SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCHES IN THE REGIONS OF RUSSIA: EXPERIENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Abstract

The article presents an overview of automated tools developed at the Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology SB RAS for performing socio-ecological and economic researches. One of the information systems is designed to calculate quantitative characteristics of socio-ecological and economic well-being for Russian regions using a multiplicative model based on the A. Sen extended welfare function. This model was supplemented with integrated environmental index, which is the arithmetic mean of normalized specific ecological indices. They are calculated based on the following indicators: the share of the negative tests of air, water and soil. The other software product evaluates the Russian regions development trends in the context of the “green” growth concept using the model based on the Victor’s colors of growth framework. Both information systems are implemented using PHP and MySQL tools in the form of web applications. To demonstrate the capabilities of the information systems, trends in socio-ecological and economic development of three model regions (Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk and Trans-Baikal Territories) are estimated and presented. The automated tools presented in this work significantly simplify the process of searching and analyzing information, reduce the time spent on performing data processing, and reduce the risk of errors. The results obtained using the systems can be applied in the practice of public administration at the federal and regional levels in the development of economic and environmental programs for spatial development of Russian regions