The Impact of Kuzbass Industrial Enterprises on Environmental Safety

Abstract

This study aims to assess the impact of Kuzbass industrial enterprises on the region’s environment, as well as to determine a modern ecological maintenance strategy. The authors reviewed statistical data on the ecology of the Kemerovo region (Russia), analyzing the data dynamically and structurally. Moreover, the authors examined the natural-anthropogenic complexes using sampling observation. The findings show that the leading cause of ecological problems in the Kemerovo region is a high volume of anthropogenic stress per unit of land. Environmental security is crucial to the development of the regional economic, scientific, and investment potential. In conclusion, the authors propose a series of measures aimed at environment conservation and ecological footprint reduction. The authors of the study devised new aspects for the regional environmental policy and defined the term “ecology protection investment.”