MAPS OF THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND USE POTENTIAL IN KHABAROVSK KRAY

Abstract

The authors explore the applications of general ecological mapping principles to the specific conditions of Khabarovsk Kray. The result is a map entitled “Khabarovsk Kray. The Ecological State of the Territory,” on which are depicted five types of regions, in order of decreasing environmental stress: catastrophic, critical, stressed, satisfactory, and natural (undisturbed). The methodology for compilation of this map is described in some detail, as are strategies for overcoming various problems in acquisition and classification of data. Translated by Larry Richardson, Glendale, CA 91202 from: Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, seriya geograficheskaya, 1994, No. 2, pp. 93-100.