SIGNS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION OF THE VYSHNEVOLOTSK WATER COMPLEX AND ITS REASONS (TVER REGION)

Abstract

Article presents the results of the study of the human transformation of urban wetlands of VyshnyVolochyok (Tver region, Russia), which shows its main causes (drainage, the effects of sand and peat excavation, industrial and domestic wastewater, garbage) and environmental consequences (fragmentation of wetlands, pollution and shallowing of water bodies, shrub vegetation («green desert» effect)), loss of recreational opportunities of the suburban landscape.