Ecotourism potential within the sustainable territory development: Regional aspect

Abstract

Nowadays ecological or «green» tourism is an actual direction for the natural and recreational territory potential development. Ecotourism is able to provide the sustainable development as certain regions and in the Russian Federation as a whole. The difficulties connected with the ecotourism formation and organization reveal the need in new decisions for the creation of the comfortable eco-touristic space for the customer at the current stage of the economic development. Novosibirsk region has a rich natural and recreational potential and consider as perspective territory for the ecotourism formation and development. The region has favourable temperate continental climate, developed hydrographic network, presence the attractive natural objects including specially protected natural areas (SPNA). It is necessary to position the region as a new eco-touristic destination and implement by stages the best practices of the eco-oriented tourism. The main goal of the study is to analyze and estimate the touristic and recreational potential of the Novosibirsk region to justify the ecotourism development directions in the region. This study is characterized and presented by the analysis of the natural and recreational potential of the Novosibirsk region for the ecotourism development. The estimation of the regional climate conditions and natural resources is conducted. The most attractive districts for the ecotourism development are defined. The author proposes the districts’ specialization by subtypes of the eco-oriented tourism that need to takes into account the determination of the touristic territory development trajectories.