Urban River Zones: Mapping and Social Environmental Functions Assessment
https://doi.org/10.31857/S086960712204005X
Abstract
The paper proposes methods for identifying urban river zones (URZ) and assessing their socio-environmental functions, based on geospatial data, including Landsat 8 satellite images, Aster Global DEM, city master plan materials, VSEGEI maps of Quaternary deposits (1 : 200000) and OpenStreetMap. Social, geomorphological and administrative approaches to the URZ delimitation are considered. The authors propose a combined method for determining URZ boundaries at the urban level using TWI, the “Valley Depth” tool, data on Quaternary deposits, and functional zoning maps. Authors also suggest their criteria for assessing the quality of URZ green infrastructure in terms of providing social and environmental functions using land cover data and functional zoning for the administrative boundaries of the city and the built-up urban core. URZ were defined for three model cities (Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Khabarovsk). Authors calculated the area of land cover categories and functional zones of different social and environmental value. The article demonstrates conclusions about how large the contribution of URZ green infrastructure (GI) to the total volume of urban GI ecosystem services is and how this indicator depends on geographical conditions and relative position of the city and the river.
About the Authors
O. A. Illarionova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
O. A. Klimanova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
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Illarionova O.A., Klimanova O.A. Urban River Zones: Mapping and Social Environmental Functions Assessment. Proceedings of the Russian Geographical Society. 2022;154(4):3-21. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31857/S086960712204005X
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