DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-087-0-0299

PLANNING OF THE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN FORESTRY: LINKING TO POLICIES AND PLANNING

Kateřina Holušová^{1, 2}, Otakar Holuša²

¹ Department of Forest and Wood Product Economics and Policy, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1665/1, 613 00 Brno, Czechia

² Department of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1665/1, 613 00 Brno, Czechia

This contribution deals with the theoretical relationship of how forestry should influence society's requirements for recreation in forests and, on the other hand, how society's requirements for recreation in forests influence forestry. Here, the emphasis is placed on existing planning systems, policies and strategies. Using the examples of selected towns and municipalities from the Hodonín region in the Czech Republic, the study monitors the encounters of national and international policies and strategies with immediate impacts on forestry, and vice versa from the point of view of recreational use. The importance of the state of forests, their location, natural conditions, infrastructure, etc. plays a key role. This study found that although policies and strategies significantly mention forestry and the requirements of recreational use at a sustainable level, from a practical point of view we would expect this to be included in forest management plans. These are understood as a specific practical tool for the forest owner, but they should also include the stated demands of society, which are based on policies, strategies and are reflected through legislation in specific management measures. Unfortunately, the results of the findings point to shortcomings in these expectations.

Klíčová slova: forest management planning, strategy, policy, theoretical approaches, implementation

stránky: 299-302, Publikováno: 2026, online: 2026