The aim of the research is the development and testing of scientific and methodological approaches to the tourist and recreational design of territories. The object of the research is the municipal tourist and recreational complex. The problems associated with the development of tourism at the municipal level and the scientific and methodological support of project activities in the field of tourism and recreation are analyzed. The main design stages are presented. Methods for analyzing and evaluating tourism and recreation potential and tools for making design and management decisions are proposed. Approbation of the research results is carried within the framework of the tourist and recreational design of municipalities, differing in the level of economic as well as tourist and recreational potential. The scientific and methodological approaches presented in the study can be used in the practical activities of municipal and state authorities or serve as the basis for the development of teaching materials for scientific and pedagogical personnel.

We analyze the transport and tariff availability of key recreational facilities in the largest cities of the Moscow region. The purpose of the work is to study spatial unevenness of transport and tariff availability of recreational facilities taking into account the use of both personal and public transport. The analysis of electronic cards and other auxiliary services is the main method of the research. Conclusions are drawn about the advantages and disadvantages of the recreational and geographical position of individual recreational facilities of the Moscow region. The obtained results can be used in works on territorial planning and development of tourism in the Moscow region.

Arctic tourism is now gaining the increasing popularity - the Arctic attracts people from all over the world due to its unique pristine nature. Back in the last century, the North Pole was out of reach for tourists and only specialists could visit Franz Josef Land. The aim of this paper is to describe the content of the Arctic tourist programs, i.e. voyages to the geographical North Pole. The study analyzes and characterizes the above-mentioned tourist product and also indicates the ways of its regulation because part of the routes cross the nature protected territory.

We report the results of studying the experience of developing caravanning tourism in Russia, including the constraining factors of the development. The comparative state of the caravanning tourism in several European countries and the United States is analyzed, and the main positive parameters are determined. The main problems of the caravanning tourism of the Russian Federation are identified, including the imperfection of the regulatory legislation, the underdeveloped regional road infrastructure and the poor quality of regional roads, the lack of a network of equipped campsites, their classification systems and a unified booking information system, and the lack of caravanning routes. The solution to the above problems is presented in the framework of the proposed concept for the development of the caravanning tourism in the Russian Federation.

In the south of the European part of Russia, Aedes albopictus, one of the main vector of a number of viral fevers in the world, was first recorded in 2011. Until 2016, its habitat was limited to the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. At the moment, Ae. albopictus got over through the large Caucasian ridge. In 2018 we found that the modern border of its distribution passes through the neighborhood of such cities as Novorossiysk, Krasnodar, Belorechensk, and Maykop. However, we assume a possibility of further expansion of the area of Ae. albopictus deep into the East European Plain. We focused on prediction of distribution of the species proceeding from fitness of the habitat in the current and future climatic conditions. As the major limiting factors we have chosen the average annual temperatures, average winter temperatures, and average annual amount of precipitation. Thus, our results can help understand mechanisms of penetration Ae. albopictus in the offered zone and improve programs of monitoring.

We consider the possible trends of environmental management in the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania. Based on a comprehensive analysis of problems, we identify new approaches, growth points and opportunities for creating a cluster system of mountain nature management. As part of such clusters, new areas of economic activity are included, such as unused resources (land, minerals, energy, and biological resources) and unused territories of the region if their development does not entail damage to natural landscapes. New approaches can contribute to improving economic and environmental security and preserving the natural resource potential under sustainable development of the region. The latter will mean the possibility of a wider use of mountain landscapes, the creation of cluster systems based on small-scale farms according to the principle of synergy, combining the production of traditional and new types of products, and will also allow the import substitution and reduction of the anthropogenic load on natural landscapes.

The composition of the road sweepings of the transport complex of the city of Dubna in the Moscow region is studied and its environmental hazard class is determined. A chemical analysis is carried out on 30 samples of road sweepings taken in 2016 and 2017 during the spring cleaning of city roads near crowded places. The analysis is based on the following indicators: acidity, electrical conductivity, content of solid residue, chloride ions, heavy metals (gross, acid-soluble, mobile forms) and oil products. Hazard assessment of the sweepings is given in relation to sanitary standards. It is found that road sweepings are contaminated with highly toxic metals and petroleum products, have an alkaline pH, contain readily soluble salts, and belong to hazard class IV. Strong correlations between the content of heavy metals and petroleum products in the sweeping samples and the traffic intensity are revealed. It is found that the untimely cleaning poses a danger to the environment and public health.

We report the results of mapping the dynamic development of natural and anthropogenic processes on the territory of the cultural landscape of the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve after the works on landscaping the territory. The erosion forms of the relief of the coastal territory of the English park of the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve are mapped and described using the cartographic research method. Sealed (asphalt) and unsealed (ground) areas, including erosion sites within the museum, are calculated. The dynamics of the development is revealed and the erosion hazard of the slope surfaces of the coastal territories of the Upper Tsaritsyno Pond is estimated. The paper summarizes the negative accomplishment results for both the abiotic and biotic components of the cultural landscape of the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve.

The aim of the study is to identify the specific trends in the foreign population distribution throughout Switzerland from the middle of the XIX century until the present day, based on census data, statistical yearbooks, and the database of the Federal Statistical Office of Switzerland. As a result, we have found a high degree of inertia in the foreign population distribution on the territory of Switzerland and its simultaneous convergence with the citizen distribution in the country. The obtained results can be used to analyze the international population migration in other countries and in training courses on population geography and the socio-economic geography of foreign countries.

We consider an important component of a regional innovative system - production and technological, scientific and technical, financial, personnel, consulting and information infrastructure. The main stages of the formation of the innovation infrastructure in the territory of Mordovia are analyzed. The important role of technoparks to increase the effectiveness of innovation activity and competitiveness of economy of the republic is described. It is shown that there is a lack of full use of the possibilities of public-private partnerships and attracting private investment in innovation projects. Pecu-liarities of the influence on the level of the innovation development of the Republic of Mordovia, as well as on increasing the number of infrastructure facilities and their diversification, are discussed.

We consider stone statues widespread in the Arctic. It is proved that they are man-made landforms. The indicators of the aforesaid are the links to the ancient place-names and legends, confinement to the sea coasts, river valleys, and hills, i.e. locations, convenient for orientation and marking the path of movement of their creators. Three types of sculptures are distinguished such as anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and images of fantastic creatures (sphinxes and dragons). The existence of similar sculptures in other regions of the planet is discussed. Stone sculptures are significant monuments of the Heritage of the prehistoric exploration of the geospace of the Arctic.