REVIVAL OF LANDSCAPE SCIENCE IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The current state is considered and possible ways of intensifying the development of Ukrainian landscape science are substantiated; It is noted that the origin and active development of landscape science in Ukraine took place in the 50-70s of the twentieth century, which in the late twentieth century. and the first decade of the XXI century. Led to the separation in its structure of new landscape research areas – geophysics and geochemistry of landscapes, historical and anthropogenic landscape science, landscape ecology and others. However, since the beginning of the XXI century. Landscape studies in Ukraine began to decline gradually, which actualizes the problem of searching for modern directions of its revival. Landscape scientists of Ukraine in monographs and individual articles paid attention only to the development of Ukrainian landscape studies in the past and, in part, its current state. Existing problems and possible ways to revive landscape science in Ukraine have not been considered. The purpose of the study is to consider the current problem situation and substantiate possible promising areas of development of Ukrainian landscape science, which will lead to its revival in the first half of the XXI century. The research used
historical-landscape and comparative approaches, the principles of historicism, interconnection, development and
objectivity; methods - landscape analysis and synthesis, theoretical generalization and systematization of facts.
The use of these approaches, principles and research methods makes it possible to note that the socio-economic
transformations in Ukraine in the late twentieth - early twenty-first century. have so far had a negative impact
on the development of landscape science and landscape research. Of these new areas of landscape research in
the early XXI century. only anthropogenic landscape science and landscape ecology are developing in Ukraine.
The slow development of landscape science has already been reflected in the solution of important state tasks, in
particular the development of the national ecological network, the formation of a reserve fund, the development of various projects and programs of environmental management. In this regard, the need for the revival of landscape science, a significant update of its theoretical foundations and proposed priority areas for further landscape research. It is shown that this process must begin with the educational space; attention is drawn to the clear demarcation in higher education institutions of closely interrelated natural and landscape geographies. Among the
directions of landscape research the following are singled out and substantiated: knowledge of paradynamic and
paragenetic interrelations between landscape complexes of both natural and already selected and partially studied
classes of anthropogenic landscapes; consideration of the processes of interaction of landscape-engineering and
landscape-technogenic systems with the environment, especially in the space-time aspect; study of vertical and
height differentiation of anthropogenic landscapes and the dynamic processes caused by them; knowledge of
the development and functioning of microfocal processes in the structure of anthropogenic landscapes; study
of the specifics of derived processes in anthropogenic landscapes; knowledge of the symmetry and asymmetry
of landscapes and related phenomena of their development; identification and research of unique and original anthropogenic objects and territories; consideration of possibilities and proof of necessity of use of landscape design in the course of development of projects of development, reorganization and the further rational use of modern, mainly anthropogenic landscapes of Ukraine, etc. Attention is drawn to the fact that the revival of landscape science in Ukraine is not only the preservation of original science, but also the opportunity now and in the future to use the results of landscape research in the development of local, regional and national projects and programs.