Analiza przestrzenna elementów infrastruktury turystycznej Beskidu Śląskiego

Abstract

Cultural landscape of Silesian Beskids has been transformed significantly under the influence of the tourist infrastructure. Further tourism development planning should be based on an analysis of the existing infrastructure. The article gives a quantitative method of analysis of the existing tourism infrastructure in Silesian Beskids mesoregion. The indicators of density of tourism infrastructure and indicators of density of surface, points and linear elements has been specified for spatial units designated by the catchments. The indicators have been obtained by identifying the percentage of the area of each elements of infrastructure in relation to the surface of the spatial unit. The highest density has been obtained for the slopes of Skrzyczne and Dębowiec, and also for units covering valleys of the main rivers. The lowest density was obtained generally in units located in the South-East of Beskids.