Geoecological and social risks associated with industrial and municipal solid waste disposal facilities in Vyazemsky district of Smolensk oblast (Russia)

Background. Throughout its history, the Vyazemsky District has been an area of particular importance not only for the Smolensk Oblast, but also for the entire Russian state.

Aim. To determine and evaluate geoecological risks in the Vyazemsky District of the Smolensk Oblast (Russia).

Materials and methods. Field studies and a detailed desk analysis of the processes and phenomena forming the geoecological risks in the area under study were conducted.

Results. A methodology for assessing geoecological risks was developed. Groups of events and phenomena forming geoecological risks were classified. The geoecological state of the Vyazemsky District of the Smolensk Oblast was evaluated. A geoecological assessment of significant hydrographic objects in the area under study was carried out. The resident population was described in terms of demographic and social characteristics. The impact of waste disposal facilities on the environment and public health of the region was analyzed.

Conclusion. The depletion of feeding and recreational landscapes, associated, inter alia, with the circulation of production and consumption waste, leads to sociopolitical risks. In the Vyazemsky District, geoecological risks have been undermining the sociopolitical stability of the region for a long time. Timely recognition and assessment of such risks and implementation of the respective measures will improve the sociopolitical stability of the region and mitigate the risks of man-made accidents and political upheavals.

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