Use of river reservoirs for tourism and recreation case study: Solinskie Lake in Poland.

摘要

The creation of an artificial reservoir usually enhances the tourist attractiveness of the region. Thanks to that, very often tourism around the reservoir develops. The paper deals with the use of artificial reservoirs for tourism and recreation purposes. In the first part, the history of dam construction world-wide and in Poland is briefly discussed, as well as the importance of reservoirs. In the second part, the phenomenon of tourism in the vicinity of one of the most popular reservoirs in Poland, Solinskie Lake, is characterized. Results of studies conducted by the author are also presented.