Browsing by Author "Гузь, Валерій Володимирович"

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    Development of the eco-network at urban areas: the city of Kyiv case study
    (National Aviation University, 2024-06) Huz, Valerii Volodymyrovych; Гузь, Валерій Володимирович
    The aim of the work is to design and implement an eco-network in Kyiv. The bachelor's thesis is devoted to the study of urban biota. The connectivity of natural habitats within the urban area was investigated. It is established that the creation of a network of eco-corridors in Kyiv to connect existing green areas will increase biodiversity, improve environmental quality and create a more sustainable and comfortable urban environment.
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    Vulnerability and adaptation of protected areas to climate changes: case study of national natural parks in Ukraine
    (Редакційно-видавничий центр Національного лісотехнічного університету України, 2022) Radomska, Marharyta Myroslavivna; Huz, Valerii Volodymyrovych; Yarokhmedova, Ivanna Vitaliivna; Радомська, Маргарита Мирославівна; Гузь, Валерій Володимирович; Ярохмедова, Іванна Віталіївна
    The observed trends of climate changes are strong enough to affect the living process in natural communities. Protected areas are at the front edge of these impacts and the action plans to build up the resilience of these valuable natural objects is of high importance and urgency. This paper deals with the assessment of vulnerability and progress of National Natural Parks of Ukraine towards adaptation of their ecosystems to growing pressure of climate change. The vulnerability of the National Natural Parks to the effects of climate changes depends on their sensitivity, formed due to intrinsic attributes, like level of endemism and specific microclimate conditions at certain area. From the other side, some managerial solutions framed into the action plan for assisted adaptation of protected areas to changing climate is also the factor of vulnerability. The assessment undertaken in the given paper addresses both components. At the first stage, the signs of climate changes at 51 parks of Ukraine (excluding those created less than 5 years ago) were studied based on the data from open sources, reports to the authorities and personal feedbacks from the staff. Then these data were summarized in terms of natural zones and generalized to define the most profound effects observed. Finally, the information about the presence and implementation of adaptation measures in the National Natural Parks was collected and evaluated as contributor to building adaptation capacity of the sites. Sensitivity and adaptation potential were rated using standard scale and the level of vulnerability was assigned to each park. The results showed varied level of vulnerability with the natural parks of the Steppe and Ukrainian Carpathians region demonstrating the highest levels. The research has also revealed generally low level of attention to the issues of climate changes on the whole and adaptation strategies implementation in particular in the activity of the National Natural Parks. However, some of the objects have already entered succession processes and diversity transformations. The most well studied issue is invasions, which are also the most covered by the countermeasures. The conclusion is that the action plans for adaptation of protected areas should be provided for such objects, since they are at the frontier of climate problems.