Geoecological aspects in assessing the recreational potential of the Osetr river basin as the basis for the development of ecological tourism

The active development of the tourism industry is accompanied by an increase in the anthropogenic burden on the environment. In this regard, the organization of tourist activities attracts even more recreational resources, which leads to the transformation of unique natural and historical-cultural landscapes and the loss of their pristine beauty. The work considers the most important geoecological approaches to the study of the tourist and recreational potential of the territory on the example of the Osetr river basin with subsequent assessment of the recreational load and capacity of the natural tourist complex. The results of the assessment of tourism and recreational potential for the development of environmental tourism based on the methods and approaches proposed in the study for the processing and analysis of obtained data will form the basis for the creation of a geoecological passport of the catchment area of the Osetr river basin.