Development of Scientific Support of Water Reclamation on Irrigated Lands of Ukraine: Historiography of the Period of Independence

Abstract

It was established that during the period of Ukraine’s independence, historiography began to play the role of an integration factor, maintaining the appropriate level of scientific knowledge, preserving and supplementing the methodological apparatus of modern historical science. It has been found that in recent decades, a number of meaningful scientific works have been published, which contain systematized factual material on the development of scientific support for water reclamation on irrigated lands of Ukraine, a thorough analysis of scientific technologies and their theoretical generalizations. It was determined that the historical works of the period of Ukraine’s independence are characterized by the multi-facetedness and content of generalizations, the objectivity of approaches to the study of the evolution of the scientific-organizational foundations of the use of water resources for land irrigation. Historical works highlight the evolution of certain scientific directions, theories, concepts and technologies regarding the improvement of water reclamation in agrarian production on irrigated lands; development of scientific foundations of effective management of water resources for agricultural land reclamation; the contribution of higher education institutions, and scientific-research institutions and research teams to the development of scientific technologies for the conservation and balanced use of water resources in irrigated farming; the evolution of the working and practical implementation of water reclamation on irrigated lands in the context of the activities of well-known agrarian scientists of Ukraine. It was established that at the beginning of the 21st century, thanks to the cooperation of Ukrainian and foreign scientists, the working and implementation of innovative technologies for the ecologically safe use of water and land resources gained significant development and has great prospects, especially in conditions of climate change. An own position has been formed regarding the choice of the most accurate and scientifically based reflection of the historical development of scientific support for water reclamation on irrigated lands of Ukraine, which is updated in the conditions of global challenges and threats today.