Principles of sustainable land use in the territory of Almaty agglomeration

Abstract

The land resources of cities are not only the basis for placing a significant part of the productiveforces, but also serve as a space for the vital activity of the urban population as a whole. The study ofthe dynamics of urban development at the present time indicates the need to revise the principles ofland use and the model of urban land management. Optimization of urban land use is an extremelydifficult task, since urban land is represented by all types of land resources: residential, industrial,road, forest, water, agricultural. In contrast to agricultural land, urban land includes located abovegroundand underground construction and engineering objects that create a complex polymorphicstructure.The specificity of land use in any territory depends on the natural landscape features. An importantaspect of optimizing a land use area is the improvement of its territorial structure, the creation of an optimal ratio of landfor various functional purposes. Land use optimization should be promoted by anintegrated, systemic, regional approach to the study of land resources. Landscape-ecological features ofthe territory determine the degree of environmental resistance to anthropogenic influences. The articledefines the basic principles of sustainable land use in the territory of the agglomeration, which is causedby the need to take a set of specific measures to ensure the preservation of existing land resources andenvironmental and economic security.