Functional Zoning of Ecological Tourism Areas by D
Functional Zoning of Ecological Tourism Areas by D
Dmitry Astanin*
1 Introduction
The use of nature for the purposes of mass recreation makes significant changes to the environment.
The first principle of ecotourism is to minimize such impacts. The task of urban planning is to manage
these processes at all the levels of design, contributing to the preservation of nature, the rational use
of its resources and the creation of favorable conditions for tourism. Vladimirov V.V. emphasized that
functional zoning of the territory is of particular importance in the complex of environmental measures.
Kotlyarov Ye.A. who studied the recreational impact on the natural environment, wrote about the
feasibility of identifying zones for various purposes in the territory of protected natural areas. He
identified three main areas:
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2 Methodology
The basis of zoning ecotourism should be based on the ideology of biosphere territories,
the concept of which was developed in 1974 by the working group of the Man and
Biosphere program, and the main principles of which are formulated in the Seville Strategy
of Biosphere Reserves. Since the main task of national parks is the preservation of natural
landscapes, and for biosphere reserves the history of a positive relationship between man
and nature is important, the development of environmental management methods
adequate to local environmental conditions and cultural traditions. According to the
Seville Strategy, the biosphere reserve should
fulfill three functions: 1. Conservation - a contribution to the preservation of
landscapes, ecosystems, species and genetic varieties;
2. Development - promoting economic, social, culturally and environmentally
sustainable development;
3. Scientific and technical function - support for demonstration projects, environmental
education and training in the field of the environment, research and monitoring related to
local regional, national and global issues of environmental conservation and sustainable
development.
Each biosphere reserve should include: one or more major areas (or cores) that enjoy
long-term protection and allow for the preservation of biological diversity; a buffer zone
located around the core and used for carrying out activities in the field of environmental
education, leisure, ecotourism, etc .; Transition zone (cooperation zone) - a zone of
regulated economic activity (agriculture, forest use). Settlements can be located here.
Core (3-5% of the total area). The main goal is to preserve biodiversity. The size of this
zone should enable the
ecosystem to function. Any capital construction is prohibited here.
The buffer zone (20-10% of the total area) is a multifunctional area designed to
integrate the social environment
into the natural environment. The goal is to reduce the human impact on the nucleus.
The main function is to ensure the rational use of natural resources, perhaps the traditional
use of natural resources. Long-term human settlement is unacceptable.
Transition zone (50-75% of the total area). The goal is to ensure sustainable use of
natural resources and socio-economic development of the region. The main function is
the preservation of traditional cultural landscapes. It is possible to check.
According to UNESCO, where the threshold of ecological balance is exceeded, the goal is the
restoration of nature.
In the 20th century, the model of division (segregation) of agricultural production and
protected areas was widely used in environmental management, but the impossibility of
large-scale land reservation for protected areas is becoming increasingly obvious. The
development of the concept of biosphere reserves, where interaction with the local
population in the zone of cooperation is an important part, is a step towards blurring the
boundaries between protected areas and economic lands. At the beginning of the 21st
century, the idea of mutual penetration was further developed within the concept of
Ecoagriculture. Its essence is that the sustainable development of any landscape should be
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based on the unity of three components: effective agriculture, biodiversity and ecosystem services [13].
In 1990, the government of the GDR adopted the document "The program of organization of national
parks, biosphere reserves and natural parks. As a result of the merger of the two environmental laws of
Germany and the GDR in just one year was created 6 biosphere reserves, which later received the status
of UNESCO.
There are 72 villages and three small towns in the reserve Schorfheide-Chorin.
population is engaged in agriculture. There are 3 functional zones within the reserve:
1.Multicore protection zone (1 - 2.8% of total land area) is entirely occupied by forests. Despite the
fact that it should be used only for scientific purposes, hunting and fishing by extensive methods are
allowed in some of its areas, since this has been a favorite hunting place for centuries and a complete
ban will cause conflicts with the local population.
2.Protection zone 2 (buffer zone) - 19% - walking on special trails is allowed here, it is possible to
conduct agriculture with a ban on the use of chemical plant protection products. There are problems
with tourist activities, as common cases of illegal residence in tents and swimming in prohibited areas.
3.Protection zone 3 (transition or cooperation zone) – 78.2%. It has the status of a landscape reserve.
At the same time, the status of the landscape reserve implies the protection, preservation and
maintenance of landscapes of special value as recreation facilities.
During the construction of any objects on the territory of the reserve, regardless of the form of
ownership of the land, the investor (tenant or owner) is obliged to apply to the territory of the reserve
and obtain approval for the possibility and feasibility of their actions.
At the present stage in Russia there is no legislative base ensure the functioning of all three
mandatory zones [39]. Most of the biosphere reserves in Russia [2], do not have legally approved buffer
and transition zones, in which ecological tourism is primarily developed. In the absence of a transition
zone, our biosphere reserves have not been able to create an optimal structure and manage it with the
participation of the local population.
Most of the biosphere reserves in Russia set the main task of monitoring the natural environment. The
situation began to change when the status of biosphere reserves was first granted to national parks
(Ugra, Vodlozersky,Smolensk lake district). In the existing legislation of Russia national parks correspond
to the principles of activity of the biosphere reserve. In addition, two biosphere reserves have been
created, where the reserves are only the core: the Nizhegorsk Zavolzhye (the Kerzhensky core reserve)
and the Nerusso - Desnyanskoye Polesie (the Bryansk forest core reserve). In our country, a protected
area was created, originally designed as a biosphere - commander Islands [3].
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Fig. 1. Functional zoning of the Smolensk lake district National Park. Functional zoning of the Biosphere reserve
Smolenskoye Poozerye.
During the organization of the Valdai biosphere reserve [4], nuclear and buffer
zones were allocated on the valuable lands of the Park, and the zone of cooperation,
including both the land of the Park and the land of other owners. At present, it is
realized that for the territory in order to maintain biological diversity and
recreational attractiveness, it is important to preserve traditional agriculture,
possibly in several modified forms (rural tourism, shelters for fishermen). Within
its boundaries 150 settlements, permanent residents of 36 thousand people. [5].
In the last decade, the flow of tourists has increased significantly in Valdai, there
is an intensive development of residential land in the coastal areas of lakes,
developing tourist infrastructure. Accordingly, the issues of management and
monitoring of tourist and recreational activities, strengthening of environmental
education, development of methods of control and restoration of recreational areas come to the
Fig. 2. Functional zoning of the Valdai national Park. Functional zoning of the Biosphere reserve of the Valdai.
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Biosphere reserve Vodlozersky - legally fixed area of strict protection of natural complexes, including
the protected area of the national Park. It consists of three cores with valuable typical and unique natural
complexes. Only short-term scientific research related to environmental monitoring is allowed here.
The buffer zone of the biosphere reserve includes specially protected, recreational and territory of
traditional nature management. It includes the waters of the lake Vodlozero, islands and adjacent coastal
areas, as well as most of the basin of the river Ileksa (Iloksa).
On the territory of the buffer zone along with the protection function is carried out activities compatible
with the tasks of conservation – research, tourism, recreation, traditional fishing, agriculture within the
boundaries of historical lands.
The transitional zone includes a forest zone and 4500000 hectares of forest areas adjacent to the
Park. There are 17 settlements, where more than 4,000 people live permanently. The main activity is
forestry and forest industry. In the near future, in the transition zone of the reserve, it is planned to
develop the largest in Russia Aganozero Deposit of chromium ores [7]. The zone has a developed
infrastructure of forest roads. It is planned to conduct landscape and environmental planning of forestry
and the introduction of technologies of gentle forest management. When developing a chrome ore
Deposit, a wide range of measures for environmental protection and monitoring is planned. The vast
area of the buffer zone and the transition zone, with a small population, create favorable conditions for
improving the socio-economic conditions of the local population on the basis of the preservation and
development of traditional environmentally safe forms of natural resources (fishing, agriculture, crafts),
as well as services for tourists.
The national Park can fully implement the function of "conservation" as a biosphere reserve, as well
as the function of "support for targeted research" within the boundaries of the nuclear and buffer zones,
as well as the function of sustainable environmental management in the transition zone.
The national Park Ugra [8] received the status of biosphere reserve at the end of 2002.
The boundaries of the reserve included the entire territory of the Park, as well as its security zone. The
zoning scheme of the reserve is organically combined with the zoning scheme of
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the national Park: the core zone consists of 5 sections of the protected zone, as well as the subzone of
ecological stabilization of the specially protected zone; the buffer zone includes the remaining part of
the specially protected zone, as well as the protection zone of historical and cultural objects; the
protected landscape area along with the other remaining ones, and the external protection zone of the
Park are allocated as a transition zone, which made up 78.8% of the total area of the reserve. The Park
includes 62 settlements with a total number of indigenous inhabitants of 2500 people, and the biosphere
reserve of 138 settlements and more than 13,000 inhabitants. As the Russian experience shows, the
tasks and goals of biosphere reserves are comparable to the tasks of national parks.
Fig. 4. Functional zoning of the Ugra National Park. Functional zoning of the Ugra Biosphere
reserve.
Conservation. The special value of the territory is the diversity of cultural landscapes-integral
territorial complexes that have arisen because of the interaction of man and nature.
Typologically, these include peasant, rural, and Park complexes, manors, monastic landscapes, etc. In
the national Park, developed a strategy for their conservation, maintenance and restoration.
The priority themes of scientific research of cultural and historical heritage are programs for the
study and preservation of traditional folk culture (types of buildings and settlements). Efforts are being
made to restore the heritage. The works of this plan include historical reconstruction of noble estates,
restoration of Park ensembles, and landscape arrangement of ancient settlements.
Promotion of social and economic development. The strategic direction of development of the Park
and the biosphere reserve is the tourism sector, which offers a large range of services with the direct
participation of local residents: - Development of a network
of rural guest houses for families and individual services for small groups; - Arrangement and
maintenance of
tour stops on the river Ugra and Zhizdra for tourists-water-transport workers;
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In the transition zone of the biosphere reserve, the national Park interacts with local entrepreneurs.
The project of a tent camping Sukovka on the Bank of the Ugra River, which is equipped according to
the sketches of the national Park and accepted for service by local entrepreneurs, was implemented. A
grant from the world wildlife Fund with the participation of local residents and schoolchildren has been
used to create an ecological trail in the area of Nikola-Lenivets. Together with the local folk ensemble
revived the tradition of folk festivals Trinity, Maslenitsa, Seeing the Sun.
In the national Park, there are several examples of successful cooperation with farmers, the
experience of which is distributed among the local population: horticulture of V.N.
Morozov in village Lublinka, beekeeping farm of the family of Shipovs in Dzerzhinsky district, hay farm
of I. I. Pugachev in the floodplain of the river Zhizdra. The maintenance and improvement of the peasant-
rural landscape involves the restoration of traditional forms of agriculture and cattle breeding,
beekeeping and horticulture, construction and other crafts necessary for the arrangement of living
space and life [15]. The priority task of the biosphere reserve is the development of partnerships with
the local population, modeling of joint management of the territory
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation "On protected areas" [9], approved in 1995, of
all protected areas only national and natural parks are subject to zoning. The number of functional areas
depends on the natural features of the territory and the nature of its use. The boundaries of functional
zones needs to pass through well-defined linear landmarks: the watersheds of the rivers, roads.
According to the Federal law on protected areas, up to seven zones can be allocated in the national
territory: 1. ÿonservation area. The main function-preservation of natural
complexes and
objects in their natural state, any activity including recreational is forbidden;
2.Specially protected zone. Providing conditions for the preservation of individual natural complexes
and objects; it is possible to visit subjects of strict regulation on specially equipped routes without
accommodation. It serves as a buffer for areas of the protected zone. A specially protected zone may
have subzones: for example, subzones of environmental stabilization in the Ugra National Park [33].
3.The area of cultural tourism. The organization of ecological education and acquaintance with the
sights, any violation of aesthetic perception of landscapes, violation of habitats and ways of migration
of animals are forbidden. Within the limits of this zone it is allowed:
- equipment of routes of different types, including their marking and creation of small architectural
forms; - the device of
Parking for rest and overnight; - equipment of
natural or artificial observation platforms and exposition areas for animal observation; - equipment
of places for
swimming and recreation on the water, construction of berths; -construction and equipment of
educational nature trails; - establishment of information centres
and points.
4. Recreational area. Creating conditions for recreation in a natural environment. In the recreational
area develops road and path network, construction of Parking lots, greenhouse,
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playgrounds and places of recreation. Accommodation and long stops are allowed in
specially designated and equipped places;
5. Protection zone of historical and cultural sites. Providing conditions for the
preservation of historical and cultural sites, recreational activities are coordinated with
the state bodies of protection. Placement and architectural design of objects should
not violate the historical appearance of the landscape;
6. Visitor service area. Accommodation of places of accommodation, tent camps
and other objects of tourist service, cultural, consumer and information service of
visitors); created in planning nodes (most often timed to settlements or recreation
facilities). There can be built stationary objects of tourist service year-round and
seasonal action (hotels, motels, campsites and shelters), environmental information
centers (visit centers), nature museums. The objects of cultural and household
purposes and administrative and economic infrastructure of the national Park are also
being built. Access roads and Parking lots
are equipped, berths are built, beaches are arranged; 7. Zone of economic purpose.
Implementation of economic activities necessary to ensure the functioning of the
national Park. National parks are created in areas inhabited by indigenous people, is
allocated the territory of traditional nature. The regime of this zone is aimed at
maintaining the sustainable use of natural resources, including the development of
Handicrafts and folk crafts, timely restoration of confiscated natural resources, the use
of environmentally friendly methods in agriculture and the preservation of the
appearance of the existing cultural landscapes. At the same time, the Russian
population also belongs to the indigenous population. The construction of new
economic facilities and facilities is prohibited here. Around the national Park is created
a protective zone that protects it from adverse effects. In the protected zone, projects for the develop
The territory of the Ergaki natural Park in accordance with the legislation of the Russian
Federation and the Krasnoyarsk territory, different regimes of protection and use are
established depending on the environmental and recreational value of natural sites:
1.The special protection zone occupies 15.8% of the Park territory and is located in
the East of Ermakovsky district. This area is a protected core of the Park, which is
prohibited to find, travel and pass out of public
roads 2.Recreational and tourist area, which occupies 49.9% of the Park. It is open to
visitors and organized tourism;
3. The zone of traditional nature management -31%, consists of two cluster areas
"Ambuk" and "Us". The residents of Ermakovsky district are allowed to carry out
traditional economic activities (harvesting of food forest resources, medicinal plants,
hunting under nominal one-time licenses).
4.Economic zone, which occupies 2.6 % and consists of 4 cluster plots. The
economic zone is designed for the construction of tourism, recreation, sports
complexes and facilities necessary for the operation of the natural Park.
3 Results
Thus, the territory of the natural Park is divided into 4 functional zones. Of these,
recreation, tourism and economic combine 2 functional zones, allocated in the Federal
law on protected areas. Recreation and tourism combines zones of educational tourism
and recreational zone, and economic: the zone of service of visitors and economic.
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Zoning of the Zoning of Regulation of urban development The zoning of ecotourism Land included in
biosphere reserve national parks areas of ecotourism,
in Russia located outside of
protected areas.
Core. Biodiversity Protected area Any construction is prohibited Closed zone.
conservation Any
recreational activity is prohibited
Buffer zone. Specially protected Strictly regulated area. Visits and transit State Forest Land.
Activities in the Zone Laying of pipes is possible tourism are possible. Water protection
field of eco- zone
education and
ecotourism
The area of educational Equipment of routes, parking for rest, Adjustable area. State Forest Land.
tourism laying of educational eco-trails. Localization of visitors on the route. Agricultural land
Construction of roads and of education.
Organization ecological
large tourist facilities is
prohibited Violation of aesthetic perception of the
landscape is prohibited
Recreational area The development of road and Localization of visitors on the route and State Forest Land.
path network, construction of places of rest Water protection
parking lots, construction sites zone
and recreation areas are allowed.
Visitor service area Construction of stationary objects of Open area. Settlement lands
tourist service. Allowed free movement in and sites of tourist
Equipment of access roads and compliance with environmental bases
Parking lots regulations
Protection zone of Placement and architectural Zone of traditional culture. Lands of cultural
historical and cultural design of objects should not Violation of the cultural landscape is monuments
complexes violate the historical appearance of prohibited
the landscape
The territory of The construction of new facilities is Traditional nature management and Agricultural lands.
traditional nature prohibited preservation of the original way of life Settlement lands
management of the local population are allowed
Ecological tourism is mainly carried out in the territories of protected areas, but can also go beyond
the protected areas. The scheme of functional zoning should allow to organize the recreational area in
such a way that economic, recreational and environmental functions are combined on it in the most
optimal way. For this purpose, zones of special protection (state Forest lands and water protection
zones: only transit tourism is possible), regulated recreational use (state Forest lands and agricultural
use), visitor service (settlement lands and sites of tourist bases: reconstruction and construction of
tourist service facilities are allowed), municipal and economic (settlement lands) and traditional land use
(agricultural land).
According to Strasdas [20] and Ceballos-Lascurain [10-11] (the main ways of tourism management
in protected areas), it is necessary to allocate strict protection zones, where any recreational activities
are prohibited, restricted areas, where it is possible to walk along the trails accompanied by a guide,
areas with a moderate mode of use, there may be a limited number of infrastructure facilities (ecological
trails, observation platforms), areas of intensive use, where there is an improved infrastructure (recreation
and overnight, roads, trails, observation towers), infrastructure areas, where are the main objects of
tourism infrastructure, and sports fishing zone.
Khromov Yu. B. proposed to zone recreational area. For this purpose, it is planned to create
recreational areas with different allowable density of visitors per time unit. On the territory of the natural
Park he distinguishes the following areas: the most intensive use;
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intensive use; extensive use; long-term restoration of the landscape with the possible
use of the territory for tourism as the landscape is restored; the territory for short-term walking.
The functional zoning of the ecotourism territory is influenced by the tourist
structure of the territory, the structure of which is determined by the presence of the
main sources of recreational demand and landscape-route corridors between them.
As a result of the analysis, the following zones can be identified according to the
degree of regulation of urban development, openness to tourists, the mode of use:
1.Areas closed to tourists are key natural areas or the core of the ecological
framework, areas of strict protection, closed due to the vulnerability of the environment
and the incompatibility of tourism with scientific research. This includes protected
and specially protected areas, specially protected areas with seasonal and temporary
protection of endangered species of animals and plants, the territory of temporary
ecological rest or ecological restoration (if the monitoring results showed the
deterioration of natural complexes as a result of tourist activities) in the protected
areas. Outside the protected areas it can be water protection zones and lands of the
state Forest [11]. The main goal of this zone is to preserve biodiversity. The size of
this zone should enable the ecosystem to function. Any capital construction and recreational activi
2.The zone of strict regulation is a specially protected zone, visit of which is
possible only under the condition of strict regulation accompanied by a guide, transit
tourism is possible. The infrastructure of this zone is minimal and can consist only of hiking trails.
3.Regulated zones are recreation and tourist zones of national and natural parks
(zones of cognitive tourism, recreational), buffer zones of biosphere reserves,
territories of landscape and route corridors, lands of the state forest Fund [12] and agricultural pur
Managed zones are areas of regulated recreation and educational tourism, where
conditions are provided for the demonstration of natural phenomena for the purpose
of environmental education and, at the same time, measures are taken to preserve
the natural landscape and the free movement of migratory animals. Here the presence
of tourists is allowed under control. Visitors are localized on the route or place of rest. Tourist infra
In this zone can be equipped with tourist Parking, paved routes, equipped with
pointers and garbage collection points, used wooden decking, excluding trampling,
built observation platforms, allowing you to photograph animals, while limiting the
load on them. The construction of roads and major tourist facilities should be prohibited in the man
The most acceptable is the use of mobile tourist facilities and tourist shelters located
within walking distance from the tourist attraction.
4.Open areas where tourists can move freely, observing environmental regulations.
These are zones of accommodation and service of tourists in protected areas, lands
of settlements and sites of tourist bases, providing conditions for recreation and
accommodation in tourist institutions, dispersal of tourist flows. Here the main
stationary tourist institutions (tourist bases, hotel complexes, visit centers) are
concentrated, access roads and Parking lots are equipped. The location of the open
zone depends on the existing transport network and the area of concentration of the main natural a
5.Zones of traditional culture consist of zones of traditional nature management,
lands of settlements and agricultural lands, lands of the state Forest [13] and water
protection zones, where the original way of life of the local population is preserved
and the traditional nature management for the area is allowed. Hunting, fishing,
harvesting of berries and mushrooms can be allowed within its limits. The rules of
conduct of tourists depend on traditional nature management to preserve the way of
life of the indigenous population. In this zone it is possible to demonstrate ecological
forms of nature management, development of rural tourism, development projects of
which are coordinated with the administration of protected areas. Expansion and construction of n
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4 Conclusions
Open area - here are planning centers with a full set of planning elements.
Regulated zone - planning nodes with a limited set of planning elements, mainly a road
and tropical network with
the presence of short-term seasonal and mobile tent tourist institutions, such as tent
camps, tourist shelters and huts.
Strictly regulated area can develop the only the footpath network.
In the settlements of the area of traditional culture there may be the location of planning
nodes with a full set of planning
elements. Outside the settlements-depending on the cultural component, the
set of planning elements can correspond to areas from strict protection to the open zone.
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