{"title":"SPATIO-TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF SNOWMELT PROCESSES IN THE CATCHMENTS OF THE UPPER KAMA","authors":"A. A. Shaydulina, V. Kalinin, M. A. Fasakhov","doi":"10.17072/2079-7877-2022-1-100-112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2022-1-100-112","url":null,"abstract":"The paper deals with the spatio-temporal dynamics of the snowmelt process in the catchments of the Upper Kama, differing in size and relief features and located both on the plains – gauging station (g/s) Kosa-Kosa (A=6,221 km2), g/s Kama-Gainy (A=27,822 km2) and in a mountainous territory – g/s Vishera-Ryabinino (A=31,084 km2). The calculations were carried out using the method of temperature coefficients integrated into the GIS for years with different meteorological conditions and duration of snowmelt: 2004, 2010, and 2015. An analysis of the calculation results showed that the average duration of snowmelt in the studied catchments is 32 days. The duration of snowmelt and the daily amount of melted snow are influenced by the intensity of the increase in positive air temperatures. The timing of the start of snowmelt varies much less than the timing of its end. The plain catchments are freed from snow cover earlier than the mountain one by an average of 20 days. This is due to the latitudinal and altitudinal zonality, as well as the significant dissection of the relief of the g/s Vishera-Ryabinino catchment. The process of intense snowmelt begins here, on average, 9 days later than in the plain catchments. The g/s Kosa-Kosa catchment is freed from snow cover earlier than the others, which is due to its small area and weak dissection. The influence of latitudinal zonality during the melting of snow cover is best seen in the meridional catchment g/s Kama-Gainy. The southern and central parts of the catchment area are freed from snow first, later followed by the northern part.","PeriodicalId":345845,"journal":{"name":"Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133497868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ANTHROPOGENIC TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE LANDSCAPES IN THE EASTERN PART OF BELARUSIAN POLESIE, 19th-21st CENTURIES","authors":"A. P. Gusev, S. V. Andrushko","doi":"10.17072/2079-7877-2020-3-158-169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2020-3-158-169","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the relatively high degree of anthropogenic transformation, the landscapes of Belarusian Polesie should be considered natural-anthropogenic, represented by 3 classes, namely agricultural, agricultural-forest and forest (the forestry subclass). The research on the anthropogenic transformations of the landscapes in the eastern part of Belarusian Polesie over the 19th – 21st centuries involves a study of the dynamics of the land use structure as well as an assessment of the anthropogenic transformations and changes in the environmental stability of the landscapes. At the final stage of the study, the structure of natural and anthropogenic landscapes and its temporal changes are determined. It has been established that over 150 years, in the studied region the specific area of built-up and disturbed lands and the specific area of arable land have increased (by 11.5 times and 2 times, respectively), the area of swamps has decreased (by 7.4 times), the specific area of forests and grasslands has remained unchanged. It is in the lacustrine-alluvial and lacustrine-swampy landscapes where the structure of land use has changed to the greatest extent (a significant part of the swamps have been transformed into agricultural and forest lands). It has been found that the greatest anthropogenic transformation has been characteristic of the secondary-moraine, moraine-outwash, and monticulate-moraine-erosive landscapes, which resulted from their significant agricultural development (both in the middle of the 19th and in the early 21st century) as well as the location of major cities in the south of Belarus (Gomel, Mozyr, Rechitsa) within the area of the mentioned landscapes.","PeriodicalId":345845,"journal":{"name":"Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122173244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GEOGRAPHICAL AND TOURIST ASPECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC","authors":"A. I. Zyrianov, E. Konyshev","doi":"10.17072/2079-7877-2021-4-149-160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2021-4-149-160","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic is a global geographical issue, therefore, the measures to address it should be developed based on spatial analysis methods as such analysis can help in finding patterns in the planetary spread of the coronavirus. The article reveals the geographical features of the consistent spread of the coronavirus during the period from January 2020 to May 2021. Particular attention is paid to the geography of outbreaks of infections in countries and regions. The geography of the pandemic is studied inthe article in the context of its impact on the global tourism industry. The pandemic has affected all aspects of society, and tourism turned out to be one of the most sensitive and reactive industries and activities. Moreover, tourism was among the factors that most influenced the rapid spread of the coronavirus around the world, so the geography of tourism is inextricably connected with the geography of the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":345845,"journal":{"name":"Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125096072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SKI RESORTS – CENTRES OF LANDSCAPE SERVICE","authors":"A. I. Zyrianov, Dina I. Shilova","doi":"10.17072/2079-7877-2019-2-115-126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2019-2-115-126","url":null,"abstract":"Горнолыжные предприятия – это объекты туристско-рекреационной отрасли, где физикогеографические условия определяют спектр оказываемых услуг. Эти объекты являются предприятиями ландшафтного сервиса. Среди многих важных для деятельности горнолыжных комплексов природных характеристик места выделяются геоморфологические и климатические свойства. На Урале и в Приуралье действует около ста горнолыжных комплексов, что позволяет считать горнолыжную отрасль существенной для рекреации и экономики многих уральских территорий. В Пермском крае горнолыжные предприятия концентрируются в полосах южной тайги и хвойно-широколиственных лесов. От геоморфологических параметров зависят многие характеристики основной и туристской инфраструктуры горнолыжных комплексов. Собранные показатели помогут составить рейтинг горнолыжных предприятий и выявить закономерности их размещения. Анализ предприятий горнолыжной сферы возможен достаточно точно в настоящее время, поскольку все характеристики курортов являются открытыми для потребителя. Интересной характеристикой является абсолютная высота верхней точки горнолыжных трасс, которая влияет на протяженность и разнообразие спусков. Верхние точки трасс большинства горнолыжных комплексов Урала не превышают 400 м над уровнем моря. Характеристики подъемников и средств размещения свидетельствуют о том, что большинство горнолыжных предприятий на территории Большого Урала являются небольшими комплексами без собственной отельной базы, имеют пропускную способность до 1000 чел./час. К л ю ч е в ы е с л о в а : туризм, рекреация, горнолыжные комплексы, ландшафтный сервис, Урал, Пермский край.","PeriodicalId":345845,"journal":{"name":"Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125417375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OPTIMIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE-TERRITORIAL DIVISION IN THE PSKOV REGION: ASSESSMENT OF CONSEQUENCES","authors":"Vitaliy Dementiev","doi":"10.17072/2079-7877-2019-1-14-25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2019-1-14-25","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":345845,"journal":{"name":"Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130241536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COMPLEX GEOGRAPHY AS A DIRECTION OF THEORETICAL RESEARCH AND MODELING","authors":"A. K. Cherkashin, E. Rasputina","doi":"10.17072/2079-7877-2022-1-6-22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2022-1-6-22","url":null,"abstract":"The paper formulates basic terms and axioms of the concept of complex geography, defines its subject, methods and models, traces the differences between this approach and other directions in the development of the theory of geographical science, presents quantitative models of geocomplexes constructed based on remote sensing data. By complexes we mean metrized, inductive, commutative, transitive, linearly ordered, discrete-continuous, limited, and changing homotopy systems of information exchange that consist of functionally related heterogeneous elements. This distinguishes the complex approach from the geosystem-dynamic one and from other models of reality. The paper considers the terms of the theory of complex systems: bundle, compositions, combinations, configurations, congruences, tangent transformations, analogy, homology and homotopy, categories and toposes. In modeling, we use the Jacobi determinant as a measure of connectivity and rank distributions for ordinalistic evaluation. The models are illustrated by examples from traditional geographical science (the comparative-geographical method, factor-dynamic series, the law of geographical zoning, etc.). Based on the developed models, we carried out a comparative analysis of the landscapes of the Baikal region using remote sensing data. The elevation and the potential insolation according to the digital elevation model were considered as independent variables (influencing factors). As the dependent variables, the average duration of occurrence of stable snow cover and the earth's surface temperature according to MODIS data were used. The research revealed a congruence of different parts of the territory, which justifies the complexity of the climatic characteristics of the Baikal region according to the selected indicators.","PeriodicalId":345845,"journal":{"name":"Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127625288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Belozerov, Natalia A. Shchitova, Nikolai Sopnev, Mikhail O. Podolkin
{"title":"TERRITORIAL PLANNING AND DEMOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE KAVMINVODSKAYA URBAN AGGLOMERATION","authors":"V. Belozerov, Natalia A. Shchitova, Nikolai Sopnev, Mikhail O. Podolkin","doi":"10.17072/2079-7877-2022-4-19-33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2022-4-19-33","url":null,"abstract":"The article discusses the experience of studying the demographic development of the Kavminvodskaya urban agglomeration and its territorial planning taking into account intra-agglomeration differences. The data of official statistics, population censuses, and territorial planning materials are analyzed. The paper provides a historical sketch of the formation of the urban settlements network and the development of links between them, which serves as a basis for understanding the structural features and current trends in the development of the agglomeration. We conducted a detailed study of the regulatory framework containing documents of strategic and territorial planning at the regional and municipal levels. The documents were studied in terms of the agglomeration development management, from the perspective of cities, districts and areas. A comparative analysis of demographic development showed the asynchrony and spatial asymmetry of all its parameters. Population growth, migration, and natural reproduction processes within the constituent elements of the agglomeration system occur differently, with changes in their pace and direction in different years. The greatest contrasts have been revealed between the core cities of the first and second order, suburban settlements, and peripheral areas. The population growth in the agglomeration occurs almost exclusively due to international and intraregional migration, which, to some extent, compensates for the interregional outflow of population. There is noted an increasing population decline, the main factors of which are the aging of population, the transformation of traditional ethno-cultural characteristics under the influence of urbanization, and, in recent years, the spread of the coronavirus infection. The conducted medium-term forecast demonstrates a downward trend of slow agglomeration growth.","PeriodicalId":345845,"journal":{"name":"Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120855051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS OF EXHIBITION ACTIVITIES IN THE RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS SECTOR","authors":"Igor V. Sidorov","doi":"10.17072/2079-7877-2022-2-34-47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2022-2-34-47","url":null,"abstract":"The study is devoted to identifying the general and geographical features of the formation and functioning of exhibitions in the oil and gas sector of Russia. To this end, the author has compiled a database containing comparable information on all studied exhibitions: the name, the city, the venue, the organizer, the number of exhibitors, foreign exhibitors, the countries of participants, visitors, status of the exhibition. On this basis, the exhibitions were ranked according to each of the listed indicators, and the largest exhibitions have been identified; the description of exhibition activities at the level of federal districts is provided, with an emphasis on the intensity, territorial concentration, themes of exhibitions, and placement factors. There have been distinguished three exhibition areas in the industry under study: Central, Ural-Volga, Siberian. The paper presents the characteristics of the areas, shows differences in the total number of exhibition events, their status, venues, the status of organizing companies, exhibition themes, features of territorial concentration, and placement factors. Finally, the factors influencing the location of exhibitions of the oil and gas sector in Russia have been identified. Among them, special attention is paid to the presence of a well-developed business infrastructure that allows for quick and efficient resolution of any issues concerning the interaction between different entities of any sector of the economy; the presence of a well-developed exhibition infrastructure, making it possible to effectively serve the needs of participants in industry specific exhibitions (concentration of exhibition sites, warehouses, customs authorities, financial institutions, security services, communications, transport, accommodation facilities, public catering, etc.); good transport accessibility, specialization of the territory in the extraction and processing of oil and gas.","PeriodicalId":345845,"journal":{"name":"Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115553377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"POST-FIRE RESTORATION OF VEGETATION IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PRIMORSKY RANGE","authors":"A. Bibaeva, A. A. Makarov, Vasily N. Nogovitsyn","doi":"10.17072/2079-7877-2022-3-6-18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2022-3-6-18","url":null,"abstract":"Due to global climate change, adverse weather events such as droughts are occurring more frequently, causing an increase both in the area and number of fires. In June-September 2015, catastrophic fires took place in the Western Baikal region, which was preceded by years with long periods of extreme fire danger due to weather conditions. As a result, natural complexes on the areas of the forest fund as well as in specially protected natural areas – Pribaikalsky National Park and Baikal-Lensky Reserve, were subjected to pyrogenic effects. There were mainly intense surface, stable surface, and ground (soil) fires. Field studies were carried out in the central part of the Western Cisbaikalia in July 2020 to examine the restoration of the plant component of natural complexes on five-year-old burned areas. The research route was laid across the Primorsky Range in its northern part. The paper provides descriptions of vegetation restoration on the burned areas depending on the intensity and type of fire, the stages of digression and demutation, presents characteristics of the vegetation before the fire. The relationship between vegetation and underlying rocks is analyzed. Mountain taiga light coniferous forests with Lédum palústre were found to be associated with outcrops of acidic crystalline rocks. There was noted correlation between the Pinus pumila communities with Pinus sylvestris sparse areas (which have a limited distribution area) and illuvial-ferruginous soils on quartzite-like sandstones. The research results are presented on the profile. In modern conditions of changing climate, there is an increasing need to study the restoration dynamics of the geosystems of the Baikal natural territory and their components in order to ensure their preservation.","PeriodicalId":345845,"journal":{"name":"Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin","volume":"212 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115827510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DIGITIZATION OF AGRICULTURE IN KAZAKHSTAN: REGIONAL EXPERIENCE","authors":"S. Pashkov, G. Mazhitova","doi":"10.17072/2079-7877-2021-4-27-41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2021-4-27-41","url":null,"abstract":"The article deals with digitization of agriculture as the determinative direction of crop production intensification in Kazakhstan. The main condition for the digitization to be implemented is the development of precision agriculture. The aim of our work is to study the process of agricultural digitization in Kazakhstan and particularly the North Kazakhstan region, which is the oldest territory of rainfed agriculture and the leading area in terms of crop production by value and in terms of economic fertility of rainfed land. We analyze the main provisions of state programs (‘Kazakhstan–2050’, ‘Digital Kazakhstan’) aimed at integrating geospatial technologies into farming and crop production, which is supposed to increase labor productivity in the industry. In the course of research, the peculiarities of using satellite imagery and shooting from unmanned aerial vehicles in precision agriculture were noted; factors that hinder the introduction of digital technologies in the development of agriculture were identified; SWOT analysis of environmental and economic conditions of the precision agriculture development in the region was carried out. The article proposes measures to be taken for further development of agricultural digitization in the region: both innovative (development of agrarian voltaics) and paternalistic ones (state stimulation of agrarian formations, etc.). The digitization of the agricultural sector will create econologically sustainable programmable system of farming based on high natural agricultural potential and advanced geospatial technologies resting on predictive analytics.","PeriodicalId":345845,"journal":{"name":"Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115885962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}