
DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-904-4-0154
MANAGING CLOSE-TO-NATURE SHARED-USED RECREATIONAL TRAILS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
- Hana Hermová, Tomáš Kvasnička
In the legislative framework of the Czech Republic there are several user groups that have right of access to forest for recreation by law. These user groups are: pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and skiers. They differ in their characteristics of their land use, demands for recreational infrastructure, and extent of the right of access. The extent of the right of access for different user groups has implications for the user flow through the areas of interest and more importantly for the formal recreational trails products. It is also one of the sources of the potential user-conflict. The solution in the Czech Republic has been blanket and general restrictions that are gradually tightening. However, this has no basis in current legislation and may even be in direct conflict with it. From the point of view of the future of forest recreation and nature protection in the Czech Republic it is also a very short-sighted fix. From a professional point of view, it is therefore necessary to look at the problem in a more comprehensive way. It is essential to implement and start using the full breadth of recreational management tools.
Keywords: right of access, user groups, restrictions, forest recreation, shared use trails
pages: 154-157, Published: 2023, online: 2023
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