Relief as a factor of advantages of tourist attractiveness of the Shchuchinsk-Borovskoy resort zone for the purposes of sustainable development
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https://doi.org/10.32523/2616-6771-2025-150-1-94-110Keywords:
relief, horizontal dissection, vertical dissection, surface slope, slope exposure, landscape diversity, assessment mapAbstract
The key factor in the attractiveness of the Shchuchinsk-Borovskaya resort area is the relief and its main morphometric characteristics (horizontal and vertical dissection, surface slope and slope exposure). The purpose of the study is to objectively assess the attractiveness of the territory. The process of perception of the area, which depends on human characteristics, is described. Attention is paid to aesthetic perception - the process of awareness and evaluation of beauty or harmony in various objects or phenomena. The subjective perception of objects is considered in connection with psychological mechanisms that shape our emotions, preferences and reactions to the world around us. By analyzing the morphometric indicators of the relief, taking into account the vegetation of the territory, the article provides an objective assessment of the attractiveness of the study area using the tools of the ArcGIS.10.8 program. The main stages of consideration of the relief using information technology are presented - consideration of vertical and horizontal dissection, exposure and slope of the relief. The significance of the study is in the development of a point system for assessing the relief to determine promising areas for tourism development for the purposes of sustainable development. The novelty of the study lies in the application of complex GIS analysis, the use of a scoring method for assessing attractiveness and assessing the relief. The results obtained in the study are presented as a tool for planning and making strategic decisions aimed at developing the tourism industry, including the preservation of natural landscapes and sustainable use of resources. Evaluation of the morphometric characteristics of the relief, such as vertical and horizontal dissection, slope angles, slope exposure, allows us to determine the most promising areas for further use, for example, for organizing tourist routes, creating infrastructure and ecotourism.
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