Abstract
The study deals with an integral assessment of hydromorphological and geoecological conditions of the Hukiv (flatland type of river), Dereluy (foothill type of river), and Vyzhenka (mountainous type of river) river basin systems (Figure 1). The indicators characterizing the river basin in the best way as a holistic system, the channel, floodplain, and watershed altogether, in natural reference conditions and in terms of human economic activity are addressed. The assessment hydromorphological test and geoecological monitoring of small rivers (SWOT-analysis) in accordance with the developed universal algorithm for hydromorphological assessment of small river basins for the sustainable development goals are generated and fulfilled. Interpretation maps for the sustainable development of the Hukiv, Dereluy and Vyzhenka rivers are created. The practical importance and relevance concerns the potential application of the proposed monitoring and the algorithm to solve methodological and applied problems related to the functioning of the systems “basin–river–human” and “basin–river–riverbed” in terms of modern human activity and needs; the need to modify consumer-type stereotypes for the use of natural resources, as well as to provide recommendations for enhancing the resource-efficient and sustainable activities in basin systems and small rivers.
Highlights
The problem of sustainable development planning is not new, but for many years it remains relevant and in demand in scientific circles of specialists in various fields – economists, politicians, strategists
A significant number of works are devoted to the sustainable development of Ukraine in general and in terms of its individual regions, in which attempts are made to develop planning for their optimal development (Kotykova et al, 2017; Kozlovskyi et al, 2017; Kvasha et al, 2017; Semenenko et al, 2019; Savitska et al, 2020)
Previous studies in the field and relevant mathematical calculations contributed to developing an algorithm for the ecological and hydromorphological assessment of basins for the sustainable development goals (Kyryliuk, 2016)
Summary
The problem of sustainable development planning is not new, but for many years it remains relevant and in demand in scientific circles of specialists in various fields – economists, politicians, strategists. A significant number of works are devoted to the sustainable development of Ukraine in general and in terms of its individual regions, in which attempts are made to develop planning for their optimal development (Kotykova et al, 2017; Kozlovskyi et al, 2017; Kvasha et al, 2017; Semenenko et al, 2019; Savitska et al, 2020). Most of these studies were performed at the Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Rudenko et al, 2015). Scientists have not ignored basin systems, transboundary river systems and are trying to develop a common vision of sustainable development of this dynamic system (Everard, Powell, 2002; Dombrowsky et al, 2014; Spiliopoulos, 2014; Gerlak, Saguier, 2015; Krengel et al, 2018; Strokal, 2021).
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