Discovering and Assessing the Ecological Risks in the Crimea

Abstract This paper gives assessment to the ecological threats and risks in the Crimea. Ecological risks of natural, anthropogenic and social character are investigated in practice and mapped. The Crimea is distinguished by its regional features and it stipulates the peculiarities of ecological risks within the territory. The diversity of landscapes, the contrast of natural conditions and their spatial-temporal variability are the reasons of many dangerous natural and technogenic processes on the territory of the peninsula. The risks are classified according to different principles. There are several types of risks according to the type of environment: natural, technogenic and social. The risks and hazards have been studied and assessed in practice in the Crimea. The natural and anthropogenic risks have been considered and mapped. Key words: natural ecological risks, anthropogenic risks, social ecological risks, Crimea, assessing, mapping.