SUITMA 9 will provide 4 one-day field tours and two post-congress tours.
Lomonosov Moscow State University. Soils on technogenic deposits of 60 years age. Price - 20 Euro.
The modern campus (1955) of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (the largest University of Russia) became part of the city in the 50-ies of XX century. During the tour we will visit the GeoScience Museum on 25-28th floors of the LMSU Main building (high-rise of the famous "Stalin" architecture, one of the highest points of Moscow), which is also an outstanding view point on the scenery of Moscow. An excursion to the Botanical garden of the LMSU Biological faculty will include examining urban soils' profile in the arboretum and under the lawn. Visit to the Meteorological Observatory of Moscow State University will provide unique information on the long-term temperature measurement of urban soils. A Technosol pit will be observed at the territory of LMSU campus.
For additional information on the areas please follow the links: http://mes.msu.ru, http://soil.msu.ru, http://momsu.ru, http://botsad.msu.ru
Long-manured soils of urban gardens. Price - 20 Euro.
Objects of the excursion are located in different historic parts of Moscow city. Visiting the Apothecary garden (historical part of Botanical Garden of Lomonosov Moscow State University founded in the XVIII century) will provide an access to soils with a thick and dark humus Hortic horizons of almost three centuries old. The soils of the old city estate will be examined during the visit to the park of the L. N. Tolstoy museum in Khamovniki district. Khamovniki district became part of the city when the Romanov dynasty ascended to the Russian throne. A unique architecture of the historic buildings from the XVII to the XX centuries will be observed. The following stop in the new Botanical garden of the Lomonosov Moscow state University will include examining of the Technosols pits under lawns and ornamental plants, cultivated in different periods of the XX century. An excursion will end at the famous sightseeing point on the Vorobievy (Lenin) hill, giving the most picturesque view on the Moscow scenery.
For additional information on the areas please follow the links: http://botsad.msu.ru, http://hortus.ru, http://tolstoymuseum.ru/museums/museum_branchs/khamovniki
Forest, agricultural and urban landscapes of Moscow city. RusFluxNet complex environmental monitoring sites at the Timiryazev Russian Agrarian State University. Price - 20 Euro.
The oldest agrarian university in Russia – Moscow Agricultural Academy named after K.A. Timiryazev (today a Russian State Agrarian University (RSAU)) – a unique witness of urbanization consequences following an expansion of Moscow megapolis in 20-21st centuries. The academy was founded in 1856 on the territory of the Petrovsko-Razumovskoe estate 10 km from Moscow. During a century and half the territory of the academy was absorbed by the expanding city, however unique experimental sites, including historical buildings and parks, forest and filed experimental stations remained. RSAU today is the largest agrarian education and research centre in Russia. A RusFluxNet network for complex environmental monitoring started in 2012 includes several research sites located in RSAU. Continuous monitoring carried out using the most advanced equipment provides unique data on heat, water and green house gases' fluxes. We will observe the forest, cropland and urbanized RusFluxNet monitoring sites, including the first in Russia eddy-covariance stations mounted on croplands and in the urban forest. Afterwards we will visit the unique soil museum named after V.R. Vilyams and the oldest in Moscow observatory and meteorological station named after V.A. Mikhelson.
For additional information on the areas please follow the links: http://timacad.ru, http://lamp-lab.ru
New Moscow on a way to sustainable development. Recreational areas, plant nurseries and green infrastructure in New Moscow. Price - 20 Euro.
The area of the capital of Russia expanded almost 1500 km2 in 2012 by including vast territories in the south-west of the Moscow Region. The ambitious New Moscow project aimed to decentralize the city development, decrease traffic congestion and mitigate environmental pollution. In result two new city districts were with the total population of 235 thousand people were established. New Moscow is a rapidly developing system of residences, green spaces and traffic infrastructure. The most up-to-date technologies of green infrastructure and sustainable development are widely implemented in the area. The field trip will start from the recently built cottage village, where Technosols will be investigated. It will be followed by observing the anthropogenic altered Retisol in the urban forest near at the old village Krasnaya Pakhra, recently included into the megapolis’ boundaries. The visit to the new district Kommunarka, established on the basis of soviet ‘sovhoz’ (a collective farming household), will include observation of the soil pit in the Lime-tree park.. Finally, the advanced technologies of green infrastructure development will be examined for the case of the urban landscaping park “Colors and signs of nature”, established on the roof of a multi-storied building.
For additional information on the areas please follow the links: http://tinao.mos.ru
