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For the first time in geographical science, the article considers the problem of substantiating the principle of a systematic approach to historical and geoecological periodization, taking into account event processes occurring in regional systems of nature management. In the scientific circulation of historical geoecology, the author introduces the concept of "event" - as a historical-geographical category, which is associated with the specific need to operate with a huge amount of information when carrying out r...

The formation of a groundwater aquifer in a unique territory disturbed by the quarrying of a phosphorite deposit in the southwest of the Leningrad region, built up with industrial facilities for ore processing, auxiliary production, and waste storage is considered. During the quarrying of the phosphorite layer, the hydrogeological section was disturbed, the filtration and capacitive properties of the soils of the aeration zone and water-bearing rocks changed. In the zone of active quarries, during dewatering, the ...

In modern Russia, geotourism activity is not paid enough attention, there are no regulatory base, the generally accepted system of concepts and terms, a single classification of geological and mining tourism resources. The value of the mining heritage objects in the total assessment of the tourist and recreational potential of the territories is understated, they are not always taken into account in the schemes of recreational zoning. The problems of development of geotourism are considered on the example of the N...

The modern historical geography plays an important part in the complex historical and geographical study of a region and creation of the techniques of the ecological and geographical assessment of its landscapes. The retrospective analysis of the evolution of the definition of the concept of the "ecological and geographical assessment" in the works of the leading Russian geographers showed the dependence of its treatment on the applied approaches, i.e. historical-landscape, comprehensive physical-geographical, soc...