nature recreation for both Russians and the international public. The so called Green Belt of Scandinavia, running north - south from the Arctic Sea along the border between Norway, Finland and Russia provides many opportunities to increase cross border tourism and in the same time improve the protection status of these areas. To benefit from these opportunities local infrastructure has to be improved, but this rising economic sector, e.g. the tourism industry might be of paramount importance to local and regional economies, and possibly to the whole of the Russian Federation. |
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Management of tourism and recreation possibilities for the sustainable development of the north-western border region in Russia |
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Management of tourism and recreation possibilities for the sustainable development of the north-western border region in Russia |
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Management of tourism and recreation possibilities for the sustainable development of the north-western border region in Russia |
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