Contribution/ OriginalityThe present study contributes to the theory and methodology of 3D urban environment modelling for the anthropogenic impact assessment. The paper describes a new approach to the impact assessment of man-made objects (entities) on the quality of urban environment using 3Dvideoscenes for measuring purposes.

The role of geospatial modeling as a basis for the effective management of sustainable development is examined in the paper. The timeliness of geospatial modeling for planning regional natural resource management is stated. A new term is proposed: a natural resource geospatial model (NRGM). The purposes and main structural elements of the model are described. Relevance and reliability criteria of NRGM data are given. The significance of natural resource geospatial models as a tool for integrating heterogeneous data (e. g., Earth remote sensing data, state cadastral data, government statistics) are emphasized. The main tasks associated with optimizing natural resource management by using NRGM are listed. A case study of forest resources modeling in the Novosibirsk Region (Russia) is described.

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The high level of environment pollution is specific to urbanized territories. The efficient solution of city ecological problems requires considering urban environment as a dynamic system and taking its development over time and space into account. This can be achieved through a complex analysis of time and space dynamics of pollutants in accordance with natural conditions and city infrastructure. The study determines an approach to the environmental assessment of the urbanized territory based on geoinformation analysis and 3D cartographic modelling time and space dynamics of pollutants spreading in the urban environment. The approach to assessing it, taking into account the patterns of pollution dissemination is substantiated. The logical sequence of integrating heterogeneous environmental data for pollution distribution modelling is offered. The digital relief and terrain models of Novosibirsk city are formed. The environmental database of Novosibirsk city is developed. The city area zoning by composite index regarding environmental risk is given. A 3D model of pollution dissemination is developed.

The main provisions of geoinformation modeling of the condition of urban road verges are described. Key anthropogenic factors of negative impact on urban road verges are characterized. The necessity of using modern geo-information methods to study and monitor the condition of urban road verges is stated. The principles of geoinformation modeling of urban road verges are characterized. The definition of the geoinformation model of urban road verges is given, the tasks solved with its help are listed. A diagram of urban road verges geo-information model database structure is presented, the parameters included into it are described in detail. The general technological sequence of geoinformation modeling and mapping of urban road verges is presented. The conclusion about the importance of geoinformation models of urban road verges for the efficient organization of management of urban green spaces is made.