Resource potential of Vorob’evy Gory geosystems: history, study, and prospects for development

The article based on the methodology of interdisciplinary research solves the problems of retrospective analysis of the resource potential dynamics of geosystem components in the natural reserve located within the boundaries of the largest megacity of Eurasia to diversify the resource potential of the ecological-educational function of its territory. The unique experience of stable functioning of recreational territory is systematized synchronously with socio-economic development of Moscow urban industrial agglomeration based on complex studies. Additionally, some parts of its territory were studied in order to actualize scientific and educational tasks of higher school. The study is based on systematic approach to clarify the ecological state of the components of the environment. Local areas of different vector dynamics of geosystems of different genesis were identified. The role of natural and natural-anthropogenic factors (geological-geomorphological, ecological-geochemical, geodynamic, geophysical, anthropogenic, socio-economic) in the formation of geo-ecological features of the recreational potential of the conservation area of the urban environment is differentiated. The dynamics of the resource potential of the recreational cluster of the megacity occurs synchronously with the growth of the urban population of the urban-industrial complex and depends on the totality of socio-economic, cultural-historical, geo-ecological conditions and the synergetic vector of their interaction. The interdisciplinary approach based on the processing of databases, field observations and laboratory studies allowed the authors to improve the methodology of setting scientific and educational tasks within the framework of the implementation of the ecological-educational function of protected areas. Specially protected natural territories of megacity contribute significantly to the achievement of goals of stable urban development, preservation of biodiversity of territories and recreation areas, predetermining the creation of a comfortable environment for the inhabitants of large cities, contributing to the minimization of health risks for different gender groups of the population.