Sustainable Development and Environmental Safety of Industrial Regions of Russia

Abstract

The main tasks of modern society are (1) ensuring sustainable development, (2) creating favorable conditions for economic growth, (3) and improving the quality of life. These tasks can be solved by attracting investments to the real sector of the economy. The investment attractiveness of regions is determined by their investment potential and investment risk. We analyzed the components of investment potential and investment risk and concluded that the sustainable development of the industrial regions of Russia could be ensured by increasing the environmental situation to an acceptable level. Currently, there are practically no methods for reliable assessment of technogenic, social, and environmental risks to the population’s health in the region, which would account for the region-specific factors. We propose using data mining to assess and forecast social and environmental risks to the health of the population. We used the concentrations and volumes of major air pollutants as environmental indicators, and the long-term data on morbidity, mortality, and life expectancy as health indicators.