maksimaalne inimeste hulk, kes võivad paika, huviväärtust või sihtkohta külastada positiivse külastuselamusega ja selliselt, et nad ei tekitaksid paikkonnale lubamatuid ja pöördumatuid muudatusi sotsiaalses ja kultuurilises kontektsis, The social carrying capasity is the maximum-use, which can be made of a site without causing detrimental eff ects on its social resources, diminishing tourist satisfaction levels or generating socio-economicproblems for the local community, The social carrying capacity of a tourist area is defined from two different points of view. From the point of view of residents, it represents the social interaction between residents and visitors and secondly what is it is the maximum number of visitors tolerated by the host population without reducing their quality of life