Assessment of Natural Resource Potential and Anthropogenic Load in the Macroregion of Northern Eurasia Based on a Basin Approach
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2024-3359
Abstract
The environmental component of Sustainable Development for large regions of the Earth can be assessed through the evaluation of the natural resource potential of the territory. The methodological challenge of such assessments is always determined by the type of operational-territorial unit within which the geodatabase is formed. This article details the possibilities of using the basin approach as such units. This approach is one of the most important in humid climate regions where a river network has been developed. Using the example of the Ob’ river basin in Northern Eurasia, the article illustrates the application of the basin approach to assess the environmental determinants of Sustainable Development. The studies were conducted in three stages: formation of an GIS database of basin geosystems of the Ob’ river basin; creation of a geospatial database on the natural resource potential in the small river basins; selection of criteria and assessment of anthropogenic load on the basin geosystems of the Ob’. A total of 30,738 small river basins were delineated automatically based on GMTED DEM, with a mean area of 66 km2. GIS integrated geoinformation represents the natural and anthropogenic characteristics of river basins. The assessment of the environmental state of the territory should considerthe types and strengths of anthropogenic loads. For this purpose, the integral indicators used, which directly or indirectly reflect anthropogenic impact: population density, road network density, and the percentage of arable land in the total area. The final indicator of anthropogenic load was calculated as a linear combination of specific variables and ranked into six categories. Thematic and complex maps were created, allowing us to identify the natural background in which the geosystems of small river basins are formed and function, as well as the types and strength of anthropogenic loads on the territory.
Keywords
the Ob’ river basin,
Western Siberia,
small river basins,
anthropogenic load,
GIS geosystems,
geodatabase,
geoecology
Supporting agencies: This research has been funded by the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Grant No. BR21882415).
About the Authors
Oleg P. Yermolaev
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kremlevskaya, 18, Kazan, 420000
Nurgul S. Sihanova
Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Engineering and Technology Institute
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Ayteke bi, 29A, Kyzylorda, 120014
Yerlan A. Shynbergenov
Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Engineering and Technology Institute
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Ayteke bi, 29A, Kyzylorda, 120014
Roman O. Yantsitov
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kremlevskaya, 18, Kazan, 420000
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