SOCIAL & ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Original Paper
UDC 332.1 © T.P. Skufina, А.А. Yakovchuk, 2023
ISSN 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Ugol’ – Russian Coal Journal, 2023, № 11, pp. 43-47
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2023-11-43-47
Title
ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION IN THE ARCTIC MINING REGION (MURMANSK REGION)
Authors
Skufina T.P.1, Yakovchuk A.A.1
1 Luzin Institute for Economic Studies — Subdivision of the Federal Research Centre «Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences», Apatity, 184209, Russian Federation
Authors Information
Skufina T.P., Doctor of Economics Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher, e-mail: skufina@gmail.com
Yakovchuk A.A., junior researcher, e-mail: yakovchukjr@gmail.com
Abstract
The study deals with the phenomenon of the quality of life of the population of the extractive Arctic region - the Murmansk Oblast. It emphasizes the strategic importance of stabilizing the population size in the Russian Arctic. It proves that research aimed at identifying the most important components of the quality of life is relevant and practically important for creating conditions for sustainable socio-economic development of the extractive regions of the Russian Arctic. Special attention is paid to the description of the methodology for measuring the subjectively perceived (perceived) quality of life of the population of the extractive region - Murmansk Oblast. The paper presents the results of measuring the indicators of the quality of life divided into two groups: personal well-being (health, labour activity, living conditions, safety) and the state of the living environment (labour market, social infrastructure, transport infrastructure, leisure and culture). The ranking of indicators according to the degree of satisfaction by the population of the Murmansk Oblast has established that in order to improve subjectively perceived quality of life by the population of the region it is necessary to improve the situation in the housing sphere, social infrastructure and labour market in the first place.
Keywords
Quality of life, Extractive region, Russian Arctic, Murmansk region.
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For citation
Skufina T.P. & Yakovchuk A.A. On the quality of life of the population in the Arctic mining region (Murmansk region). Ugol’, 2023, (11), pp. 43-47. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2023-11-43-47.
Paper info
Received May 29,2023
Reviewed October 13, 2023
Accepted October 26, 2023
