Evaluation of the natural recreational potential of the area Smečno - Ledce - Přelíc

The thesis deals with the evaluation of the natural recreational potential of a selected area. The evaluation is based on three different methods with different approaches. Selected methods are TERPLAN, Inverse Distance Weighting IDW and Focal statistics. The evaluation was situated in the Central Bohemian Region in the territory of Smecno, Ledce and Prelic. Input data for TERPLAN were created by vectorization of base maps. The TEPRLAN method needed to be edited for needs of selected area, because the original form of the TERPLAN is strictly focused on several landscape features. Input data for the other two methods comes from questionnaires. Landscape features were divided into five groups which each of them represent a specific sort of a recreation. These groups were rated according to the results of questionnaires. The IDW method evaluated the recreational potential on basis of distances between the centers of towns and landscape features. The result of this method is an interpolated value of recreational potential for its center. The recreational potential was counted for every town center and their merger gives a final raster layer as a result of recreational potential of whole area. The method of focal statistics was counted for mean and sum of input values. The raster layer of mean focal statistics represent a distribution of important landscape features in area. Second method of focal statistics with sum leads to the results that summarize recreational potential of each segment in area. Results of these three methods were supplemented with field research. According to the results of all methods was selected part of area with greatest recreation potential where was situated plans to boost actual potential. These plans should bring recreation opportunities closer to the public. Outcomes of this thesis can be used as input for next strategic planning development of this area