Soil resources and agriculture in the center of European Russia at the end of the 18th century

Soil-geographic and socioeconomic data were compared with the use of geoinformation technologies. The history of agricultural development of the East European Plain and distribution of population in Russia in the 18th century were studied by the example of Yaroslavl, Vladimir, and Ryazan gubernias (...

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Published in:Eurasian soil science 2015-11, Vol.48 (11), p.1182-1192
Main Authors: Alyabina, I. O, Golubinsky, A. A, Kirillova, V. A, Khitrov, D. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural development
Agricultural history
Agricultural industry
Agriculture
Ancient civilizations
Comparative analysis
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Genesis and Geography of Soils
Geography
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Land use
population distribution
Population growth
Socioeconomic factors
soil
Soil fertility
soil resources
Soil sciences
spatial data
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Summary:Soil-geographic and socioeconomic data were compared with the use of geoinformation technologies. The history of agricultural development of the East European Plain and distribution of population in Russia in the 18th century were studied by the example of Yaroslavl, Vladimir, and Ryazan gubernias (governorates). The analysis of the obtained data demonstrated considerable differences in land uses between the regions of the old (prior to the 16th century) development and the regions actively populated since the end of the 16th century. The soils of Vladimir and a half of Yaroslavl gubernias were most developed; in some local districts (uezds), the maximum possible efficiency of the use of the natural soil fertility was achieved. In contrast, in some chernozemic areas, considerable opportunities for the further extensive development were preserved, and the limits to the population growth were not reached. The level of agricultural loads on the territory remained relatively low.
ISSN:1064-2293
1556-195X
DOI:10.1134/S1064229315110034