Architectural and urban planning regulation of development for resort settlements in Georgia

Abstract

One of the main priorities of Georgia's economic development is the development of the resort and tourism industry to international standards.

  Therefore it is a pressing issue for specialists to conduct a comprehensive study and analysis of the ways to develop and rationally use the country's resort and recreational resources, and to develop appropriate recommendations in order to regulate the flow of vacationers and determine the permissible loads on the landscape so that the equilibrium and ecological balance of the country's unique resort and recreational landscapes is maintained [1].

When addressing this issue it is important to consider the main feature of Georgian resorts - most of them are located in small and medium-sized settlements.

  Considering that large touristic resorts and hotel complexes require developed consumer-economic infrastructure, the construction of complexes of this scale represents a risk of losing the historically formed spatial-architectural appearance, landscape, scale, and individuality of small and medium-sized resort settlements.

In addition, as research has shown, pristine, authentic, untouched, exotic environments are currently more popular among vacationers and tourists around the world.