. Zoning of the Central Belarus area by the degree of comfortability of the geological environment for the people’s life
https://doi.org/10.29235/1561-8323-2025-69-1-57-63
Abstract
A zoning scheme (in points) of the Central Belarus area by the degree of comfortability of the geological environment for the people’s life was constructed. It was based on the analysis of maps and diagrams of modern geological processes, literature, field work materials and stationary observations. The following types of territories were identified: comfortable (less than 30 points), moderately comfortable (30–50 points), low comfort (50–70 points), uncomfortable (more than 70 points) and uncomfortable in active fault zones (more than 70 points). It was established that the degree of comfort correlates with the features of the earth’s surface relief, the probability and intensity of modern geological processes.
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Supporting agencies: The work was carried out within the framework of the research work “Assessment of the degree of danger of the geological environment for the life of the population in the territory of Central Belarus based on studies of the direction of landscape development, geodynamic, hydrogeological and geochemical conditions” of the State Program of Scientific Research “Natural Resources and the Environment” (2021–2025).
About the Authors
A. V. Matveyev
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Matveyev Aleksey V. – Academician, D. Sc. (Geology and Mineralogy), Professor, Chief Researcher
10, F. Skorina Str., 220076, Minsk
E. A. Kukharik
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Kukharik Evgeniy A. – Ph. D. (Geology and Mineralogy), Associate Professor, Head of the Laboratory
10, F. Skorina Str., 220076, Minsk
A. S. Glaz
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Glaz Alexander S. – Researcher
10, F. Skorina Str., 220076, Minsk
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