Modeling of Sustainable Development of Economic and Landscape Zones of the Mountainous Territory of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic

The article studies and analyzes the indicators of sustainable development of the mountainous territory of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, which determine the level of economic security in the region. In the context of modern transformations, the importance of analyzing the indicators of sustainable development of the mountainous territory and their impact on the development of socio-ecological and economic systems is increasing. Special attention is paid to multi-ethnic regions, which are characterized by both a high degree of national and cultural identity and the erosion of conservative ethno-landscape areas. The article provides an exclusive author's definition of the terms "mountainous territory" and "sustainable development." These areas have been zoned based on their natural and socioeconomic characteristics.