Natural disasters in Adjara

Author: Liana Khandolishvili
Keywords: Avalanche, downpour, erosion
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Natural disasters in Adjara Liana Khandolishvili e-mail: Liana.Khandolishvili906@ens.tsu.edu.ge Department of Geography, exact and natural sciences, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Chavchavadze ave. 3, Tbilisi, Georgia Natural disasters and geological processes in Adjara are activated not only with natural-landscape conditions, but also with impact of humans on nature, like careless engineer-economic activities, especially in mountains zone, where 70% of people live in ecological crisis. Coefficient of Anthropogenic pressure reaches: 0,7-0,9, while optimally used land is extremely limited, so coefficient of anthropogenic pressure is acceptable not more then 0,4-0,5. Here in region developed a lot of dangerous geological processes like: Avalanche, downpour, erosion, mudflows, sea erosion. This disasters inflict huge material looses and take lifes of region residents. There are limited areas of lands so people have to occupy more dangerous Engineering geodynamical areas, which increase probability of activation natural disasters. in turn this geological processes reduce suitable areas of lands. It is well know that suitable lands reduced 3-times.

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Natural disasters in Adjara [en]
სტიქიური მოვლენები აჭარაში [ka]