Factors of the development of agrotourism farms in the Wielkopolska region in terms of accommodation and recreational space

This article has an empirical character. It presents research for selected conditions in rural tourism and agritourism activity, which are presented in more details in this PhD thesis. The author attempts to organize the structure and development of rural accommodations in the Wielkopolska region over the last few years. A quantitative analysis of structure and location of agritourism farms in this region is presented. Then, the article also presents an analysis of the social and environmental conditions for the development of agrotourism, by the way of the modified Ratio of Rural and Recreational Space. The research is based on secondary data and is an introduction to an in-depth analysis of conditions for the development and agrotourism function in the Wielkopolska region. The whole research is also based on results of the author’s own data collection and is presented in the rest of PhD thesis.