No 3 (2014)

Ecological construction accompanies any economic or other human activity, so environmental aspects of management such projects are keys to the territorial development in Arctic region. The article deals with analysis of standards of the “green” building and the “green” project management as the strategy of the transmission of the best practices for the environmental teams of the building projects.

Information in this document was obtained from the document “LEED gap analysis Respecting diversity through the localization of the LEED rating system in the Region - Jordan as a case study” by the Jordan green building council, any information provided is a reference to the document. There are no guarantees to the accuracy or the reliably of this information.

Waste utilization problems are of current importance and they are relatedtothe principles of Green Economy and, thus, present one of the most important ecologic factors for improving environmental quality.

Hexi Corridor belongs to inland rivers and has unique, harsh ecological environment, accounting for about three fifths of the area of Gansu. The paper analyzes environmental problems faced while developing land resources and presents some important proposals for its land resources development and environmental administration.

Floodplain deposits in the valley of the Moskva-river contain a series of buried soils of the Holocene age, which can be an important source of palaeoecological information. These soils are aged: Soil 1 - last 4 centuries, Soil 2 - cal 1200 AD-500 BC, Soil 3 - 900-2700 BC, Soil 4 - 3500-5000 BC. Archaeological monuments attributed to these soils are dated: Neolithic (Soil 4), Early Bronze Age (Soil 3), the Iron Age and the Middle Ages (Soil 2). Buried soils have well developed profiles and diagnostic features. Buried soils of the Sub-Atlantic period (Soil 2) are usually referred to Luvisols and Albeluvisols. Dark-colored soils of the Atlantic period (Soil 4) in most cases refer to Phaeozems; pollen analysis shows that these soils were formed under forest-steppe communities. Buried soils of Subboreal period (Soil 3) are traced in rare cases and have no clear diagnostic features; pollen analysis shows that this soil could be developed under mixed forests dominated by spruce. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the landscapes of the lower levels of the valley have changed dramatically between 5000 and 4500 cal BP. The forest-steppe communities, typical for the Atlantic period, were replaced by dense spruce forests due to early Subboreal climate change. Some traces of human impact on the floodplain vegetation from the Neolithic and Bronze Age were revealed. The maximum anthropological transformation was noted in the beginning of Middle Ages.

This study was carried out to solve one of the actual environmental problems in the region, studied the discharge of untreated or partially treated effluent into the coastal waters of the Persian Gulf. Insufficient reliable data on specific pollution of coastal ecosystems, therefore investigated the effects of effluent pollution on the quality of coastal waters and ecosystems over 45 km of the Persian Gulf coast to a radius of 10 km of the Seashore. Wastewater quality was assessed for 3 months in accordance with national standards of Iran and requirements ROPME.

Water quality standardization for substances of double genesis for total maximum load in water bodies calculation has been considered in the article. The approach for water quality standardization used in methodological guidelines excepts additional anthropogenic load in a water body. An approach that takes into account natural features of water catchment areas and ecological laws has been recommended.