2021.17.1.38-51
Jarmila Makovníková, Boris Pálka, Stanislav Kološta
PRIESTOROVÉ ÚDAJE AKO ZÁKLAD PRE HODNOTENIE REKREAČNÉHO POTENCIÁLU V MODELOVÝCH REGIÓNOCH SLOVENSKA
SPATIAL DATA AS THE BASIS FOR EVALUATION OF RECREATION POTENTIAL IN MODEL REGIONS OF SLOVAKIA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/GR.2021.17.1.38-51
CITATION: makovníková, J., Pálka, B., Kološta, S. 2021. PRIESTOROVÉ ÚDAJE AKO ZÁKLAD PRE HODNOTENIE REKREAČNÉHO POTENCIÁLU V MODELOVÝCH REGIÓNOCH SLOVENSKA. Geografická Revue. [online]. Banská Bystrica, 2021, 17 (1), 38-51 [cit. 2021-08-18]. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.24040/GR.2021.17.1.38-51
Abstract:
Cultural ecosystem services, as one of the three main ecosystem service categories, are defined as ―non-material benefits people obtain from ecosys-tems‖. Cultural ecosystem services are less in the foreground to be put on maps, because researchers must rely on proxies for their quantification. From the group of cultural services the most commonly mapped is the recreation service, because it is relatively simple to be quantified. The assessment of geographically small regions in relation to their potential to provide different types of ecosystem ser-vices is usually missing in scientific literature. The aim of the article was to assess and evaluate the recreational potential of ecosystem services in small districts of Slovakia - Brezno and Krupina. Burkhard´s modified matrix of indices was used. Investigations showed that Brezno district has a higher recreational potential of ecosystem services in comparison to Krupina district. Lower availability and transport options in Brezno district are reflected in lower ratio of visitors to the capacity of recreation potential. Our findings could stimulate debates about creation of new jobs focused on sustainable recreation and tourism.
Keywords: potential, ecosystem services, recreational services, evaluation, assessment