Geological and geomorphological analysis of landslide processes in the reserve "Gobustan" for the purpose of tourist and recreation activities

Abstract

In article analyzes landslide processes, taking into account the intensive expansion of tourist and recreational activities in the Gobustan National Reserve, located in the southeastern part of the Greater Caucasus. The importance of this problem lies in the fact that it is planned to create a National Geopark of international importance on the territory of Gobustan. Based on own field ecological, geological and geomorphological studies, fund and cartographic material, as well as using aerospace images (ASI) from 1996, 2000-2020 and scale 1:60 000, it was found that over the past 50 years, the area of Gobustan, subjected to landslide processes, has increased by 1.5-2 times. The data obtained made it possible to compile a map of zoning of the Greater Caucasus with a scale of 1:1 000 000 according to landslide hazard (in points), which objectively reflects the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of landslide processes. The research results will make it possible to use the obtained data for the development of the Program for the safe and sustainable functioning and development for the recreational and tourist development of Azerbaijan's geosystems.