The maps of land-utilization help determine the possible types j flan damade, the factors influencing the general ecological situation in the region. In addition, land use maps provide information on the legal status of land – legal owner. This factor is important when sharing certain areas in different activities, in determining the extent of liability for the use of resources in this area. They also enable to choose properly the measures of nature preservation or, along kith the other resources, to organize a more secure and economically efficient commercial activitu. For instance, the recreational activity is considered to be such type of activity in Pribaikalie.

On the basis of data on land use in the article, the analysis of recreation activity on the territory of Irkutsk in the Baikal region, brief description here of the emerging territorial recreational systems, a map of the “General characteristics of the recreational activity of Irkutsk CIS-Baikal”.