DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-087-0-0181

GIS-BASED SPATIAL EVALUATION OF RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL IN THE LANDSCAPE UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS

Radovan Pondelík¹, Martin Zápotocký¹

¹ ESPRIT, spol. s r.o., Pletiarska 2, 969 01 Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic

The sustainable development of recreational activities in natural landscapes requires an integrated understanding of both environmental potential and limiting factors. This study presents a GIS-based spatial evaluation of recreational potential, incorporating environmental and socio-economic constraints that affect its practical applicability. Four categories were assessed: winter recreation (snow-based sports), summer outdoor recreation outside built-up areas, cottage and second-home recreation, and educational and exploratory tourism. The evaluation was based on GIS-supported spatial analysis and multi-criteria modelling using selected landscape attributes, including topography, land cover and accessibility. The resulting spatially differentiated values were subsequently analysed in relation to limiting factors, particularly those related to landscape structure, nature and resource protection, and environmental stressors. By integrating calculated potentials with identified constraints, the study defines the realistic recreational potential of the landscape and provides a spatial framework for evidence-based and sustainable recreation planning.

Klíčová slova: recreation suitability; spatial modelling; outdoor recreation; nature conservation; land-use planning

stránky: 181-184, Publikováno: 2026, online: 2026