GEOECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION OF PAVLODAR REGION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN AS A FACTOR OF PERSPECTIVES FOR TOURISTIC ACTIVITY

Abstract

It is well known that condition of environment is one of the most significant factors affecting the perspectives for tourism in the region. So, when we are considering ways of tourism development in such industrial cities as Pavlodar, usually we have to describe environmental conditions in the region. Thus, the main aim of the research is to reveal ecological characteristics of industrial city Pavlodar as a touristic region. The main methods used in the research are environmental risks analysis, elemental analysis of soils and snow, GIS. On the territory of Pavlodar region the industry is concentrated in the center of 3 industrial units - in such cities as Pavlodar, Ekibastuz, and Aksu. Enterprises of these centers are the main air pollutants; it is 99.3% of all industrial emissions of the territories. The possibility of using geochemical data on the content of microelements in soils and snow cover for zoning the territory of Pavlodar is shown in this article. According to the classification of Yu.V. Sayet snow cover of central area in Pavlodar refers to the average moderately dangerous levels of pollution; the northern and eastern industrial zones refer to a dangerously high pollution. Researches of soil cover showed soil in residential zones and zones of northern suburbs belong to an acceptable level of pollution, soil in eastern and northern industrial zones belong to a high level of pollution. Evaluation of anthropogenic impact on natural complexes of the region, including the Irtysh River, is given. Regulation of runoff of the Irtysh River cascade of reservoirs in the upper reaches by short and untimely release of water has led to a change in bioproductivity, abundance and species composition of phytocenoses. External water filling floodplains, not associated with the dissolved soil humus, on the contrary, they contribute to the accelerated migration of acids and intense growth and development of meadow grasses. With the cessation of seasonal bays mode soil skewed towards reducing the activity of the process. It was concluded that ecological condition of the considered region can negatively affect on the tourism intensity of the region.