Open AccessBriefly about the emergence of anthropogenic land transformation in Azerbaijan; types and characteristics of anthropogenic impacts
Author(s) -
R. N. Orujova
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
agrarnaâ nauka
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-701X
pISSN - 0869-8155
DOI - 10.32634/0869-8155-2022-355-1-78-82
Subject(s) - land degradation , flooding (psychology) , geography , environmental science , natural (archaeology) , grazing , land use , erosion , environmental degradation , soil retrogression and degradation , environmental protection , agroforestry , physical geography , ecology , geology , soil science , soil water , geomorphology , psychology , archaeology , psychotherapist , biology
The study of the anthropogenic transformation of land in Azerbaijan began with the study of the directions of changes in irrigated lands. Studies show that when ignoring the laws of soil and ecology, anthropogenic influences lead to the fact that the lands in Azerbaijan, as elsewhere on earth, are subjected to various degrees of degradation. Uncontrolled and intensive grazing of cattle on high and medium mountain areas, on the borders of summer pastures with forests, has led to a decrease in the upper borders of forests, increased erosion processes, high water and flash flooding. Soil degradation in many regions of the Azerbaijan, including the Jeyranchol plain, has created important economic, biological, environmental, and other problems. Based on the conducted research, it was determined that about 80% of the land resources of Azerbaijan have been subjected to natural and anthropogenic degradation to some extent.