Statistical analysis of water use sustainability in regions of Russia.
Abstract
This article presents interregional statistical analysis of water use sustainability in the Russian Federation. Constructed analytical grouping showed uneven distribution of sewage pollution levels in regions of the country. The largest wastewater discharge was detected in St. Petersburg and the Moscow region, which is explained primarily by the presence of water-intensive industrial plants, and also is due to the large population residing in these areas.
The paper argues the extreme need to strengthen the ecologization of the water sector, which should be conducted without reducing the pace of development of economic activity at the regional level. On the basis of the correlation analysis of the relationship between the dynamics of the gross regional product and the discharge of contaminated sewage over a ten-year period, this situation can be observed in only one third of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. A quarter of all the Russian regions show negative trends in water use: economic development is accompanied by an increase in the discharge of contaminated sewage.
For a more detailed assessment of the degree of sustainability of water use, it is proposed to calculate the decoupling effect index - the ratio of the growth rate of the gross regional product to the rate of growth of contaminated sewage into surface water bodies. Based on the results of these calculations for the year 2015, a matrix similar to the matrix of the Boston Consulting Group was drawn up, in which four groups of regions were identified according to the index of the decoupling effect in water use: economically unstable, economically and environmentally unsustainable, environmentally unsustainable and economically (and environmentally sustainable).The article discusses feasibility of using the decoupling effect index as a tool for planning regional environmental and economic policy.
The paper argues the extreme need to strengthen the ecologization of the water sector, which should be conducted without reducing the pace of development of economic activity at the regional level. On the basis of the correlation analysis of the relationship between the dynamics of the gross regional product and the discharge of contaminated sewage over a ten-year period, this situation can be observed in only one third of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. A quarter of all the Russian regions show negative trends in water use: economic development is accompanied by an increase in the discharge of contaminated sewage.
For a more detailed assessment of the degree of sustainability of water use, it is proposed to calculate the decoupling effect index - the ratio of the growth rate of the gross regional product to the rate of growth of contaminated sewage into surface water bodies. Based on the results of these calculations for the year 2015, a matrix similar to the matrix of the Boston Consulting Group was drawn up, in which four groups of regions were identified according to the index of the decoupling effect in water use: economically unstable, economically and environmentally unsustainable, environmentally unsustainable and economically (and environmentally sustainable).The article discusses feasibility of using the decoupling effect index as a tool for planning regional environmental and economic policy.
About the Authors
N. N. Yashalova
Cherepovets State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
E. N. Yakovleva
Cherepovets State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
N. A. Latushko
Southern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
D. A. Ruban
Southern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Yashalova N.N., Yakovleva E.N., Latushko N.A., Ruban D.A. Statistical analysis of water use sustainability in regions of Russia. Voprosy statistiki. 2017;(6):31-40. (In Russ.)
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