Analysis of potential recreational load on Moscow’s specially protected natural areas

Abstract

The article presents a methodology for calculating the potential recreational load on Moscow's specially protected natural areas according to MGSN 1.02-02. The calculation was performed for three Moscow specially protected natural areas: Severnoye Tushino Nature Park (Aleshkinskiy forest territory), Shchukinskiy forest park and Vsekhsvyatskaya grove, and Vorobyovy gory nature reserve. The potential recreational load was determined using the QGIS program, which was used to plot isochrones to determine the transport accessibility of the selected areas (10 and 20 minutes' drive from the central point of the park). The list of specially protected natural areas located within the accessibility zone of the designed area was compiled based on open data using the GIS OGD portal. The conclusion on the potential recreational load on the areas selected for analysis was compiled based on Table 4.5 of MGSN 1.02-02. During the study, it was established that the potential recreational load on the territory of the Vorobyovy gory Nature Reserve exceeds the permissible level.