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Probabilistic Methods in Geoecology and the Analysis of Environmental Services

ОК28

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2025/2026

5 Semester

3

1. Collect, process, and analyze information in the fields of Earth sciences, geoecology, marketing, and the restoration of ecosystem services (PRN01) 2. Apply models, methods, and data from physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, geoecology, mathematics, information technology, etc., to the study of natural processes governing the formation and development of geospheres (PRN07) 3. Organize and synthesize materials from field and laboratory geoecological studies (PRN11) 4. Select optimal methods and tools for conducting geoecological research and for data collection and processing (PRN15) 5. Understand fundamental ecological laws, regulations, and principles regarding environmental protection, nature management, and the organization of ecosystem services (PRN16) 6. Assess the state, stability, and reliability of geosystems, as well as the value of ecosystem services (PRN22)

Full-time form

1. Successful mastery of disciplines such as "Higher Mathematics," "Fundamentals of Fundamental and Applied Geoecology," "Soil Science," "Biogeography," "Meteorology," "Hydrology," etc. 2. Knowledge of the properties of the geographic sphere, including the general characteristics of the geosystems that comprise it, the dynamics of exogenous and endogenous processes, and the types of nature management and their consequences for the environment and the population. 3. Ability to apply cartographic and observational methods; compare and contrast natural objects, processes, and phenomena; draw generalizations; analyze the natural conditions of study areas; and assess—including quantitatively—changes resulting from human economic activity. 4. Proficiency in compiling natural-geographic profiles of study areas; reading thematic maps (geological, climatic, soil, etc.) and general geographic (physical)

The course "Probabilistic Methods in Geoecology and Environmental Service Analysis" covers the fundamental principles and approaches of probability theory, mathematical statistics, and the theory of random functions—systematized and implemented to enable the probabilistic mathematical analysis of parameters characterizing geoecological processes and phenomena, as well as the state of geosystems and environmental services. The course is divided into two thematic sections: "Statistical Methods: Random Variables" (Section 1) and "Stochastic Methods: Random Functions" (Section 2). The first section addresses the foundations of statistical mathematical methods in geoecology, examining geo-parameters as random variables by drawing upon essential concepts from probability theory and mathematical statistics. The second section focuses on the relationships between geo-parameters and stochastic mathematical methods in geoecology; it utilizes core concepts from the theory of random functions, along with the characteristics and properties of random processes and fields, specifically addressing the stochastic structure of geo-parameter random functions. The course aims to develop specialized geographical competencies in students, specifically encompassing content-related (empirical and theoretical knowledge), operational (abilities, skills, and techniques of learning and cognitive activity, along with the experience of applying them to solve theoretical and practical problems), and worldview-related (a geographical worldview, an emotional-evaluative attitude toward the environment and human activity within it, and acquired creative activity) components.

1. Самойленко В.М., Діброва І.О. Імовірнісні методи в геоекології та аналізів сервісів довкілля : підручник-монографія (електронна версія). Київ: Ніка-Центр, 2025. 372 с. ISBN 978-966-521-237-9 2. Самойленко В.М. Топузов О.М. Статистичні та стохастичні математичні методи в географії: Електронний підручник (з грифом МОНМС України, лист № 1/11-7940 від 23.08.2011). Київ: Ніка-Центр, 2011. CD, ISBN 978-966-521-580-6. 25,4 д.а. 3. Самойленко В.М. Ймовірнісні математичні методи в геоекології: Навчальний посібник (з грифом МОН України). Київ: Ніка-Центр, 2002. 404 с. 4. Самойленко В.М. Навчально-методичний комплекс з математично-модельного та геоінформаційного забезпечення підготовки географів. Київ: Ніка-Центр, 2003. 84 с.

Seminar (presentation)

ral questioning, quick polls, tests, presentations, discourse, written assignments, pass/fail assessment.

Ukrainian