Design of tourist destinations as a factor of strengthening agglomeration processes

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the design of tourist destinations as a factor in strengthening agglomeration processes. Recreational travel is an already studied factor in the formation of urban agglomerations in the industrial age. First of all, we are talking about dachas, recreation centers, school camps. However, at present, the character and goals of recreational flows have changed significantly in the direction of attending events and various agglomeration facilities by private vehicles. The core-city of the agglomeration, which has tourism as an industry of specialization, seeks to increase the time spent by tourists, incl. by expanding the geography of tourist attractions that can be visited in a day or two and returned to the core of agglomeration. Accordingly, for territories of the agglomeration, it is necessary to provide for allocation of space and engineering conditions for the creation of infrastructure designed to serve recreants and tourists. The article proposes to single out "narrow" and "broad" approaches to the design of tourist destinations. The "narrow" approach involves the design of new or reorientation of existing facility for tourist and recreational purposes. This approach is given attention in scientific and educational literature. When applying a “broad” approach to design, one should provide for the possibility of using a particular object not only for its intended purpose, but also provide for the possibility of using it as an object of tourist interest. The example of the Kazan agglomeration of the Republic of Tatarstan shows how purely tourist and recreational facilities function and how tourism industry becomes important for those who initially did not consider the development of tourism as a strategic goal when designing.