The Republic of Adygea Environment

This book outlines the current status of the environment in the Republic of Adygea in Russia. The book assesses the environmental conditions, ecological state, climate and vegetation change, anthropogenic loads to soil, water and atmosphere as well as highlighting the potential of water resources, renewable energy and development of tourism, agriculture and industry in this region.  It also presents the mechanisms of legal, ecological and economic regulation and environmental insurance in the Republic of Adygea. This book introduces the Republic of Adygea to readers who are not familiar with the Republic and its beautiful landscapes, history and people. It offers a valuable source of information for a broad readership, from students and scientists interested in environmental sciences, to policymakers and practitioners working in the fields of environmental policy and management.

Introduction.- Physicogeographical characteristics of the Republic of Adygea.- Digital elevation model of the Republic of Adygea.- Spatial-temporal geodynamic model of Adygea.- Development of exogenous geological processes in the territory of the Republic of Adygea.- Ecological conditions of soils in the Republic of Adygea.- Soil degradation in the Republic of Adygea under exogenous geological processes.- Ecological state of soils of the Republic of Adygea under high anthropogenic load.- Maykop City soil quality determination based on the analysis of soil algae and cyanobacteria content.- The Republic of Adygea motor transport complex impact on the regional environment.- Spatial distribution of heavy metals content in the River Belaya ecosystem.- General characteristics of the climate in the Republic of Adygea.- Regional climate change in the Republic of Adygea.- Dynamics of the atmospheric boundary layer in the mountain-valley relief of Adygea.- Atmospheric disturbances in the mountains flow and the problem of flight safety in the mountains of the Republic of Adygea.- Contemporary changes of the vegetation in the mountainous Adygea as the reflection of global processes.- Seasonal and interannual variability of NDVI in the Republic of Adygea.- Geo-ecological monitoring main water bodies of the Republic of Adygea using remote sensing data.- Dynamics of water bodies of the North Caucasus by remote sensing data in 2015-2017.- Seasonal and interannual variability of the Krasnodar Reservoir water level based on satellite altimetry data.- Renewable energy potential in the Republic of Adygea.- Ecological tourism development in the Republic of Adygea.- Shaposhnikov Caucasian State Wildlife Biosphere Reserve.- Plants and fungi species listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Adygea (2017-2019).- Biologically active substances from wild fruits and berries at the piedmont of the Republic of Adygea.- Problems of legal regulation of environmental relations in the Republic of Adygea and possibilities of environmental insurance.- Improvement of the mechanism of the regional ecological and economic system regulation.- From Regional Studies to International Collaboration.

Prof., Dr. Murat K. Bedanokov – Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Professor, Doctor of economics, Candidate of physico-mathematical sciences, Honorary Employee of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation, marked with gratitude from the President of Russia, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Adygea, Dean of Engineering Faculty at Maykop State Technological University (Maykop, Republic of Adygea, Russia). He is a specialist in mathematics, physics and systems analysis, environmental sciences, economics and road transport management, in the field of regional economy and economics of the agro-industrial complex. Author of more than 100 scientific papers and 10 monographs.

Prof., Dr. Sergey A. Lebedev - Doctor of physico-mathematical sciences, Chief Scientist at the Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russia), a Head of the Laboratory of Geoinformatics, geoecology and rational nature management at Maykop StateTechnological University (Maykop, Republic of Adygea, Russia), Professor at National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET, Moscow, Russia), Honorary Professor of Tver State University (Russia). He is a specialist in geophysics, environmental sciences, physical oceanography, regional climate change, satellite altimetry and remote sensing. Author of over 200 peer-reviewed papers.

Prof., Dr. Andrey G. Kostianoy - Doctor of physico-mathematical sciences, Chief Scientist at the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russia), a Visiting Professor at the University of Liege (Belgium), Honorary Professor of Tver State University (Russia). He is a specialist in physical oceanography, regional climate change, satellite remote sensing, environmental sciences and water resources. He is Editor-in-Chief of “The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry” and “Springer Water” book editions in Springer Publishing House (Germany), memberof the editorial board of the Journal of Marine Systems ”(Netherlands),“ International Water Technology Journal ”(Egypt), Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Oceanological Research” (Russia) and a member of the editorial board of several Russian and international journals. Author of over 300 peer-reviewed papers, author and/or editor of 70 books, including the Encyclopedia of the Black, Caspian, Aral, Japan, Okhotsk, Bering, Barents, White, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian, Chukchi, Baltic, Adriatic, Ionian seas and the Arctic Ocean, published in 2006-2021 in publishing houses "International Relations" (Russia) and "Springer" (Germany).