Open AccessProspects for the rational use of water bodies of the Northwestern Federal District of Russia in the tourism sector
Author(s) -
Alexey Grigoriev,
Roman Paranin,
Alina Paraninа
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/381/1/012032
Subject(s) - tourism , recreation , natural (archaeology) , natural resource , geography , world heritage , natural heritage , water resources , archaeology , environmental planning , political science , ecology , law , biology
The purpose of the article is to show that it is economically viable and environmentally sound to use the water resources of the Northwestern Federal District (NWFD) of Russia as a matrix for the development of tourism and recreational facilities in the region. Such specialization corresponds to the peculiarities of a very vulnerable northern nature and modern conditions when the sphere of recreational nature management and the market for services are actively developing all over the world. A large number of water bodies, unique monuments of natural and cultural heritage are located on the territory of the NWFD, which determines the possibilities of combining these resources in projects of recreational nature management. According to the authors of the article, the most promising resources are prehistoric monuments, including stone sculptures, structures and revered stones of different genesis and age. However, these objects are the least studied and protected. There are several problematic issues, which are related to the study, conservation and rational use of megalithic objects located on the region’s water and water routes. We consider the possibilities of researching such objects as the simplest astronomical tools of the Stone Age, list the main directions and research methods, and give some specific examples.