Landscape-ecological approach to the recreational forest use in the mountains of the south of Krasnoyarsk Krai

• Published in: Сибирский лесной журнал
• Main Authors: Zh. R. Suleymanova, D. I. Nazimova, M. A. Korets
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch Publishing House 2019
• Subjects: mountain landscapes; forest recreation; landscape-aesthetic value; altitudinal belts; Forestry; SD1-669.5; Krasnoyarsk Krai
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15372/SJFS20190201; https://doaj.org/article/97b1cd7c1247410c81b225f119417659

For the mountain profile of the Western Sayan located in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, the recreational value of forest areas was assessed according to such characteristics as landscape-aesthetic value, stability, forest health and hygienic effect, digression, assessment of the types of sites. The estimation of recreational resource of the territory is given according to the typology of tourist forest use: the functions of tourist forest use, the motivation of tourist behavior and the types of tourist recreation. Recreational and touristic characteristics and landscape-aesthetic value of natural complexes are estimated in relative units. Specially Protected Natural Areas are given as examples of objects in which recreational activities are conducted. A landscape approach was used with the allocation of altitude-belt complexes and their characteristics in terms of climatic indicators, biodiversity, seasonal aspectivety, which made it possible to estimate territories from the point of view of recreational forest use and perspectives of recreation and tourism. The complex of studies made it possible to assess the recreational potential of mountain forest areas and determine their functional feasibility for existing and prospective types of recreation and tourism.