106
B. Kaczor and M. Zamelska
Table 3 Needs conditioning recreational and tourist activity of inhabitants (n = 1 539) of the
Pozna´ n Metropolis in relation to a type of inhabited commune (%)
Needs
The total
Rural communes
Urban–rural
communes
Urban communes
Peace, rest
90.7
91.7
92.5
89.8
Physical recreation
50.3
41.7
47.8
53.0
Learning about nature
and culture
29.4
23.9
28.2
30.9
Visiting friends and
relatives
18.7
23.3
18.2
18.1
Emotional experiences 16.7
13.9
10.7
19.9
Improving health
14.0
16.7
13.3
13.8
Aesthetic experiences
13.0
10.6
9.2
15.1
Participation in cultural
events
10.8
18.9
13.3
8.1
Intellectual experiences 3.4
4.4
5.1
2.5
Organized recreation
3.1
5.6
2.2
3.0
Information
1.8
0.6
1.9
2.0
Source Own research
Table 4 Features and elements of environment preferred by the inhabitants (n = 180) of rural
communes of the Pozna´ n Metropolis (%)
Features of geographical
environment
% of indications
Elements of natural
environment
% of indications
Environmentally valuable
areas
12.2
Lake
37.4
Diversified landscape
17.2
Artificial reservoir
17.4
Areas outside the
town’s/village’s buildings
21.9
River
8.4
Diversified cultural
landscape
5.3
Forest
24.5
Holiday resorts
36.4
Meadow
12.3
Touristically attractive
locations
6.9
Source Own research
Urban areas with recreational and leisure sites in towns and cities and in suburban
areas are presented in the literature, e.g. Dziewo´ nski (1987), Sołowiej (1992), and
Iwicki (2002).
Within the Pozna´ n Metropolis, tourist and recreational areas and complexes were
defined with the main axis of the Warta river valley connecting the forests of Puszcza
B. Kaczor and M. Zamelska
Table 3 Needs conditioning recreational and tourist activity of inhabitants (n = 1 539) of the
Pozna´ n Metropolis in relation to a type of inhabited commune (%)
Needs
The total
Rural communes
Urban–rural
communes
Urban communes
Peace, rest
90.7
91.7
92.5
89.8
Physical recreation
50.3
41.7
47.8
53.0
Learning about nature
and culture
29.4
23.9
28.2
30.9
Visiting friends and
relatives
18.7
23.3
18.2
18.1
Emotional experiences 16.7
13.9
10.7
19.9
Improving health
14.0
16.7
13.3
13.8
Aesthetic experiences
13.0
10.6
9.2
15.1
Participation in cultural
events
10.8
18.9
13.3
8.1
Intellectual experiences 3.4
4.4
5.1
2.5
Organized recreation
3.1
5.6
2.2
3.0
Information
1.8
0.6
1.9
2.0
Source Own research
Table 4 Features and elements of environment preferred by the inhabitants (n = 180) of rural
communes of the Pozna´ n Metropolis (%)
Features of geographical
environment
% of indications
Elements of natural
environment
% of indications
Environmentally valuable
areas
12.2
Lake
37.4
Diversified landscape
17.2
Artificial reservoir
17.4
Areas outside the
town’s/village’s buildings
21.9
River
8.4
Diversified cultural
landscape
5.3
Forest
24.5
Holiday resorts
36.4
Meadow
12.3
Touristically attractive
locations
6.9
Source Own research
Urban areas with recreational and leisure sites in towns and cities and in suburban
areas are presented in the literature, e.g. Dziewo´ nski (1987), Sołowiej (1992), and
Iwicki (2002).
Within the Pozna´ n Metropolis, tourist and recreational areas and complexes were
defined with the main axis of the Warta river valley connecting the forests of Puszcza