“DNISTER” REGIONAL LANDSCAPE PARK - IN THE TERRITORIAL RECREATIONAL NETWORK OF PODILIA

The publication considers the peculiarities of the nature of the regional landscape park "Dnister", the landscapes of which have been influenced by economic activity. According to the tested method, its recreational potential and transport accessibility were assessed. The role of the park in the possible provision of recreational services for 90 thousand people and almost 560 thousand people in total has been established. The important socio-economic role in the regional recreational system of Vinnitsa region, as well as the key role in environmental and ecological networks is recognized. It is noted that RLP is a connecting contact element with the ecological network of the Republic of Moldova. The intensification of the creation of regional parks is dictated both by objective preconditions (available recreational resources, growing needs of the local population in providing recreational services) and the interest of local authorities in increasing the area of protected areas. In addition, the newly created territories and objects of the NPF correspond to the conceptual principles of forming a regional network of protected areas and the formation of the integrity of the basic elements of the regional ecological network. Therefore, the landscapes of RLP "Dnister" are involved in the formation of a key area of regional importance of the eco-network of Vinnitsa and Podillya in general. Calculations of the recreational capacity of the territory showed that within the RLP "Dnister" the minimum recreational capacity is 1219400 people, the average - 1524250, the maximum - 18291000 people. This type of assessment takes into account the average load per square kilometer. If calculations are made within the functional zones of the park (Table 2), the recreational capacity will be redistributed mainly between the zones of regulated and stationary recreation, the economic zone with partial use of the protected area. Since the recreational and economic zones of the park occupy about 70% of the territory, for a more accurate assessment of the recreational capacity of the functional zones need to use a reduction factor of 0.7. A more detailed spatial assessment of recreational capacity requires consideration of the decreasing slope steepness coefficient. At steepness of slopes of 10-20% - the lowering factor of number of vacationers makes 0,8; at 20-30% - 0.6; 30-50% - 0.4; over 50% - 0.2. As an average for RLP, we took a reduction factor of 0.6, which was used for the entire park. RLP "Dnister" is endowed with a high potential of natural and historical and cultural recreational resources available for short-term recreation of about 90 thousand locals, with a potential recreational capacity of 560 thousand people. The Dnister Regional Landscape Park is an important element not only of the regional recreational system, but also of the Podillya regional eco-network and is dedicated to the national-wide eco-corridor, which connects a number of key areas of the Middle Trans Dnister National Park. Key words: Regional Landscape Park, Dnister, territorial recreational network, Podillya.