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'SCIENTIFIC TOOLS FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS'
'SCIENTIFIC TOOLS FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS'
Pages 59-64
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Areas with considerable hypertrophy of one or two of the basic environmental components cannot be considered environments for progressive activities, although they can be special compositional parts of higher units which carry out the functions of the anthropo-ecological system. A current environmental problem 58
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This industrialization of agriculture has brought about numerous negative phenomena which are very similar to the environmental impacts of industrial activities. The concentration and specialization of agricultural production, the intensification of technological measures, the increased use of commercial fertilizers and pesticides with decreased use of farmyard manure, and the use of heavy and effective agricultural machinery have resulted in large amounts of concentrated wastes.
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TOOLS FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES Undesirable phenomena connected with the changed character of agricultural production are readily solved if their impacts are of direct concern to the viability of the agricultural activities. They are addressed by specialized research and control institutions.
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Knowledge of the development and function of the environmental components obtained through routine monitoring by specialized institutions and knowledge obtained through basic and applied research under the State Plan for Science and Technology Development form the scientific basis for decisions and management strategies in the sphere of environmental problems. The tools for the recognition of the quality of the environment, particularly in the agricultural landscape, are chosen on the basis of the complexity of the problem, i.e., the structure and scope of particular interactions of the technosphere, geobiosphere, and sociosphere components and their influences with respect to particular environmental concerns.
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The basis of the anthropo-ecological optimization of a regional system consists of the following objectives: • proposals for changes in the land-use structure; • proposals for technological changes, or for ecologically compatible technologies; • proposals concerning the protection of those landscape components which are important from the viewpoint of special concerns such as ecostabilization, genetic fund preservation, moisture regime, sanitation, amelioration, and aesthetics;
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Current methods applied in environmental research rely heavily on computerized data, automated monitoring, and remote sensing. By using automated image analysis, it is possible to increase considerably the effectiveness of geoecological investigations.
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