Recreational Ecosystem Services Assessment in a Municipal Region for Nature Management

The study assessed the recreational ecosystem services of the Zarinsky region of the Altai Krai, determined by the presence in the region of natural conditions for recreation, including tourism. The assessment is based on the application of the hedonic pricing method, as the initial data for its implementation were data on the cadastral value of recreational land plots, as well as data on the cadastral value of neighboring agricultural and forestry plots, the land use structure of the area, data from the Forest Plan of the Altai Krai. In the course of the study, the main objects of organized and unorganized recreation in the region were considered, in total, an analysis of 7 objects and 33 land plots was carried out. On the basis of a comparative analysis, recreational ecosystem services were assessed in four settlements where tourist bases and recreation centers operate. The value of recreational ecosystem services in the area according to the results of the study is 18855–23954 rubles/ha/year. It was revealed that the location of objects of organized and unorganized recreation in the Zarinsky region tends to transport infrastructure, as well as to objects that are attractive for tourism – slopes suitable for active types of tourism, water bodies, taiga landscapes. It was also revealed that when moving from west to east across the territory of the region, the change of landscapes from forest-steppe plains to taiga foothills causes an increase in the value of recreational services. In addition, within the framework of the study, proposals were developed for the development of organized tourism in water bodies popular with the population, which will increase the quality and value of recreational ecosystem services.