ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AT RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN THE YAMAL-NENETS AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROJECT “URAL INDUSTRIAL – URAL POLAR”

Abstract

Basic environmental consequences of railway construction planned by the project “Ural Industrial – Ural Polar” have been considered in the paper. The authors consider the territory of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, which is based on the materials of the 20-year period of researches and comparison to the already functioning similar objects in the region under investigation.