The natural component of recreational potential and its use in the St. Petersburg agglomeration

The work is devoted to the problems arising during the realization of the natural recreational potential of the St. Petersburg agglomeration within the framework of the weekly recreation of its residents. The territorial boundaries of the resources involved are discussed. The structure of demand with differentiation by several parameters and the structure of supply for recreational infrastructure and accommodation facilities in the interregional market of recreational services are described. Recommendations are given to increase the diversity of the offered set of services. Historical parallels are drawn in some sections. The importance of specially protected natural territories as elements that increase the recreational attractiveness of the region is discussed, examples of various ways to solve the problem of increasing the recreational potential of the territory are given. The sources of uneven loading of recreational system elements are analyzed and ways to reduce the negative impact of this unevenness are proposed.