Lecturers of the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology

Yevhen Tsyhanok

Assistant Professor of the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, PhD in Geography

Research profiles:

Education and grades:

  • 2017-2021 – PhD studies at the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Specialty 106 Geography);
  • 2011-2017 – Master’s Degree in Physical Geography; specializations: International Environmental Cooperation and Physical Geography; qualification: geographer, junior research fellow.

Academic Degree:

  • 2022 – PhD in Geography. Dissertation: Landscape and Ecological Organization of Protected Areas in Urban Environments (Case Study: Kyiv) (Specialty – 106 Geography; Scientific Supervisor – Professor Mykhailo Hrodzynskyi).

Position:

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

  • Since 2022 — Assistant Professor of the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology;
  • 2023-2024 — First-category specialist (academic support staff) of the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology;
  • 2021-2023 — Laboratory Assistant, Educational Laboratory of Landscape Ecology of the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology.

Courses Developed and Taught:

  • “Network Geoecological Communication Services”, “Fundamentals of GIS”, “Planning and Design of Protected Areas”, “Geoinformation Technologies in Geoecology and Environmental Services Analysis”, “International Experience in Landscape Planning”, “Medical Geography and Human Ecology”, “Theoretical and Methodological Foundations of International Geoecological Cooperation” (Bachelor’s level).

Research interests:

  • Urban green and blue infrastructure;
  • Protected areas;
  • Landscape ecology;
  • Spatial analysis;
  • Ecosystem services.

Public and Professional Activities:

  • Since 2025 – Chair of the Organizing Committee, City Stage of the Ukrainian National Geography Olympiad;
  • Since 2024 – Jury Member, City Stage of the Ukrainian National Student Research Competition (Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine);
  • Since 2023 – Member of Ukrainian Geographical Society, Non-governmental organization.

Academic Mobility, Professional Development and International Projects:

  • 2025-2027 – International research project RECOVER: Climate-smart recovery of agriculture on demined land of Ukraine;
  • 2025 – 12-week course “DESKTOP GIS”, Pace University (New York, USA);
  • 2024-2026 – DOMANI – Developing Micro-credentials Ecosystems in Ukraine and Mongolia for Competitive and Resilient Green Economies (Project 101179859);
  • 2023–2026 – Erasmus+ Programme Virtual Exchanges in Higher Education and Youth «CLUVEX» (Climate University for Virtual Exchanges (Project 101111959).

Publications:

Author and co-author of more than 50 scientific and educational works.

 

Selected Publications:

  • Shyshchenko, P. G., Havrylenko, O. P., Tsyhanok, Ye. Yu., & Bilous, L. F. (2025). Degradation Of Ecosystem Services in the Impact Zone of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Case Study in Kyiv Region. Ukrainian Geographical Journal. 2(130): 12–25. https://doi.org/10.15407/ugz2025.02.012 (Scopus, Q3) [in Ukrainian];
  • Sorokina L., & Tsyhanok Ye. (2024). Analysis of the Land Cover Structure Dynamics of Landscapes in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone (Methodical Aspect). Proceedings of International Conference of Young Professionals «GeoTerrace-2024», Lviv (Ukraine), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2024510084 (Scopus);
  • Shyshchenko, P. G., Havrylenko, O. P., Tsyhanok, Yu., & Bilous, L. F. (2024). Housing Prices as Payment for Ecosystem Services of Urban Green Spaces: case study in Kyiv. Ukrainian Geographical Journal. No. 2: 33–42. https://doi.org/10.15407/ugz2024.02.033 (Scopus, Q3) [in Ukrainian];
  • Havrylenko, O., Tsyhanok, Ye., Shyshchenko, P., Samoilenko, V., Bilous, L., & Slipchuk, A. (2023). Assessment of cultural ecosystem services of protected areas for the purpose of their monitoring. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment”, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2023520023 (Scopus);
  • Havrylenko, O., Tsyhanok, Ye, Shyshchenko, P., Samoilenko, V., & Bilous, L. (2022). Geoecological Monitoring of Urban Wetlands for the Purpose of their Protection (by the Case of Sovski Ponds in Kyiv). Proceedings of the 16th International Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment”, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2022580011 (Scopus);
  • Shyshchenko, P., Havrylenko, O., & Tsyhanok, Y.(2021). Accessibility of green spaces in the conditions of a compact city: case study of Kyiv. Visnyk of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National Series Geology. Geography. Ecology, (55), 245-256. https://doi.org/10.26565/2410-7360-2021-55-18 (Scopus, Q4) [in Ukrainian];
  • Havrylenko O., Tsyhanok Ye., Shyshchenko P., Samoilenko V., & Bilous L. (2021) Geoinformation support for urban green space planning in the conditions of climate change (by the case of Kyiv). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. Conference Proceedings, Geoinformatics, May 2021, V.2021: 1–6. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.20215521007 (Scopus).

Awards:

  • 2026 – Certificate of Honor from the Rector of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
  • 2022 – University Acknowledgment Award.

Contact:

Email: e.tsiganok@knu.ua