Ecological zoning of the territory: problems of definition and legal regulation

Abstract

The paper examines the approaches to environmental zoning of territories presented in legal acts and legal doctrine, the relationship with the zones with special conditions for the use of territories used in urban planning legislation. The general approaches to determining the types of territories and zones, in relation to which a special regime of nature management and protection is established, are analyzed.

The following main ecological zones with a special regime of conservation and environmental management are identified: specially protected natural territories, health-improving places and resorts, nature protection zones around water bodies, sanitary protection and security zones, zones around a source of ionizing radiation, zones of ecological disaster, emergency situations, flooding, underflood, etc. In addition, the land use regime is affected by land categories and the established type of permitted use.

A brief outline of the requirements for ensuring the openness and accessibility of information about each of these territories and their legal regulation is given.

The authors conclude that the legal acts regulating this sphere are fragmented and that there is no integrated approach to their establishment. General recommendations are given on optimizing legal regulation in this area.