RECREATIONAL RELIEF ASSESSMENT OF THE DNISTROVSKYI REGIONAL LANDSCAPE PARK (IVANO-FRANKIVSK REGION)

Abstract

The administrative and economic structure of the territory of the Dnistrovskyi Regional Landscape Park (19,556 ha, 1993), located along the channel of the Dniestr river in the limits of Gorodenkivsky and Tlumatsky districts of Ivano-Frankivsk region, has been characterized. The literature and stock materials concerning geological structure and geomorphological features of the territory of the Dniester RLP were analyzed and the main features of its relief were presented. The park is located within the limits of six geomorphological sub-districts, united by two geomorphological regions: the Opil Structural-Deductive Wavy, the Highly Dissociated Heights, and the North Pokutsk Structural-Denductive Hollow-Wavy Heights of the Podolian structural-denudational high-rise geomorphological sub-districts. Using the ArcGis 10.2 functionality, based on the digitization of 1:50 000 topographic maps, a 3D model of relief and a series of morphometric maps (vertical and horizontal dismemberment of the terrain, the steepness of the earth’s surface, exposure of the slopes) are made, which describes the peculiarities of the relief of the nature conservation institution. Using the method of functional-morphometric assessment of the relief of the Bulgarian scientist H. Tishkov (1984), a functional recreational assessment of the RLP relief was carried out at the level of the geomorphological sub-regions and the areas designated for the development of various types of recreational activities were identified. The points obtained are included in the summary table, and the predominance of points determines the suitability of the territory for the respective type of recreational activity. According to the results of the evaluation, it is determined that the Bystritsko-Tlumatsky and Oleshansky subareas are most favorable for the development of sports tourism, Gorodenkivskyi – for leisure recreation and Burshtynskyi, Dnistersky and Chernelitsky subareas – for recreation. Key words: Dnistrovskyi RLP; morphometric maps; recreational relief assessment; sports and tourist, walking and recreation.