В статті наведено результати досліджень особливостей структури землекористування в басейні річки Збруч. Проаналізовано регіональні особливості розміщення площ основних форм землекористування. Описано фактори їх формування. Встановлено рівень збалансованості системи сучасного землекористування за співвідношенням різних типів господарських угідь. Визначено рівень впливу регіональної структури землекористування на окремі компоненти природних ландшафтів. Обґрунтовано фактори прояву регіональних деструктивних процесів.
Purpose. Land use in the Zbruch river basin. The purpose of the publication is coverage of regional features of the land use system in the Zbruch river basin as a leading factor in the transformation of natural landscapes. Methodology based on cartographic and stаtistik analysis, observation and spatial comparison. Results The land use system of the Zbruch Basin is characterized by long agricultural land development, a high level of transformation of natural landscapes, the functioning of powerful local conservation objects and the combination of various aspects of historical experience of environmental development in certain parts of the study area. The significant area of the Zbruch basin, the combination of different landscape regions within its boundaries and its key placement in the structure of the Podilsky part of the Dniester River basin, allows us to interpret the results for other inflow pools. The article presents the results of investigations of the features of the land use structure in the Zbruch river basin. The regional features of distribution of areas of the main forms of land use are analyzed. The factors of their formation are described. The level of balance of the system of modern land use by the ratio of different types of land is established. The level of influence of the regional structure of land use on the separate components of natural landscapes has been determined. Reasonable factors of manifestation of regional destructive processes were found out. Conclusions. Taking into account the mentioned aspects of the development of the grid system in the organization of the spatial structure of land use will allow to be substantially protected from the manifestation of destructive processes and increase the efficiency of production.