Economics and Management Engineering | Article | Published 2020
The paper examines some theoretical and methodological issues of the development of ecological tourism in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. Presents the problems and ways to solve them, given the tourism potential assessment of Karakalpakstan, including analyze new ecotourism destinations in the Region. This paper examines some theoretical and methodological issues for the development of ecological tourism in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. As in many regions of Uzbekistan, there is a substantial tourism potential, not only for the development of standard tourism, but also for a kind of ecotourism in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. We present challenges and ways to solve them, given the tourism potential assessment of Karakalpakstan. Our analysis includes new ecotourism destinations in the Region. The region is located on the Great Silk Road which was an ancient trade route of strategic importance, and was the only land route between the Caspian and Aral Seas. Now this territory, located on the Ustyurt plateau links Uzbekistan to the east and west through road and railways which are the arteries of the economy of Uzbekistan.