Известия Томского политехнического университета: Инжиниринг георесурсов (Nov 2017)
Status and prospects of using the health improvement area «Klyuchi» (Tomsk region)
Abstract
Since its foundation the city of Tomsk conquered its contiguous territories defining their functional purpose and prospects of use. When required such former suburban territories were attached to extend the city's boundaries. In XIX century in the woodlands around Tomsk, especially in the western and southern periphery, a great number of summerhouses sprung up. The contemporary development of Tomsk touched upon traditional leisure areas of people of Tomsk including free and organized recreational activities and caused a whole set of social and environmental issues. The greatest impact is expected to be seen in the areas of high concentration and extensive use of recreational and health-related resources that are subject to influence of fierce competition between conventional small-scale cultivation and land use and exclusive villa development. An example could be a territory on the outskirts of the old health and recreation center of Tomsk located in the recreation and summerhouses area near the village «Klyuchi». Due to the intensive development of neighboring territories the health and recreation center is losing its connection with the environment. There is the issues relating to preservation of natural waters of well springs and the unique reed swamp that is key to the local environmental skeleton frame and the main obstacle to full development of the area. The main aim of study is to analyze the conditions, traditions and opportunities of using health and recreation natural resources of the outskirts of Tomsk and to carry out the full-scale geoecological assessment of the unique swamp area on the outskirts of the village «Klyuchi». The methods used in the study: drawing on geographical data and normative documentation that define status of development and environment in the village «Klyuchi»; landscape and geobotanical surveys; probing of organic and mineral deposits in the valley of the river Bordyanka; mapping and sampling of springs along the river Bordyanka; physicochemical and radiological observations of spring waters. The results. The authors have defined the features of natural resources of the Bordyanka river valley and prospects of their use. The paper introduces the results of analysis of traditionally used spring waters. The unique environmental character of the territory was validated. The authors considered the opportunities of establishing health and recreation territory at the rehabilitation center «Klyuchi» on the southern outskirts of Tomsk.
