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Regional Economics: Theory and Practice
 

Resource development opportunities for therapeutic tourism and its socio-economic significance for the Far East region: the Khabarovsk Krai case study

Vol. 13, Iss. 43, NOVEMBER 2015

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Received: 15 May 2015

Accepted: 26 May 2015

Available online: 17 November 2015

Subject Heading: RECREATION AND TOURISM

JEL Classification: 

Pages: 12-22

Mirzekhanova Z.G. Institute of Water and Ecology Problems of Far Eastern Branch of RAS, Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation
lorp@ivep.as.khb.ru

Kol'tsova A.A. Institute of Water and Ecology Problems of Far Eastern Branch of RAS, Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation
never_give_up@mail.ru

Importance The article reveals the problems of natural recreational-resources and medical tourism development in the Far East. The territory of the Khabarovsk Krai is a case study to reveal the possibility of using the natural potential for development of health tourism.
     Objectives The paper aims to provide a rationale for the development prospects of medical tourism and its socio-economic significance for the regions of new development.
     Methods A geo-ecological analysis of the natural potential of the Khabarovsk Krai territory serves as a methodological basis of the research.
     Results The evaluation made makes it possible to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the recreational opportunities of the Khabarovsk Krai; it reveals the importance of the tourism industry in the economy of the territory and determines its resource capabilities for this kind of tourism.
     Conclusions and Relevance We prove that the creation of a health-resort-recreation system based on local natural objects is a challenge due to high socio-economic importance, including the possibility of developing the related industries as a result of the implementation of cluster initiatives. The results of the research can be used by local authorities, tourism enterprises. We recommend further research in the area of economic evaluation of therapeutic potential.

Keywords: medical tourism, regional development, natural medical resources, economy

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