Geographical approaches to the study of the urban environment

Abstract

© 2015, Asian Social Science. All rights reserved. This paper discusses geographical approaches c environmental studies taking into account natural and anthropogenic factors. Focuses on the methodology for assessing the ecological status of urban areas. We consider a system of evaluation criteria in geo-environmental situation. To assess the geo-ecological situations previously summarized the main factors of its creation in the form of diagnostic features. Among the main factors affecting the natural geo-ecological situation (ecological framework) and anthropogenic. By the example of Kazan celebrated territorial and geo-ecological zones of the most important features.