ВКЛАД Б.Б.РОДОМАНА В ИЗУЧЕНИЕ РЕКРЕАЦИИ И ТУРИЗМА

Abstract

The famous Russian geographer's ideas and concepts about recreation and tourism have been analyzing in the paper. The connections of these topics with the main directions of his activity — theoretical geography, ecology, nature protection – are indicated. The personal tourist experience contributed to the formation of B.B. Rodoman as a theoretician of geography. Geographical specificity and exotics as tourism resources, allocating areas for recreation ways, travel organization as an art form, health improvement without programs and procedures, personal development in the field of leisure, landscape as a means of education, the value of role's division inside of tourist groups – these and other geographical topics in the writings of this author are associated with sociology, psychology, medicine, art. B B. Roboman's scientific and literary creativity have not yet evaluated sufficiently, is waiting for new researchers and followers.