Modelowanie przestrzeni turystycznej peryferyjnych regionów turystycznych

The conceptual model of a destination region is presented in this paper, with distinguishing a single node destination region, a multiple node destination region and a chained destination region. The model is developed from Dredge's conception (1999) and is based: (1) on the concept of whole tourism system (Leiper 1979); (2) on Christaller's central place theory; (3) on the concept of tourism area life cycle (Butler 1980); (4) on the concept of tourist attraction system (Leiper 1990); (5) on the concept of community attraction complex (Gunn 1972); (6) on the concept of circulation corridors which are relevant to patterns of pleasure trips (Lue et al. 1993). In this model, the tourism space is developed on the basis of the clusters of attraction complexes which are integrated by recreation routes. In the development process, the tourism space is filled in the tourism nodes formula and further - in the tourism districts formula. The presented model of a destination region may be used as a serviceable framework for the planning process, especially in the case of the fringe area in early phases of life cycle of tourism region.