Industrial construction as a factor in the destruction of natural landscapes and the loss of the  ecosystem services potential

doi:10.26565/1992-4224-2025-43-05

S. P. Sonko Uman National University, 1, Instytutska Str., Uman, Cherkasy Region, 20305, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7080-9564
I. D. Zelenchuk Uman National University, 1, Instytutska Str., Uman, Cherkasy Region, 20305, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8517-6617
T. P. Novikova Uman State Pedagogical University named after Pavlo Tychyna, 2, Sadova Str., Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine, 20300 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-9698

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26565/1992-4224-2025-43-05

Keywords: landscape, agro-landscape, forest, settlement, industrial, marsh, component, soil, ecosystem service, prefabricated metal frame,, construction and installation work, GIS

Abstract

Purpose. To identify geospatial patterns of landscape destruction under the influence of the construction of prefabricated metal frame facilities, quantify the loss of ecosystem services and formulate recommendations for the use of an integrated ecosystem approach and geoinformation monitoring to minimize environmental risks in the further development of infrastructure.

Methods. Comparison and comparison, retrospective evaluation analysis, laboratory method, comparative geographical method, engineering cartographic method, statistical method

Results. The destruction of landscapes under the influence of the construction of industrial buildings and logistics complexes in conditions of rapid reconstruction in various landscape zones of Ukraine is considered. The main attention is focused on the study of the violation of ties between living and inert components of the landscape. Active construction along the transport corridors M 06 and M 05 in the 50-km zone of Kyiv led to the disruption of connections between inert and living components of the landscape, which is manifested in the transformations of territories, namely - agricultural territories (–1.5%) and forest areas (–0.5%) and the corresponding increase in built-up areas (+30%). Attention was focused on the violation of the structural and functional integrity of landscape complexes (LC) due to urbanization pressure and loss of landscape stability. Transformational vectors of landscape destruction were identified, in particular fragmentation, reduction of biotic connections and violation of ecosystem regulation.

Conclusions. The construction of industrial buildings has led to the simultaneous loss of ecosystem services (reduction in food and fresh water), regulatory functions (weakening of climatic and hydrological self-regulation, increased erosion), cultural benefits (reduction in recreational, educational and aesthetic potential) and supporting processes (disruption of soil formation and biogeochemical cycles).

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Author Biographies

S. P. Sonko, Uman National University, 1, Instytutska Str., Uman, Cherkasy Region, 20305, Ukraine

DSc (Geography), Prof., Professor of the Department of Ecology and Life Safety

I. D. Zelenchuk , Uman National University, 1, Instytutska Str., Uman, Cherkasy Region, 20305, Ukraine

Postgraduate Student of the Department of Ecology and Life Safety

T. P. Novikova , Uman State Pedagogical University named after Pavlo Tychyna, 2, Sadova Str., Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine, 20300

PhD (Agriculture), Associate Professor of the Department of Biology and Human Health

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