GEOECOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF LOCAL SURROUNDINGS FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECREATIONAL TOURISM

Authors

  • Milica Pecelj Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijic” SASA, Belgrade University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Geography, East Sarajevo South Ural State University, Institute of Sports, Tourism and Service, Chelyabinsk
  • Milica Lukić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Geography, Belgrade
  • Ana Vučičević Military Geographical Institute, Belgrade
  • Elena De Uña-Álvarez University of Vigo, Department of History, Art and Geography, Ourence
  • Joaquim C. G. Esteves da Silva University of Porto, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings, Porto
  • Irina Freinkina South Ural State University, Institute of Sports, Tourism and Service, Chelyabinsk
  • Sonja Ciganović University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Geography, East Sarajevo
  • Uroš Bogdanović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2298/IJGI1802215P

Keywords:

geoecological evaluation, V-Wert Method, Universal Thermal Climatic Index, sports and recreational tourism, Loznica

Abstract

The paper presents geoecological evaluation of the city of Loznica for the purposes of sports and recreational tourism based on quantitative method of diversity, V-Wert Method. Using the GIS tool by the quantitative method, the criteria of natural components (relief, forest, water surface and climate) are evaluated for the analyzed area. In the proposed method, the climate factor was supplemented by the analysis of the bioclimatic index Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). When the evaluation was completed, the final results were obtained based on which the degrees of convenience of different parts of the analyzed area have been presented. Out of the total analyzed surface, which amounts to 705 km2, favorable surfaces comprise 21 km2 (2.98%), and very favorable surfaces comprise 33 km2, i.e. 4.68% of the territory. The largest area consists of conditionally favorable terrains — 333 km2 (47.23%). Since one of the basic strategic priorities of the City of Loznica is improvement and development of sports and recreational tourism, the aim of this analysis is to emphasize the potential of the mentioned area in terms of general suitability of the terrain for the development of this type of tourism.

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2018-08-24

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Pecelj, M., Lukić, M., Vučičević, A., De Uña-Álvarez, E., C. G. Esteves da Silva, J., Freinkina, I., Ciganović, S., & Bogdanović, U. (2018). GEOECOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF LOCAL SURROUNDINGS FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECREATIONAL TOURISM. Journal of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, 68(2), 215–231. https://doi.org/10.2298/IJGI1802215P

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Vol. 68 No. 2 (2018): Journal of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA

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