**10. Conclusions**

Remote methods introducing new dimensions into the study and understanding of long-term land degradation and desertification processes is of high priority for Ukraine because of their low cost, reliability and ability to cover large areas. Thematic landscape changes maps obtained as a result of multispectral images processing, allowed assessing the state and tendencies in land degradation and decertification processes occurred within landscape complexes undergone different level of anthropogenic stress.

Data obtained visually emphasize the level of anthropogenic stress, impact of long-term change of vegetation cover and correlation of intensive development of mining, construction, agricultural and other human activities with high level of land degradation within investigated areas. Especially, it is obvious within the territories of mining activities of the Kirovograd region.

The transition to adaptive farming systems implies the achievement of maximum compatibility between soil and plant, development of crop rotation, soil conservation tillage system. Conducted research on the creation of adaptive systems of crop production takes into account the environmental, landscape, and geochemical peculiarities of the steppe zone of Ukraine, to get the production of environmentally safe agricultural products. They can be used in further studies of a differentiated approach to achieving a balanced potential of agricultural landscapes.

Remote detecting of degradation and desertification processes intensification at early stages will be able to promote further measures for improving the territories conditions. The further research has to be directed on development of geoinformation technologies for landscape changes remote mapping.
