Jamilya I. Izmailova, applicant
Farida A. Moiseieva, phD
Donetsk National university of economics and trade
named after M. Tugan-Baranovskiy, Ukraine
Some aspects of sustainable
environmental
and economic development
The current phase of economic development is
characterized by intensification of processes of environmental violations.
Economic and ecological aspects of the interaction of concern not only
regionally but also globally. The most urgent problems of economic and
environmental interactions associated with an increase in the level of
industrialization, the prevalence of nature intensity of industries and
obsolete technologies. To successfully solve these problems at the present time
are widely used and implemented the technical and technological processes,
which can provide only a slight improvement of the environment in a particular
region, it is not enough to solve the problem of pollution in general. The
solution of the current economic and environmental situation is possible only
if the strategy of sustainable development, which will be based on a
combination of economic, environmental and social principles. The need for
such, was first noted at the International Conference on Environment and
Development Economics, held in Rio de Janeiro (1992). This is reflected in
policy documents on sustainable development of almost all countries in the
world. In the current context of economic globalization, regional and national
systems compete with each other in different areas (economic, environmental, social)
in the creation of a world model of western civilization. This competition
leads to the formation and development of various concepts of economic and
environmental development as well as the need for the harmonization of certain
policies. In this regard, the analysis of sustainable development requires
treatment to all levels of the economic system - from the micro level, where
there are pollution, to the mega-level, spreading global economic and
environmental resources.
The main task of any economic system is sustainable
and balanced development. The problem of stability is developed for a long
time, but still remains much controversy because of the dynamism and
versatility of this problem. Due to the perceived need to develop a new ecological
strategy human development to economic science of the XXI century was made
ambiguous and rather complex methodological question is whether to resolve the
issues of environmental and economic sustainability of currently existing
concepts of economic theory or they do require some transformation. If the
transformation is needed, how deep and substantial, it should be. In general,
broadly search for answers to these questions are related to the analysis of
trends in contemporary theory, and certainly from a historical retrospective of
the practice: Is it possible to solve this problem by methods of the existing
social and economic theories, institutions and relationships, or do they
already require recycling seriously. The answers to this question scientists
are divided into a number of areas, many of which contradict each other, but
many of them have similar positions on some crucial aspects. To analyze the
concepts of modern approaches to the problems of ecology and typology of the
current environmental outlook is beginning to turn to their theoretical and
ideological roots, the existing social practice. One of the most advanced
environmental movements, within which approaches have emerged to existing
problems, there was a conservative movement that emerged in the United States
at the beginning of the XIX century. The name of the movement was from the
English word conservation, which means "saving", purpose of this
movement - the preservation of nature as a natural habitat of all living things
and, above all, human. The representatives of this movement have expressed
vigorous protests against the consumer attitude towards nature, which is caused
by production processes in the emerging industrial society. The basis of the
movement in philosophical understanding of life, the sanctity and inviolability
of the gift. Therefore, they tend to an absolute reverence for all forms of
animate and inanimate nature, as all God's creation. These basic concepts can
be found in the writings of many scholars (A.Shveytser, E.Leopold), where they
are represented in the form of an ethical imperative "reverence for
life" or "sacred ground". In this case, E. Leopold thought the
concept of "sacred ground" the main basis of ecological
consciousness, asserting rights in the idea of personal responsibility for the
planet. However, the principle of personal responsibility is not dominant in
addressing environmental and economic sustainability. According conservative
movement, the main principle in solving this problem can and should become a
principle of moderation, which has several ethical and material aspects. The
main aspect - moderate consumption, defined by the presence of the need for
environmental and physical constraints in the production of goods and,
therefore, as a consequence, and the inadmissibility of an overabundance of
goods from one of the members of society with a deficiency or absence of those
in the other. This factor makes the "responsible person" to temper
their needs, so as not to infringe on others. The end point conservative
movement activity is to maintain the natural ability to reproduce itself. Since
the beginning of the Club of Rome (60 - 70 years of the last century) to
discuss the problems of ecological and economic sustainable development is
gaining scale and popularity. Projections of the Club of Rome's leaders will
inevitably come the economic crisis gave impetus to the development of Serious
this subject by scientists in developed countries. Scientists have been put
forward justification for the partial shutdown of economic growth, the
so-called "zero growth in GDP", which would give the possibility of
providing environmental and economic sustainability. Around the same time,
generated basic theory of "social ecology", which, strictly speaking,
is the result of the various mass movements: student, feminist, "New
Left", etc. Based on the principles of environmental ethics of conservative
movement adherents of the social environment determine the causes of
environmental instability operational nature of the relationship between man
and nature. One of the founders of this theory was M.Bukchich scientist who
believed that the main causes of social problems and the destruction of the
environment are the presence of authoritarianism and hierarchy. Thus, the
philosophical basis of the concept of social ecology are many social movements,
such as racism, chauvinism and militarism are positioned as a phenomenon with a
clear against-ecological nature. The need for equal rights for all members of
society and the possibility of free development is clearly inspired by the
concepts of the feminist movement. In the environmental context, this can be
interpreted as follows: equal rights in obtaining clean air and clean water,
industrial development, which would be consistent with international
environmental standards, use of environmentally friendly technologies. In the
"World Conservation Strategy" presented by the International Union
for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1980) used the concept of
"sustainable development". It involves the development, contributing
not only to improve the quality of life for both present and future
generations, but also the preservation of nature. " According to the
wording of the UN Commission on Environment and Development (1987), the development
of society is "sustainable", can be maintained for a long time if it
"caters to the needs of current generations without compromising the
capacity left in future generations to meet their own needs. " To some
extent, the global nature of the concept of environmentally sustainable
economic development is interrelated, especially with complex ecological,
economic, social and institutional problems. Sustainable development of the
modern economy should be viewed through the lens occurred in recent years, large-scale
structural changes in the global economy, politics, social structure,
technology and ecology. Systematic approach to the study of economic and
environmental processes and conditions for sustainable economic development
determines the main ways of solving the general problem of environmental
humanization, namely, survival under conditions of limited resources and, to a
large extent, already irreversibly damaged the natural environment.
A modern regulatory mechanism of adverse external
factors, largely prevents the formation of an effective economic and
environmental policies, which aim was to be the economic and ecological
balance, when the power mechanisms of self-cleaning system in the
biogeochemical cycle ensures removal of contaminants prior to their harmful
effects. It should be noted that no strategy of economic growth or preservation
strategy can be effective mechanisms for the successful resolution of complex
economic-ecological interactions. The fundamental conclusion is the need for
global economic and environmental policy, taking into account the peculiarities
of individual nation states.