THE TOURISTIC ACCESSIBILITY IN THE HUNEDOARA COUNTY IN TERMS OF ROAD NETWORK

Romulus COSTACHE, Cristian POPESCU

ABSTRACT: Studying the accessibility of an area is an important issue regarding territorial planning. This study aims to highlight, by using GIS techniques, the most accessible areas in terms of tourism in Hunedoara. Thus, in order to calculate the Tourism Accessibility Index (TAI) two factors were summarized: the level of service given by the road network and the density of points of interest for tourists. In order to obtain the accessibility given by the first factor, the Service Area tool from Network Analyst extension in ArcGIS 10,1 software was used. The points of interest density was also calculated in ArcGIS, by using the Point Density tool. These factors were converted from vector to raster dataset and then, by summarizing the factors, the Tourism Accessibility Index (TAI) was finally obtained. The highest values are recorded in the central part of the county, around the main polarizing centers, respectively Deva and Hunedoara cities.

Keywords: accessibility, road network, Hunedoara, points of interest for tourists

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