FORMATION OF LAND AND SOIL ACCOUNTS

Issue № 5, 2016, article № 9, pages 63-67

Section: Problems of efficient management

Language: Russian

Original language title: ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ СЧЕТОВ ЗЕМЕЛЬНОГО И ПОЧВЕННО-РАСТИТЕЛЬНОГО ПОКРОВА

Keywords: SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL-ECONOMIC ACCOUNTING, ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURAL LAND, SOIL AND VEGETATION

Abstract: Currently used analytical tools and indicators of macroeconomic development of the country do not adequately reflect environmental concerns. We need to improve the methodological basis of macroeconomic statistics of the natural environment and its linkages with agriculture to obtain more reliable information about the condition of a particular region. The methodology of the accounting of cost of assets should be developed, proceeding from features of the Russian statistics, relying at the same time on the international experience. A common problem for all countries is that traditional approach to calculation of a pure gross product doesn't take degradation of surrounding environment into account. The paper proposes the formulation of macroeconomic accounts from the municipal level to aggregated information at the level of region and country. For example, the assets accounts for land cover and soil resources are developed according to cartographic survey of the Borovsky district of the Kaluga region. The analysis has shown that in the region the earth of poor and average quality are brought out of a turn generally. In General, the developed base map is enough to make most accounts (balance sheet) assets land and soil resources. However, for a more complete and comprehensive reflection of soil resources in physical terms, it is recommended to add indicators of soil properties that reflect the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of soil, like porosity, structure, pH and microbial biomass. There is a problem of recalculation of the main macroeconomic indicators taking into account resource depletion.

Authors: Dumnov Aleksandr Dmitrievich, KHaritonova Anna Evgenevna