Sustainable development of a region based on the assessment of anthropogenic load (through the example of the ecosystems of the Kizilyurt district and the city of Kizilyurt)

A principal trend of the modern world is a requirement for sustainable development, which involves taking into account not only socio-economic but also environmental factors, one of which is the anthropogenic load on the ecosystem. Since the anthropogenic load varies across a region in the entire range of values from 0 to 100 %, a strategy for its eco-development should be based on estimates of consumption potentials in distributed parameters so that the total load does not exceed the capacity of the entire territory analysed. All the significance indicators used in the study in various combinations are included as elements of the structural and functional model. The simulation and balance model "Region" constructed as a result of the calculations establishes a direct relationship "impact – response" in ecosystems, which is achieved by indexing the anthropogenic load relative to the capacity of the environment. The results of the calculations obtained of the anthropogenic load can form the basis for solving a number of related challenges. In particular, for the Republic of Dagestan, it is useful to know the ratio of the anthropogenic load in individual areas to a similar indicator elsewhere for the republic as a whole. The resulting index will show the place of a specific administrative district in terms of anthropogenic load in relation to the average for the republic. In addition, such an index can serve as an objective basis for planning measures for the ecological and economic stabilisation of a district.