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Vol. 9 pp. 638-650

A.V. Ivanov, V.V. Ofitserova, M.A. Ivanova

 

THE FUTURE OF THE NETWORK OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD GEOPARKS

Annotation. The creation of a national network of geoparks was included by the decision of the general meeting of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO dated December 23, 2025, among the priority measures in the field of natural sciences. In the Nizhny Novgorod region there are objects of geological heritage of international level. These include the Puchezh-Katunki crater of the Early Jurassic period, the Bathonian-Callovian deposits of the Jurassic system near the settlement of Prosek on the bank of the Volga, as well as karst lakes and caves in the basins of the Pyana and Tyosha rivers. This work focuses on the prospects for creating geoparks in the Nizhny Novgorod region on coastal landscapes, as well as water areas of the flowing section of the Volga from Gorodets to Lyskovo and the Gorky Reservoir. The risk assessment associated with karst was based on the classification of areas subject to karst. The result of the assessment is the possibility of assessing water-related hazards based on an integrated risk assessment tool and taking into account the protection of natural and cultural heritage. To assess the current state of geoparks, natural science tools were used, including satellite image processing, multi-criteria assessment, and the Internet of Things.

Keywords: geopark, sustainable development, lake-type reservoir, cultural landscape, safe environment, natural and anthropogenic risk.

For citation: Ivanov A.V., Ofitserova V.V., Ivanova M.A. [The Future of the Nizhny Novgorod Geopark Network] Upravlenie tekhnosferoi, 2026, vol. 9, issue 3, рр. 638–650. DOI: 10.35634/UdSU.2026.25.70.004.

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About the Authors

Ivanov Alexander Vladimirovich

Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Department of Applied Informatics and Statistics and Department of UNESCO, Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. 65 Ilyinskaya St., Nizhny Novgorod, 603000, Russia.

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Ofitserova Valeria Vladimirovna

Master's Student, Corporate Department, Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. 65 Ilyinskaya St., Nizhny Novgorod, 603000, Russia.

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Ivanova Maria Aleksandrovna

Master's Student, Department of Engineering Graphics and Information Modeling, Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. 603000, Nizhny Novgorod, Ilyinskaya St., 65. Russia.

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