European Proceedings Logo

Sector Priorities Of Ecologization For Sustainable Development Of The Southern Metaregion

Table 1: Sectoral priorities and measures for climate adaptation of the economy of the Southern metaregion (The Second assessment report on climate change and its consequences on the territory of the Russian Federation, 2014)

Sector Climate adaptation measures
Agriculture increase in the area of winter cereals, early and late-ripening varieties, as well as sub-winter crops of vegetables, green crops, intensive fruit and berry plantations, stubble and green manure crops, vineyards; heat-loving high-intensity crops, as well as subtropical agriculture; widespread introduction of water-saving and water-retaining technologies; strengthening of phytosanitary monitoring of agricultural crops and phytosanitary control, especially over the spread of quarantine climate-dependent pests.
Transport development of engineering solutions and building materials that prevent accelerated destruction of roadbed and transport infrastructure in conditions of high variability, extreme weather and climatic parameters of the environment; ensuring road safety in adverse weather and climatic conditions.
Building ensuring durability of building envelopes to moisture deformations by imparting hydrophobic properties to building materials, as well as proper resistance to freeze-thaw cycles; implementation of the concept ‘smart home, smart building’ on basis of Smart Grid unified energy-information system when arranging engineering infrastructure of construction projects, integrating various life support systems.
Power industry diversification and decentralization of energy system by combining generating capacities using alternative energy sources; introduction of cogeneration technologies, autonomous power supply sources; intelligent support of climate innovations in the electric power industry on Smart Grid platform; mass use of solar collectors, photovoltaic cells in cottage construction, lighting of public facilities, pedestrian and transport infrastructure; ‘helioarchitecture’.
Water industry optimization schemes for operation of hydraulic structures in high-water and low-water years and seasons; development of alternative sources of water supply; reduction of water losses during transportation; introduction of water circulation cycles; construction and reconstruction of protective structures, anti-flood reservoirs, reservoirs in floodplains that serve as accumulators of moisture.
Forestry engineering and arrangement of agroforestry landscapes in intensively developed agricultural territories that perform not only soil-protective, agromeliorative, hydrological, assimilation functions, but also serve as a habitat for biological species; formation of complex and mixed forest plantations in order to ensure interchangeability of species; introduction of tree and shrub vegetation resistant to regular droughts; effective proactive and reactive fire-fighting and phytosanitary measures in the forest fund; intensification of quarantine and control measures.
< Back to article