Вісник Київського національного університету імені Тараса Шевченка

ГЕОГРАФІЯ

Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

GEOGRAPHY

ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF STUDYING OF NATURAL-RECREATION POTENTIAL OF MOUNTAIN GEOSYSTEMS (ON EXAMPLE OF SOUTHERN SLOPE OF THE GREATER CAUCASUS)

1 Ismaylov M.,  2 Ismaylova L.

1  Institute of Geography named after acad. H.Aliyev, Baku, Azerbaijan
2 Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Abstract:
In this article the relief, climatic parameters and landscape differentiation of the territory have been explained for precise evaluation of the recreation potential within Demirapanchay basin and adjacent areas. On the basis of derived data the schematic maps of the shown area that reveal some climatic parameters have been plotted for the first time in GIS environment and a big-scale (M 1: 100 000) map of recreation potential according to the landscape belt of the study area has been plotted in GIS environment.

During evaluation of the recreational potential of the landscapes special attention was given to geological, geomorphologic characteristics of the area, to comfort degree of the climate (temperature, relative humidity, number of sunny days, solar radiation, etc), to forest cover of the area (forest density, composition of trees, level of humidity, fruit maintenance, etc) and to aesthetics view of landscapes (attractiveness, waterfalls, canyons and etc.) Besides, the elements (floods, landslides, soil erosion, snow falls, soil erosion, the number of the cloudy day in recreation days etc.) that make risk and hazard for tourism activities and decrease the level of comfort in the landscape have been studied.

This work has been carried out due to the financial assistance of the Science Development Fund under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Grant № EIF/GAM-3-2014-6(21)-24/13/2).

The analysis of the mountain geosystems in a world and tourism complexes with advanced geographical location and huge recreation potential is in focus of interest in last years as a scientific-practical priority problem. At the time of estimation of the recreation potential the relief of the territory diversity of the plants, existence of the water basins, especially rivers, the variety of the natural landscape, anthropogenic change of the region and possibilities of the road infrastructure setting are taken into account). In this article, we presented some climate indicators for an accurate assessment of the recreational potential for Demiraparanchay basin and surrounding areas, based on the information gathered in GIS.

Keywords:
relief, climatic parameters, tourism, river, environmental risks.

Language:
English

DOI: http://doi.org/10.17721/1728-2721.2017.68.11

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Suggested citation:
Ismaylov M., Ismaylova L. (2017) Ecological aspects of studying of natural-recreation potential of mountain geosystems (on example of Southern slope of the Greater Caucasus). Visnyk Kyivskogo nacionalnogo universytetu imeni Tarasa Shevchenka GEOGRAFIYA [Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Geography], 3-4 (68-69), 57-61 (in English, abstr. in Ukrainian).