Transformation of the geological environment of the southwestern Belarus area as a result of residential development

Abstract

Using published and fund materials, cadastral and topographic maps, terrain plans and field research data, the technogenic transformation, features of the geological environment, of the south, western Belarus area are considered as a result of residential development. It has been established that the geological environment of the region has undergone significant changes by now because of the construction of urban and rural settlements. This manifested itself in the relief restructuring, changes in the composition and structure of cover deposits, in the formation of technomorphic complexes and in the movement of more than 88 million m3 of rocks over various distances. The areas occupied by cities and urban settlements are the most transformed. Within them the volume of technogenically displaced grounds ranges from 0.2 to 20.6 million m3 . The average indicator of the geological environment technogenic transformation per unit area as a result of residential development for the southwestern Belarus is estimated at 3 078 m3 /km2.