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oa Geospatial Model Assessment of Anthropization Extent for Aquatic-Terrestrial Landscapes
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 18th International Conference Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment, Apr 2025, Volume 2025, p.1 - 5
Abstract
New scale was developed for geospatial model assessment of anthropization extent for aquatic-terrestrial landscapes. The scale improves on previously developed procedure for analyzing anthropization extent of terrestrial landscapes, interoperable for pan-European and Ukrainian approaches. Created scale is applicable for landscapes located in bed and on banks of natural and artificial watercourses, in particular with ponds on them. The anthropization extent depends on the options of anthropogenic impact on landscapes (as non-backwater or backwater channelization) and / or effects of such impact. The scale uses 7 categories of anthropization extent for aquatic-terrestrial landscapes, namely 3 geo-positive categories of landscapes with very slight, slight and moderate anthropization, and 4 geo-negative categories in which landscapes have moderate-great, great, very great and excessive anthropization. Created scale was successfully implemented on a test example concerning geospatial model assessment of anthropization extent for aquatic-terrestrial landscapes located at watercourses in the Middle Desna River subbasin in Ukraine.
