Lecturers of the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology

Liudmyla Bilous

Head of the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor

Research profiles:

Education and grades:

  • 1996-2000 – PhD Student, Constructive Geography and Rational Use of Natural Resources, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
  • 1990-1996 – Master’s Student, Geography, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

 

Non-formal education:

  • 2021-2022 – European Design School. Educational Program “Landscape Design” (certificate No. 001540, 10 ECTS);
  • 2015-2017 – Vancouver Island University. Introduction to GIS for Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), Database Management Systems for SDI, Spatial Cadastral Information Systems for SDI.

 

Academic Degree:

  • 2001 – PhD (Candidate of Geographical Sciences) in Geography (Constructive Geography and Rational Use of Natural Resources). Thesis titled “Landscape-ecological Analysis of AgroGeosystems for Management Purposes”.

Work Experience:

  • Since 2022 – Head of the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology;
  • 2008 – 2022 – Associate Professor, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology;
  • 2006 – 2008 – Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology;
  • 2001 – 2006 – Assistant Professor, Department of Geography of Ukraine;
  • 2000 – 2001 – Researcher in the Landscape Laboratory of the Geography Faculty.

Courses Developed and Taught:

  • “Biogeographical research and Geography of Environmental Cooperation”, “Ecosystem Services and Nature-Based Solutions” (Master’s level);
  • “Aesthetics and Landscape Design”, “Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment”, “Geodesign of Cities and Regions”, “Fundamentals of Spatial Planning” (Bachelor’s level).

Guarantor of Master’s Program “Transboundary environmental cooperation”

 

Research Interests:

  • ecosystem services and nature-based solutions;

  • landscape planning and design;

  • spatial geoecological analysis;

  • environmental impact assessment (EIA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA);

  • biodiversity and conservation;

  • ecocide and revitalization.

Public and Professional Activities:

  • Work in: the Scientific and Technical Council of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (order of the Ministry of Environment No. 408 dated 06/12/2023); the Working Group on the Preparation of Proposals for Reforming the State Environmental Monitoring System in Ukraine in the Field of “Biodiversity” (order of the Ministry of Environment No. 527 dated 07/24/2023); the Working Group on the Development of the Concept for Forming State Policy in the Field of Ecosystem Services Management. (order of the Ministry of Environment No. 274 dated 05/01/2023);
  • Work as part of the Expert Group on assessing the effectiveness of the activities of the “Scientific Center for Aerospace Research of the Earth” of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the NAS of Ukraine, which was approved by the Standing Commission on Scientific Directions of the Section of Physical, Technical and Mathematical Sciences of the NAS of Ukraine (protocol No. 1/2025 dated February 21, 2025. 238/1/2025-35 – expert number). Customer – Center for Evaluation of the Activities of Scientific Institutions and Scientific Support for the Development of Regions of Ukraine, NAS of Ukraine;
  • Expert of the Regional Development Agency of Kyiv Region (order No. 04-з4 dated 18.02.2026);
  • Member of the jury of the II (regional) stage of the All-Ukrainian competition-defense of scientific and research works of students-members of the Small Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025-2026, Hydrology Section of the Department of Earth Sciences, KSAS (order No. 18 B dated 02/09/2026);
  • Member of: Ukrainian Geographical Society (since 2001); World Data Center “Geoinformatics and Sustainable Development” (since 2015); Association of Environmental Professionals (since 2022); International Association for Landscape Ecology (since 2012); Ukrainian Botanical Society (since 2026).

Academic Mobility, Professional Development and International Projects

  • 2025-2027 – Coordinator (Head of the Team at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) of the international research project RECOVER: Climate-Smart Recovery of Agriculture on Demined Land of Ukraine, implemented by Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Ukraine), funded by the Swedish Institute;
  • 2024-2026 – DOMANI – Developing Micro-Credentials Ecosystems in Ukraine and Mongolia for Competitive and Resilient Green Economies (Project 101179859) / Development of micro-credit ecosystems in Ukraine and Mongolia for a competitive and sustainable green economy;
  • 2025 – “Youth Energy for a Green City: Forming a Responsible Attitude to Nature through Eco-Education.” Cooperation with the “Starodub” NGO within the framework of the city project competition “Partnership for Community Development” with financial support from the Department of Public Communications of the Kyiv City State Administration;
  • 2024-2025 – scientific and infrastructure international project No. ЗП72 “Landscape Laboratory of Kyiv National University as a Laboratory Center for Environmental Education and Research”, under an agreement between the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the NGO “Society of Researchers of Ukraine” and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and with financial support from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs;
  • 2025 – coordinator from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv of the international educational and scientific project “Educational and Scientific Environmental Monitoring Site”, implemented with the support of the Kronospan Foundation within the framework of the international program SKILL.ED;
  • 2025 – advanced training under the professional development program for academic managers, implemented by the British Council as part of a joint project of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the World Bank “Improving Higher Education in Ukraine for Results”, 180 hours / 6 ECTS credits (certificate 1PK26593428/0000070-25).

Publications:

Author and co-author of more than 60 scientific and educational publications

 

Selected Publications:

  • Bilous L.F., Samoilenko V.M. Geospatial analysis: monography (electronic version). Kyiv: LLC ‘DIA”, 2026. 249 p. ISBN 978-617-7785-92-6;
  • Samoilenko Viktor, Bilous Liudmyla Designing geoinformation systems: textbook (electronic version, in English and Ukrainian). Kyiv: Nika-Tsentr, 2024. 254 p. ISBN 978-966-521-258-4
  • Bilous, O. Havrylenko & A. Slipchuk (2025) Transboundary Cooperation for Landscape Planning and Environmental Monitoring. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. Conference Proceedings, XVIIІ International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», Apr. 2025, Volume 2025: 1-5:ttps://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2025510200 (Scopus);
  • Methodological Recommendations (Educational and Research Output) for Speakers of Environmental Education Programs “Youth Energy for a Green City: Fostering Responsible Attitudes toward Nature through Environmental Awareness and Education” / L.F. Bilous, V.V. Udovychenko. Kyiv: Bykhun V.Yu. Publisher, 2025. 76 p., ISBN 978-617-7699-61-2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zxCqTLvL7ovavFmvZcs2fjV3Dvsha95n/view?pli=1;
  • Samoilenko, V. M.,  Bilous, L. F., Zapototskyi, S. P., & Vishnikina, L. P. Present State of Land Use and Anthropization in the Poliskyi Region. Ukrainian Geographical Journal, 4 (132), 20-30: https://doi.org/10.15407/ugz2025.04.020 (Scopus, Q2);
  • Bilous, L.F., Samoilenko, V.M. (2026). Geography and Marketing of Ecosystem Services. The Ukrainian Context. Heohrafiia ta Turyzm (Geography and Tourism). 83, 65-71: https://doi.org/10.17721/2308-135X.2026.83.65-71;
  • Bilous, O. Havrylenko & A. Slipchuk (2025) Transboundary Cooperation for Landscape Planning and Environmental Monitoring. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. Conference Proceedings, XVIIІ International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», Apr. 2025, Volume 2025: 1-5: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2025510200 (Scopus);
  • Shyshchenko, P. G., Havrylenko, O. P., Tsyhanok, Ye. Yu., Bilous, L. F. Losses of ecosystem services in the zone of influence of solid waste landfills: a case study in the Kyiv region. Ukrainian Geographical Journal, № 2 (130). 12–25: https://doi.org/10.15407/ugz02.012 (Scopus, Q3);
  • Svitlana Kokhan; Khrystyna Burshtynska; Anatolii Bykin, Lyudmyla Bilous, Oleg Drozdivskyi, Yuliia Temna (2024). Digital Farming Technologies: Modern State and Challenges, Book chapter, pp 255–280, DOI: 1007/978-3-031-66764-0_13 (Scopus, Q4);
  • Shyshchenko, P. G., Havrylenko, O. P., Tsyhanok, Ye. Yu., & Bilous, L. F. Housing prices as payment for ecosystem services of urban green spaces: case study in Kyiv. Ukrainian Geographical Journal, 2, 33-42: https://doi.org/10.15407/ugz2024.02.033 (Scopus, Q3);
  • Bilous, L., Samoilenko V., Havrylenko O., Kandii M. (2023) The Use of Landsat 8.9 Satellite Data for Monitoring the Ecosystem Service of Temperature Regulation (On the Example of Green Zones in Kyiv Urbogeosystem). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. Conference Proceedings, XVII International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», Nov. 2023, Volume 2023: 1-5: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2023520022 (Scopus);
  • Bilous, L., Samoilenko, V., Shyshchenko, P., & Havrylenko, O. (2022). Ecoregional Biodiversity Monitoring. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. Conference Proceedings, XVI International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», Nov. 2022, Volume 2022: 1-5: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2022580059 (Scopus);
  • Bilous, L., Samoilenko, V., Shyshchenko, P., & Havrylenko, O. (2021). GIS in landscape architecture and design. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. Conference Proceedings, XІV International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», May 2021, Volume 2021: 1–7: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.20215521034 (Scopus).
  • Bilous, L., Samoilenko V., Havrylenko O., Kandii M. (2023) The Use of Landsat 8.9 Satellite Data for Monitoring the Ecosystem Service of Temperature Regulation (On the Example of Green Zones in Kyiv Urbogeosystem). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. Conference Proceedings, XVII International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», Nov. 2023, Volume 2023: 1-5: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2023520022 (Scopus);
  • Bilous, L., Samoilenko, V., Shyshchenko, P., & Havrylenko, O. (2022). Ecoregional Biodiversity Monitoring. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. Conference Proceedings, XVI International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», Nov. 2022, Volume 2022: 1-5: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2022580059 (Scopus);
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Awards:

  • Certificate of Merit of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for the work “Geoinformation Modeling of Landscape Territorial Organization for Agri-Management Needs”;
  • Certificate of Merit of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine for significant achievements in professional activity (2018);
  • Certificate of Merit of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv for achievements in educational, scientific, and educational (student development) activities, No. 6, 98, 1722;
  • Letter of Appreciation from the Rector, No. 708;
  • Letter of Appreciation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2025).

Contact:

BilousLF@knu.ua