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Environment Pollution and Damage to Health: Current State and Compensation Mechanisms
The paper assesses the ecological situation in the Baikal region and how it affects the people health. We propose a technique for assessing the damage to health; application of tax tools to compensate damages; and a new technique for calculation of individual income taxes reflecting the level of pollution of territories where people reside.
Kireyenko A. P. kireenko-ap@isea.ru
Gorbunova O. I. olga1968111@rambler.ru
Keywords: Baikal region federal districts population health area of Baikal-Amur Main Line (BAM) Baikal region environment pollution
Variable-based calculation of the people's life expectancies in the Vologda Oblast
The paper analyses the dependence of people's life expectancies and medical and demographic indicators in regions. A demographic situation in the Vologda Oblast shows a rise - its death rates down, birth rates and life expectancy up. Our variable-based calculations of the life expectancies in the region were made in assumption of downs in mortality and ups in death rates.
Lastochkina M. A. mashkop@mail.ru
Keywords: mortality life expectancy risks fertility population health
Health risks and how to measure them
The public health is considered as an important qualitative characteristic of the population and its resource as well as an integral indicator of communities' welfare. The paper analyses the key factors of morbidity, mortality and risks affected the population of different demographic groups in the Siberian Federal District. To measure such risks, we developed the indicators, and estimated their values, which we consider normal and advisable to be reached if we want to neutralize or mitigate any negative impacts on public health.
Soboleva S. V. soboleva@ieie.nsc.ru
Smirnova N. Ie. soboleva@ieie.nsc.ru
Chudayeva O. V. soboleva@ieie.nsc.ru
Keywords: population health Siberia energy-output ratio Siberia risks morbidity mortality reproductive health
