B.N. Luzgin
Russian Resource Transformation after the Soviet Union Break-up
The history of territorial transformations in Russia at the main stages of development, accompanied by radical deformations in nature-resource systems is observed. Causal and effect dependence of resource systems degradation in biome, power and industrial spheres is analyzed. It is shown that exhaustion of resources depends on ways and methods of operation, its intensity and completeness. Stability of nature-resource base in modern Russia is discussed in this work.
Key words: Russia, nature-resource potential, mineral raw-material base, deformation, degradation, stability.