scholarly journals Nature Management Conflicts in the Kaliningrad Region

Author(s):  
Viktor P. Dedkov ◽  
Svetlana M. Nikitina
Author(s):  
Alexandr Evseev ◽  
Tatiana Krasovskaya ◽  
Vladimir Tikunov

Landscape ecological studies supply valuable data for advanced nature management in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. The recently adopted State program for advanced economic development of this zone outlined eight regions for such activities. Our study area Indiga belongs to Nenets advanced economic development region. Its landscapes are presented by rolling and hilly plains at the coast of the Barents Sea. Different tundra types are the most typical vegetation cover, but forest-tundra and even northern taiga are also met. Nowadays Indiga is a small settlement in the mouth of the Indiga river which according to the State program will give rise to a new sea port belonging to the Northern Sea Route infrastructure, railway terminal construction. Dominating nowadays traditional nature management will be completed by transport and residential promoting nature management conflicts emerging from joint exploitation of several ecosystem services by different stakeholders. Such conflicts need elaboration of regulation system. Such regulation is of primary importance for ecosystems with low resilience to technogenic impact which may destroy natural processes of ecosystem services pools reproduction. We present a case study demonstrating the procedure of revealing and mapping of ecosystem services using a landscape map. This is the first step for quoting of ecosystem services exploitation.


Author(s):  
Aleksandr Evseev ◽  
Tatiana Krasovskaya ◽  
Olga Chereshnia

A map presenting areas of potential nature management conflicts risks at the territory of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (region) (NAO) was compiled. Nowadays this region experiences fast economic development foreseen by the Arctic Doctrine of the Russian Federation which includes economic development in different spheres. The 8 basic development zones were mentioned in the Doctrine, one- at the territory of NAO. Development strategy plans include careful nature management and complex approach to economic development tasks realization. This is of vital importance regarding the following: low ecosystems resilience to anthropogenic disturbances, presence of traditional nature management lands of indigenous peoples, pulls of regulating and supporting ecosystem services of microregional dimensions. These facts demonstrate importance of nature management potential risks spatial analysis for territories of pioneer development in NAO. Several big investments projects are planned for NAO for the nearest future. The larger part of investments into NAO economy (97 %) are connected with hydrocarbons extraction development. Priorities concern industrial nature management development (mainly mineral resources extraction), transport nature management (Indiga and Amderma sea ports, railways connecting with neighbor regions, pipe-lines arrangement). Original method of nature management conflicts analysis and mapping was used. It was based on revealing of potential competing exploitation of ecosystem services regulating, production, cultural. System analysis and mapping methods were used as well. The revealed areas of potential nature management conflicts must be taken into consideration during territorial management plans development.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Kesoretskikh ◽  
Sergey Zotov

The monograph presents a methodology for assessing the vulnerability of landscapes to external influences. A comparative analysis of the concepts of "stability", "sensitivity", "vulnerability" in relation to natural complexes. An overview of existing methods for assessing the vulnerability of natural complexes is presented. The author's method of assessing the vulnerability of landscapes to anthropogenic impacts is described. The methodology is based on: selection and justification of criteria for assessing the vulnerability of landscapes; preparation of a parametric matrix and gradation of assessment criteria in accordance with the developed vulnerability classes; calculation of weighting factors of vulnerability assessment parameters; selection of optimal territorial operational unit for landscape vulnerability assessment. The method is implemented in the GIS environment "Assessment of vulnerability of landscapes of the Kaliningrad region to anthropogenic impacts", created by the authors using modern geoinformation products. The specificity of spatial differentiation of different landscapes in terms of vulnerability to anthropogenic impacts at the regional and local levels is revealed. It is stated that the use of the methodology for assessing the vulnerability of landscapes to anthropogenic impacts and its integration into the system of nature management will ensure a balanced account of geoecological features and environmental priorities in territorial planning. It is of interest to specialists in the field of rational nature management, environmental protection, spatial planning.


Author(s):  
Nadiya Maksymenko ◽  
Olexandra Korysheva

The work is based on the original approach to landscape planning procedure not based on the administrative principle but on economic purpose of the area under research. The object of landscape planning serves the area of forestry. The results of the second phase of landscape planning, namely the detection and evaluation of nature management conflicts on the example of Gomilshansky forestry in Zmiivsky district have been presented in the article. On the basis of the developed conflicts matrix maps have been created that will allow to develop measures to optimize environmental management in forestry in the future. Key words: landscape planning, forestry, environmental management conflict, conflicts maps.


2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-136
Author(s):  
Olena Havrylenko ◽  
Petro Shyshchenko ◽  
Yevhen Tsyhanok

The article deals with the need to consider the territory landscape structure during the landscape functional zoning of urban protected areas (UPA) (by example of the Holosiyivskyi National Natural Park (NNP) in Kyiv). The study revealed the shortcomings of the UPA functional zoning procedure without applying a landscape approach, regardless of its importance for preventing nature management conflicts. According to the research goals, it is necessary to study the UPA landscape structure and transfer the functional zoning procedure to the landscape basis. Holosiyivskyi Forest, as one of the five massifs in Holosiyivskyi NNP, was chosen for the analysis. A landscape map was created and a landscape-functional zoning scheme of the Holosiyivskyi Forest territory was updated using field research findings, available digital maps and GIS tools. Moreover, the relief morphometric parameters were reflected in the digital model and a hypsometric map of Holosiyivskyi Forest was created on its basis. By providing maximum correspondence of the nature management structure in each functional zone with the existing landscape structure of the territory, traditional zoning turns into a landscape functional one. The study assessed the adverse impact of the urban environment on Holosiyivskyi Forest’s natural landscapes. The research demonstrates the imperfection of Ukrainian nature conservation legislation, the absence of the Holosiyivskyi NNP land management project and the need to define the Park’s true boundaries around its territory. Research findings are a basis for minimizing existing nature management conflicts, reducing the anthropogenic impact on the ecosystems, rationally controlling recreational flows, and planning anti-erosion and other activities to optimize functioning of protected areas in an urbanized environment.


Author(s):  
Alexander Evseev ◽  
Tatiana Krasovskaya ◽  
Stanislav Belousov

The Russian Federation Arctic Doctrine elaborated recently includes the strategy of socio-economic development of the Russian Arctic, enlargement of transport infrastructure, strengthening of nature protection, etc. till 2030. The accelerated socio-economic development of several “advanced development zones” was defined, Northern Yakutia being one of them. The strategy declared commitment to the postulates of sustainable development. This demanded revealing of different risks. Among the priorities — ecological and ethnic-cultural conflicts. Revealing and mapping of potential nature management conflicts was the goal of our research. Methodology was based on system and ecological-economic analysis elaborated earlier. Studies of the existing and planned nature management structure enabled to conclude that it will be preserved in general, but nature management intensity will increase greatly, its new areas will appear. Projects of the Northern Yakutia advanced development zone revive recreation nature management (cruises along the Lena). The potential areas of nature management have been matched to a landscape map in order to study ecosystems’ pools, regulatory and provisioning being the most demanded. Their territorial reference was given for perspective areas. A possibility of quasi-stationary ecological characteristics preservation for socio-economic development (“nature turn-over”) demands a quantitative assessment of competing ecosystems services pools at local (within the development area) and regional levels. The compiled map of potential nature management conflicts presents the basic spatial analytical information for elaboration of rational nature management.


Author(s):  
Расим Разифович Шайхайдаров ◽  
Мария Альбертовна Елинсон

В статье рассматриваются основные конфликты природопользования в Мурманской области. Анализируются источники, определяются объекты этих конфликтов, рассматривается их содержание. В ней также описываются такие важные аспекты конфликтов природопользования, как тип формы, степень сложности, проявление, динамика, длительность развития, интенсивность и характер границ. The article deals with the main conflicts of nature management in Murmansk region. The sources are analyzed, the objects of these conflicts are determined, and their content is considered. It also describes such important aspects of environmental management conflicts as the type of a form, the degree of complexity, manifestation, dynamics, duration of development, intensity and nature of borders.


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