Open AccessUrban and Rural Settlements Distribution of the Republic of Crimea by Absolute Altitudes
Author(s) -
V. A. Tabunshchyk,
E. A. Petlukova,
A. T. Kozlova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/753/2/022063
Subject(s) - human settlement , geography , mountain range (options) , peninsula , physical geography , altitude (triangle) , shuttle radar topography mission , range (aeronautics) , rural settlement , distribution (mathematics) , settlement (finance) , environmental protection , rural area , archaeology , remote sensing , digital elevation model , medicine , mathematical analysis , materials science , geometry , mathematics , pathology , world wide web , computer science , payment , financial economics , economics , composite material
This research focuses on the location of the settlements of the Republic of Crimea by absolute altitudes. The study is relevant as it considers an elevation of a settlement above sea level which is known to be one of the main factors characterizing the degree of national economy development and well-being. The construction conditions and settlements’ functioning are greatly affected by the natural conditions, and accessibility of the settlements significantly decreases economic expenses. The latest geo-informational methods of study such as (Quantum GIS Desktop) and the data provided by the satellite radar surveying (SRTM) helped to analyse the range of the altitudes, within which the settlements of the Republic of Crimea had been set up. It was determined that urban settlements were formed within the range of altitudes between -7 and 553 m (amplitude – 560 m), but rural ones – between -6 and 1216 (amplitude – 1222 m). Also the distribution of the settlements by landscapes has also been analysed. There are 4 landscape-levels (in increasing average absolute altitudes) – hydromorphic, flat interfluve, low mountain and middle mountain levels on the territory of the Crimean peninsula. It is defined that 346 settlements are located in hydromorphic level, 296 settlements – in flat interfluve level, 342 – in low mountain level and 63 – in the middle mountain level. The most developed and populated levels on the territory of the Republic of Crimea turn out to be hydromorphic and low mountain levels due to the favourable natural conditions, with the least developed region being middle mountain landscape level.