IMPROVING THE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING TOURISTS' ECOLOGICAL LOAD AND DETERMINING THE TOURIST CARRYING CAPACITY OF NATURAL TERRITORIES IN ECOTOURISM DESTINATIONS OF UZBEKISTAN
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Ecotourism, ecological load, ecological footprint, tourism carrying capacity, sustainable tourism, protected natural areas, ecological monitoringAbstract
This article examines the assessment of anthropogenic pressure on natural areas in the development of ecotourism in Uzbekistan and the management of tourist flows within environmentally acceptable limits. The study proposes an integrated methodology for determining the sustainable tourism carrying capacity of natural areas, taking into account tourist flows, length of stay, water and energy consumption, waste generation, transport pressure, the level of visitor load on tourist trails, and the ecological sensitivity of natural areas. In addition, an improved conceptual model for calculating the Environmental Load Index and sustainable tourism carrying capacity is developed.
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