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АSSESSMENT OF ECOTURISTIC POWER OF REGIONS BY METHOD OF
ECOTURISM POSSIBILITIES SPECTRUM
Khamidov O.X, doctor of economics, professor
researcher Yakubjonova H.Yo,
Bukhara State University
It is known that the natural and climatic features of Uzbekistan have a sufficient ecotourism
potential. In describing the ecotourism potential of the region in general, it is important to pay attention
to the following aspects: ecotourism are important aspects of development. In terms of biodiversity,
the region has great potential for ecotourism with its resources, including endemic plants, perennial
monumental trees and archeologically protected natural areas.
The above descriptions are part of the general ecotourism characteristics
of the region and may
not be a solution for identification in each region section. This situation necessitates the assessment
of the ecotourism potential of the region in terms of such ecotourism potential on the basis of certain
criteria.
To assess the ecotourism potential of the identified attractions in the area, it is advisable to
evaluate using the Ecotourism Opportunity Spectrum (EOS) method.
The most important step taken in this study is to address the challenges faced in the development
of ecotourism in the common ecotourism areas identified in the region. The following problems were
identified during the field research;
- Lack of ecotourism infrastructure in the regions;
- Few hotels to accommodate tourist groups at the level of modern convenience;
- Insufficient investment for the construction and reconstruction
of tourist accommodation;
- low level of tourist services, the difference between the quality of tourist services and their
prices;
- high prices for hotels, catering, transport and other services offered to tourists in ecotourism
areas in city centers;
- Lack of high-level organization of transport;
- Absence of non-commercial advertising;
- the disappearance of traditional settlements in the regions and, as a result, the traditional way
of life of indigenous peoples, the modernization of their crafts;
- the remoteness of many unique natural areas from major centers and airports, the complexity
of transporting tourists
to the area, poor roads, seasonal difficulties during travel;
-winter cold climate and limited tourist season. In many areas, the active tourist season is only
3 months a year.
- In a number of ecotourism areas there is a lack of vehicles, communication facilities, the
necessary tourist equipment and facilities, and even rent is not organized.
- Insufficient level of engineering infrastructure (electricity,
water supply, transport, bridges,
sewage treatment plants, etc.) in some areas;
- Lack of tourist buses in ecotourism areas;
- Lack of a regulatory framework for the development of ecotourism in the areas aimed at the
development of ecotourism;
- Insufficient experience and knowledge of the local population in the areas necessary for the
successful organization of ecotourism and its small scale;
- Lack of professional
guides for ecotourism tours;
-Marketing problems are a serious obstacle to the development of e-tourism in Uzbekistan.
- To date, the international community does not have enough information about the ecotourism
resorts of the republic, their importance and opportunities to visit.
- Incomplete identification of objects for the development of ecotourism in the regions;
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The results of the study provide a basis for conducting environmental policy in the region, while
providing sustainable business opportunities in ecotourism in the study area. The aim of this study is
to determine the ecotourism potential of the region. Using the EIS method to study the potential of
ecotourism in the study area, it will be possible to evaluate and analyze the data in terms of possibilities
for use in ecotourism by focusing on 7 (seven) components. The main criteria are:
1) Attractions
2) infrastructure
3)
interaction
4) usability
5) skill level and knowledge
6) mutual social relations
7) focused on management relations. The importance of each of these factors depends on the
local conditions of the ecotourism region and territory, i.e. in this case the level of socio-economic
development of the proposed area is directly related.
It is advisable to identify relatively potential attractions in the study area and then analyze them
based on seven main criteria and 30 sub-criteria and scores on 9 identified ecotourism sites.
Assessing the potential of ecotourism using the EIS method
It is advisable to create a map based on the EIS table on 7 criteria. Through this map, high and
medium potential levels of regions can be identified. Scores with very high = 4, high = 3, low = 2,
very low = 1 were given for the selected primary and other minor structural criteria. It is then advisable
to calculate a small sum of all scores and classify them in tabular form.
Preparation of ecotourism manuals and construction of transport, health,
drinking water
facilities and sewerage systems, as well as recreation infrastructure and, most importantly, raising the
ecological culture of the local population, which is an important subject in the development of
ecotourism, are among the priorities.
Thus, middle centers can instruct weak centers on how to work on their weaknesses. Medium
centers need to be transformed into high-potential areas, and weak centers need to be worked on. The
results obtained in this study are instructive for research to identify ecotourism, which is particularly
potential for protected areas, and this potential can be used to develop a sustainable form of tourism.
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