Anthropoecological Zoning of Dzerzhinsky District, Kaluga Region

Ecological zoning on the basis of combinations of soil, landform and climatic characteristics focuses attention on the climatic and edaphic requirements and on the management systems. Combination of land use factors of several zones of the Kaluga region have been studied to make recommendations designed to improve theexisting land-use situation. The purpose of zoning for rural land-use planning is to reveal areas with similar sets of potentials and constraints for development. As a result specific programmes are to be formulated to provide the most effective support to each zone actual rational use of land resources and to nature protection measures development.