Experience in Studying Aesthetically Attractive and Recreationally Significant Objects within the Municipalities Boundaries

Abstract

The article discusses topical issues of studying aesthetically attractive and recreationally significant objects within the boundaries of municipalities and rural settlements. The use of the suggested methodological approach to the assessment of the aesthetic and consumer environmental parameters of the regional settlement system is shown on the settlement case study of the Belgorod district of the Belgorod region. The specific features of the recreational activities of residents in the settlements under study are determined, as well as their unique types and correlation with other types of nature management. The key results of the study were the environmental elements representation coefficients, the size of the group of recreants with the corresponding frequency of recreational outings, recreational load, calculated on the basis of static processing of sociological survey of residents data. The relationships between the various characteristics of settlements, the nature of the surrounding environment, and aesthetic and consumer parameters have been established. The assessment of the aesthetic and consumer environmental parameters of the settlements of the study area proved to be significantly varied, which is largely due to the proximity to the administrative center of the region. The prospects of applying the results in making decisions are shown relating to the problems of determining the features of the formation of recreational load and the preference for recreational use of spaces, and, if necessary, developing mechanisms for managing modern urban ecosystems.