Integrated evaluation of projected economic losses at development the mineral resource base of northern territories  

Ignatieva M. N., Loginov V. G., Litvinova A. A., Balashenko V. V., Tseitlin E. M.

The article offers a methodological approach to the evaluation of the average value of economic damage caused by the impact of human activities on the environment during the development of subsoil resources. It is recommended the appeal to the economic value of the natural resource potential of typical landscape areas, reduction of the value within generated ecological zones, the average value of the term restoration of natural resources and the period of withdrawal. The amount of environmental damage is corrected using a correction factor that reflects the value of ecosystem services, the value of which is 1,7–4,0.

Keywords: economic damage; decrease in value; recovery; ecological zones.