Reports on Environment and Urban Development for Alaverdy

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INTRODUCTORY	5
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION. KEY PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ALAVERDI CITY	9
CHAPTER 2. SOCIO – ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONTEXT (PRESSURES)	12
1. Historical assessment of urbanization	12
2. Description of economic activities	13
3. Demography	14
4. Public service provision facilities: water supply, waste removal, energy and transport	16
4.1 Transport infrastructure	16
4.2 Water supply and wastewater collection	17
4.3 Power supply	19
4.4 Waste management	19
4.5 Sanitary condition	22
5. Social services (health, education, culture and leisure)	23
5.1 Health	23
5.2 Education	23
5.3 Culture	24
5.4 Recreation possibilities	24
6. Description of the local self-government system	25
7. Summary of local socio-economic factors	26
CHAPTER 3: STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT	28
1. Description of the conditions of the ambient air in Alaverdi	28
2. Characteristics of the water resources of Alaverdi	34
3. Land resources	40
4. Flora	42
5. Protection of fauna	42
6. Analysis of environmental impacts	43
CHAPTER 4. IMPACT OF THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT	45
1. Impact on the ecosystems	45
2. Impacts on the quality of life and human health	49
3. Vulnerability to natural and technogenic disasters	55
CHAPTER 5. POLICY INTERVENTIONS AND INSTRUMENTS	57
1. The authorities of environmental management in the local self-government	57
2. Agencies with authorities of environmental management in Alaverdi	59
3. Environmental programs and tools used by Alaverdi Municipality	63
CHAPTER 6. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES	66
1. The inertia trend	66
2. The worst trend	67
3. The best trend	67
CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS	70
Bibliography	72

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