Assessment of the ecological stability of the landscapes of the Pavlodar region

Abstract

There are presented main results of the assessment of the ecological stability of the landscapes of the Pavlodar region, performed by GIS. The assessment of the ecological stability of the study region was carried out using a series of indicators: the area of water resources, the area of specially protected natural territories, the average NDVI value, the area of buildings, the average population density, the length of transport routes, the area of arable land, as well as the area of man-made territories that have an impact on the natural environment, both positive and negative. There has been compiled map of the ecological stability of the landscapes of the study region.