Demography and social economy, 2011, 2(16):3-18
doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/dse2011.02.003

ELLA LIBANOVA
Dr. of Economics, Professor, Academіcian of NAS of Ukraine, M.V. Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies, NAS of Ukraine

Chornobyl catastrophe: 25 years since
Section: SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF CHORNOBYL CATASTROPHE.
Language: Ukrainan
Abstract: The article contains comprehensive characteristic of social, demographic, medical and psychological consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe. The information and methodological problems of objective assessment of the impact of the consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe on demographic processes in Ukraine are analyzed also. Due to the fact that the Chernobyl catastrophe caused multiple changes in migration and reproductive behavior, worsening of health, increasing of mortality, acceleration of population ageing of the radiation-contaminated areas in the paper it is emphasized necessity of regular carrying out of monitoring and evaluating of the catastrophe impact on the health and well-being of the population of the Chernobyl-affected regions. In the research are defined the main directions of adjustment of the social and demographic policy in the Chernobyl-affected regions.
Key words: The Chernobyl catastrophe, Chernobyl factor, Chernobyl affected regions, sex and age population composition, standard of living, social security, social and demographic policy.
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