Geographic assessment of obstacles on European rivers for water sports tourism

IF 0.4 Q4 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
O. Kolotukha, Olena L. Myrgorodska, I. Kozynska, T. Bozhuk
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Experts predict that the global market of water sports tourism is expected to reach almost $ 850 billion by 2032, with an average annual growth of almost 17% over the next 10 years. At the moment, not a single segment of the world tourism has such a high growth rate. At the same time, we should not forget that water tourism is one of the most technically complex sports. If in other types a tourist can stop on almost any difficult part of the route in order to recuperate, find the best solution, the fast water flow does not allow this. The guarantee of correct actions can be given only by the worked out reaction of each tourist individually and the crew of the tourist vessel as a whole. Therefore, the purpose of the research is professional, incl., assessment of water obstacles, which is extremely important for the safety of tourist sports trips, that are often carried out on the verge of the physical and technical geographical capabilities of their participants. The goal was achieved through the use of such scientific research methods as analytical-statistical, com- parative-geographical, reference and field expeditionary research. The authors have established that water tourism is a rafting of tourists in water areas on various means of rafting – inflatable boats (rafts), kayaks, catamarans, canoes and others with overcoming various obstacles on the water relief – rapids, riffles, river bars and boils, and even waterfalls of different heights. The nature, number and variety of water obstacles determine the technical complexity of the water tourist route. Therefore, the task of scientists is to develop criteria for assessing the complexity of water obstacles so that tourists-athletes, when overcoming them, can compare their tourist experience, technical capabilities of their vessel in order to decide whether they can safely overcome a particular obstacle (go through the route). The authors analyzed a number of classifications for determining the complexity of water obstacles – International, American, S. Chernik’s classification. These classifications differ in the initial categories of complexity assessment of water obstacles and are close enough when assessing more complex obstacles from category IV to VI of complexity. The analysis showed that the international classification is best used in assessing the complexity of local water obstacles (rapids). Instead, either the American classification or the S. Chernik’s classification should be used to assess long water sports routes. Europe has a fairly dense river system and a significant number of rivers suitable for water tourist trips. The maximum category of complexity of European rivers is the sixth (according to any of the classifications). Such level of complexity can be found on the rivers of the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, and the North Caucasus. The potential for the development of water sports tourism is not evenly distributed between European countries. A special place in this regard is occupied by the countries of the Balkan Peninsula, since rivers of all categories of complexity are represented here – from the easiest to the most complex. For tourists-athletes of high qualification, the Scandinavian Peninsula rivers can serve as a training ground.
欧洲河流水上运动旅游障碍的地理评估
专家预测,到2032年,全球水上运动旅游市场预计将达到近8500亿美元,未来10年的年均增长率将接近17%。目前,世界上没有任何一个旅游行业有如此高的增长率。同时,我们不应该忘记,水上旅游是技术上最复杂的运动之一。如果在其他类型的游客可以停在几乎任何困难的部分路线,以恢复,找到最好的解决方案,快速水流不允许这样做。只有每个游客个人和整个旅游船船员的反应才能保证正确的行动。因此,研究的目的是专业的,包括对水障碍的评估,这对旅游运动旅行的安全是极其重要的,这往往是在参与者的物理和技术地理能力的边缘进行的。这一目标是通过使用诸如分析统计、比较地理、参考和实地考察等科学研究方法来实现的。作者已经确定,水上旅游是游客在水域乘坐各种各样的漂流方式-橡皮艇(筏),皮艇,双体船,独木舟和其他克服各种障碍在水的缓解-激流,激流,河坝和沸腾,甚至不同高度的瀑布。水上障碍物的性质、数量和种类决定了水上旅游线路的技术复杂性。因此,科学家的任务是制定评估水障碍复杂性的标准,以便游客运动员在克服障碍时,可以比较他们的旅游经验,他们的船只的技术能力,以决定他们是否可以安全地克服特定的障碍(通过路线)。作者分析了许多用于确定水障碍复杂性的分类-国际,美国,S. Chernik的分类。这些分类在水障碍物复杂性评估的初始类别上有所不同,但在评估更复杂的障碍物时,从复杂性的第IV类到第VI类,这些分类足够接近。分析表明,国际分类最适合用于评估当地水障碍(急流)的复杂性。相反,应该使用美国的分类或S. Chernik的分类来评估长距离水上运动路线。欧洲有相当密集的河流系统,有相当多的河流适合水上旅游。欧洲河流最复杂的类别是第六(根据任何分类)。这种复杂程度可以在斯堪的纳维亚半岛、巴尔干半岛和北高加索的河流中找到。水上运动旅游的发展潜力在欧洲国家之间分布并不均匀。巴尔干半岛各国在这方面占有特殊地位,因为这里有各种复杂类型的河流- -从最简单的到最复杂的。对于高水平的旅游运动员来说,斯堪的纳维亚半岛的河流可以作为训练场。
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Journal of Geology Geography and Geoecology
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