Geoinformation system approach to the analysis of the impact of armed conflicts on the ecological condition of the environment
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https://doi.org/10.32347/2411-4049.2022.1.5-17Keywords:
environmental degradation, armed conflict, flooding of mines, ecological safety, military natural-technogenic geosystem, військова природно-техногенна геосистемаAbstract
The article considers the experience of solving problems in assessing the impact of armed conflict on the environment. An analysis of international approaches implemented in the framework of relevant UN resolutions to prevent critical changes in environmental parameters caused by direct and indirect effects of armed conflict. The analysis showed that in the conditions of the armed conflict on the territory of Donbass unbalanced military natural-technogenic geosystem MNTGS was formed, which is characterized by destruction and pollution of soils, deterioration of biodiversity, destruction of potentially dangerous objects due to fires and active hostilities. In addition, the decommissioning and flooding of a large number of coal mines increases the environmental and man-made impact of MNTGS on the natural environment and safety of life. Taking into account the above, the article presents the main results of the development of a generalized model for assessing the impact of factors of armed conflict on all components of the environment. Suggested to intensify environmental monitoring of the areas of the armed conflict and increase its information content through the use of GIS, remote sensing and mathematical modeling technologies; organize measures to increase the resilience and accelerate the restoration of critical infrastructure networks in Donbass; to begin research of the newest ecological-technogenic and ecological-resource factors of military-technogenic threats in Europe's largest man-made coal region.
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