SMALL HYDROLOGICAL FEATURES AS PART OF THE BLUE-GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE OF A MODERN CITY
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https://doi.org/10.55287/22275398_2026_60_%25pKeywords:
blue-green infrastructure, blue infrastructure, grey infrastructure, small hydrological features, hydrological network, urbanization, historical and cartographic analysisAbstract
Under conditions of intensive urbanization, the problem of preserving the hydrological network is becoming increasingly relevant. The transformation of small hydrological features leads to the reduction and fragmentation of the “blue” component of the blue-green infrastructure. The article examines changes in the hydrological network in the peripheral areas of Saint Petersburg based on a comparison of historical and contemporary cartographic and aerial photographic materials.
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