Scientists have long found out that for high labor efficiency a person needs regular and proper rest. Without this, one should not expect great labor feats from an employee. But you can also relax in different ways: someone just lies on the couch and watches TV, while someone takes out his backpack and goes camping. In the latter case, the recreational resources of the world are of great importance, or in other words, resources for recreation and tourism.
What is recreation?
It is believed that the term "recreation" came to us from Latin: recreation - "restoration". There is such a word in the Polish language - recreatja, which in translation means "rest". It is worth noting that in the world there is still no single and universally recognized scientific definition of this concept.
It can be said that recreation is a process of restoring a person’s vitality (physical, moral and mental), which were expended in the course of labor activity. At its core, recreation can be tourism, medical, spa, wellness, sports, etc. Species can also be distinguished according to time frames: short-term, long-term (with or without interruption from work), seasonal. Also, recreation can be organized and unorganized (the so-called wild rest).
Basic concepts
Other important concepts can be deduced from the definition of the term “recreation”: “tourist and recreational resources” and “recreational activity”. The second term means a special type of economic activity aimed at restoring human forces. Moreover, the word "economic" in combination with the word "activity" suggests the possibility of generating income.
The study of these and some other related concepts is carried out by such sciences as recreational and recreational geography. Among the scientists of these disciplines, one can meet geographers, biologists, economists, and psychologists, because they were formed at the junction of several areas of knowledge at once. In particular, recreational geography studies the features of the distribution of recreational resources and objects across our planet, as well as individual countries. Recreational resources of the world and their study are also included in the competence of this science. We will discuss them further.
Recreational World Resources
They began to excite scientists and researchers from about the middle of the twentieth century. It was then that the first serious scientific developments in this field began to appear.
Recreational resources of the world are a complex of recreational objects (created by nature or man) that are suitable for the development of recreational activities based on them.
What could be a recreational facility? Yes, anything, if only the object had a recreational effect. It can be a waterfall, mountain peak, medical sanatorium, city park, museum or an old fortress.
The main properties of such resources include:
- attractiveness;
- geographic accessibility;
- relevance;
- potential stock;
- method of use and others.
Classification
Recreational resources of the world still do not have a single classification. Each of the researchers has his own view on this issue. Nevertheless, the following types of recreational resources can be distinguished:
- Recreational and therapeutic (treatment).
- Recreational and recreational (treatment, rehabilitation and spa holidays).
- Recreational and sports (outdoor activities and tourism).
- Recreational and educational (excursions, cruises and travels).
This classification looks the most successful and understandable. Although there are many others according to which world recreational resources are divided into:
- natural (created by nature);
- natural and man-made (created by nature and modified by man);
- historical and cultural (created by man);
- infrastructure;
- non-traditional.
The last group is very interesting, which combines the resources necessary for the development of unusual or extreme types of recreation. These can be ancient cemeteries, dilapidated castles, underground catacombs, abandoned mines , etc.
Recreational and healing resources of the world
They are intended for organizing, first of all, human treatment. This can be a complex therapy of the whole organism, or individual organs and systems.
Recreational and healing resources of the world include the following objects:
- mineral water sources;
- healing mud;
- mountain resorts;
- sea coasts;
- salt lakes, etc.
Recreational and recreational resources of the world
This group includes all the resources on the basis of which treatment can be carried out, as well as the healing of the body (for example, after heavy operations). Such resources include resorts and resort areas (sea, alpine, ski, forest, etc.).
Among the most popular resort areas of the world are the following:
- Hawaiian Islands;
- Seychelles
- Canary Islands;
- Bali Island
- island of Cuba;
- Goa
- Cote d'Azur (France);
- Golden Sands (Bulgaria), etc.
Recreational-sporting and recreational-cognitive resources
Majestic mountain systems (Alps, Cordillera, Himalayas, Caucasus, Carpathians) attract a huge number of active tourists and extreme people. After all, there are all the necessary recreational and sports resources. You can go hiking or conquer one of the peaks. You can organize an extreme descent along a mountain river or go climbing. The mountains have a wide range of diverse recreational resources. There is also a huge number of ski resorts.
Recreational and cognitive resources include many different objects: architectural and historical-cultural. It can be fortresses, ancient castles, palace complexes, museums and even entire cities. Thousands of tourists annually visit countries such as France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Austria, Switzerland and others.
The most famous museum in the world is, of course, the Louvre Museum, which contains the richest collections of exhibits. Among them you can see Assyrian ancient bas-reliefs, and Egyptian painting.
One of the largest and most elegant palace complexes in the world is Peterhof, located near St. Petersburg. A large number of tourists travel to India to see the miracle of world architecture - the Taj Mahal, or to Egypt to see the famous Egyptian pyramids with their own eyes, or to Croatia to wander through the narrow streets of medieval Dubrovnik.
Recreational and tourist potential of Russia
The recreational resources of Russia are very rich and diverse. So, the Black Sea, Azov, Baltic coasts, as well as Gorny Altai have huge potential for the development of resort tourism and therapeutic recreation.
The historical, cultural and educational recreational resources of Russia are also widely represented. In this regard, the largest potential is possessed by such regions of the country as the Northwest, North Caucasus, Kaliningrad Region, as well as the cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kostroma, Tver, Kazan. Ecological tourism and recreation can be successfully developed in Kamchatka, Sakhalin Island and Lake Baikal.
Finally
Thus, the recreational resources of the world are very diverse and rich. These are ancient cities, amazing architectural buildings, high mountains and fast-moving waterfalls, museums and castles covered in legends.