EVALUATION OF ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC-SITUATION OF SETTLEMENTS

At present human civilization finds itself not only in a landscape-eco logical, but also in a social-ecological crisis. Hence in handling con temporary ecological problems their social-ecological dimension also c omes into full display. The contemporary ecological situation of settl ement is the outcome of recent anthropic pressure upon the environment of settlements. It is characterized by confronting ecological conditi ons (estimated in terms of the areal presence and landscape-ecological significance of various elements of land use) and the ecological stat e of settlements (reflecting the intensity of the impact of negative f actors). The contemporary social-economic situation of settlements is the result of the historic development and cultural life as well as of the society's management on the given territory. Analysed are economi c conditions conceived as the ability of satisfying man's basic existe ntial needs (housing, labour, education etc.).