Recreational Landscape Value in Tourism Development of Central Yakutia

• Main Author: Zamorshchikova, Liudmila
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2018
• Subjects: geo; phil; lena river; permafrost; Yakutia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72926; https://openresearchlibrary.org/ext/api/media/d17082ac-7eb1-4f82-b2fe-1a0f4af1db72/assets/external_content.pdf; https://openresearchlibrary.org/viewer/d17082ac-7eb1-4f82-b2fe-1a0f4af1db72

Tourism is a significant element of Russia’s social and economic development. Northern territories play an important role in the development of the Russian national economy in general and of the tourism industry in particular. Northern tourism involves careful observance of environmental and social sustainability, promotion of traditional native knowledge and value systems, and preservation of native cultural heritage and cultural landscapes. This article provides an analysis of the promotion of the tourism potential in Yakutia. Russia’s northern territories are rich in natural resources and economic potential but lack effective tourist infrastructure due to harsh climates and vast permafrost areas. This research is funded by the Russian Science Foundation (project # 15-18-20047 “Landscape ontology: semantics, semiotics, and geographic modeling”). This article presents the results of an analysis of the recreational landscape of “Orto Doidu” tourist complex, which is open year-round and located in the Khangalassky region of Central Yakutia. The main factors for tourism development were determined to be a set of landscape characteristics (the unique nature of the Lena River, the biological diversity of flora and fauna), ethnocultural and historical context, and infrastructural considerations (proximity to the capital city, inexpensive transportation, and engineering systems).