Decision support system for the socio-economic development of the northern part of the volga-akhtuba floodplain (Russia)

Abstract

In this paper we present a decision suppost system for the socio-economic development of the northern part of the Volga-Aktuba floodplain. It provides data, algorithmic and instrumental tools for searching, modeling, analyzing and evaluating the scenarios of the socio-economic development and the spatially localized and integral characteristics of the floodplain state. We show that mutual dependence of the floodplain hydrological and nature and socio-economic structures requires their target changes coherence in the effective scenarios of its development. The main role in these changes is played by hydrotechnical projects. Their implementation creates a new hydrological structure of this territory, contributing to its socio-economic development.