THE QUESTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Butvilovsky V.V.
wladimirbutwilowski@gmail.com -Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany (translation from Russian into English using Google translator)

Human activity is somehow based on environmental and resource management, which is the use of the environment and its resources meeting the personal, socially material and spiritual needs. Common sense dictates that the irrational use of natural resources is not optimal, and wouldn’t lead to any good eventually. It is believed that the amount of material and cultural benefits created with rational environmental management should exceed the losses from the deterioration of the landscape and the scope of the cost of its restoration. But this kind of accounting is insufficient, not at least because it may not be accurate and, moreover, hardly deteriorating environment can be fully offset by some revenue. The use of environment has to lead to an improvement of the environment or at least not deteriorate it; with the use of natural resources not being reduced, and the necessary needs of people met. This is the main strategic goal.

Theoretically, such a nature management is possible. But in order to its practical implementation is necessary to create special humanitarian conditions, moral values and ideals. Such conditions are not created immediately, society can not change instantly, but there are always people in a society, which are looking for it, search for knowledge and have a predisposition to creativity and goodness, and there are a lot of such people. It is them who, armed with understanding what to do and where to go, with their personal example and the daily work in all fields of human existence (especially in government, education and upbringing) may begin to turn the movement of society in a different direction, corresponding to the ideas of goodness and justice. It is only necessary to understand and believe that there are no objective prohibitions on these ideas, that they can begin to take place, if desired, by the action of even small amounts of associates. Human capital – the most important thing!

The core of social development – culture and morality, which are formed spiritually and physically with training and education both in terms of nature, and in relation to society. The principle is simple: to do so that our children will be a little better than us, and their children – even a little better. To achive this it is useful to have a personal example, and the general idea which can bring things in motion [1]. I believe that the idea of a better arrangement of life and the environment is unlikely to get anyones aversion. Such an idea could become an international (rational and aesthetic cultural landscape arrangement Small and Big Homeland) and become, so to speak, a material force that is capable of long-acting. Through it optimal association of economy, ecology and aesthetics could be possible, which is the rational nature. After all, look around: almost everywhere are so much precarious, undone or done poorly, ugly things, that lead to the detriment of the environment! How many people are still on the other side of progress, they lack even the simplest life support and knowledge and so many talents do not receive their proper development, what a great spiritual and material potential is not realized! The amount of work is enormous, and it will last for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

However the political system and the economy might be now, we must do everything possible for rational environmental management and improvement, because positive examples even on small plots have primarily educational value. And examples of such sites and such activities are available both in the West and in the East (the best examples – a creative and humanitarian work of Henry Ford, the local improvement of the environment in Western Europe, USA and others.) [2]. How and by what means they are now carried out – is another matter; importantly, the practice confirms: You may want to build economically, ecologically and aesthetically pleasing. The idea of aesthetic and rational arrangement is able to unite and bring together capitalists and workers, civil servants and intellectuals, bankers and farmers, because of its implementation all benefit and, thus, may decrease antagonism in the societies and lead to strengthening of genuine democracy and humanism.

To achieve the goal of rational environmental management a strategy of actions is needed. Humanitarian and labor education, humanitarian and technical education – the most important part of this strategy, as well as the change of the liberal-dictatorial democratic into social relations based on the perceived freedom and responsibility, humanity, justice, security, and on the termination of the exploitation of man by man and usury.

The second important component of the strategy of nature management is a scientific and technological creativity of the broad masses. That technological capabilities and scientific advances have opened a vast expanse for rational environmental management. Therefore, not the increase in exploration and production (use) of more and more new mineral deposits and other natural resources should be a priority, but the improvement and implementation of technologies for the products that are already produced and extracted, which can be recycled and used again. In this area should evolve the best scientific, engineering and manufacturing strength. But the dictatorial liberal market system, focused on profit, which is based, in addition to the surplus value and interest, and is bestowed upon the nature of the land and resource rent, prevents it. This given rent capitalists tend to exhaust till the end, causing great harm in passing environment. Improving technology would dramatically reduce the negative effects of intensive castings subsoil, water, biosphere, or even eliminate them, but the monopoly and the state capital, not only willingly enough improves and implements technology, but often prevent their implementation, buying and hiding under the carpet innovative technology patents – all in order to have more gratuitous profit. In addition, new technologies are rapidly becoming available to all countries, in terms of liberal capitalism is extremely disadvantageous to developers who are losing their monopoly on the implementation of the technology and, as a consequence, an additional profit. That is why it is important for environmental management and, ultimately, for the development of a human, humane and just social system.

Technological progress is for all and in the end will allow to extract and use natural resources very locally and on the toughest places to live, thus enabling us to increase, preserve and make greater use of recreational, aesthetic and other human resources. To not support the development of optimal technologies or hinder their development and implementation is a moral and social crime against humanity, and the desire to reduce the earth’s population – even more so! Human life is of great value. It is correct to bring up, to enlighten every man, to give him an opportunity of self-realization. The more of us, the more super talented people, the more effective will the problem of natural resources and livelihoods be solved.

Literature

1. V.V. Butvilovsky Fundamentals of structure and development of the Earth’s lithosphere: Lectures on the general geography. 1 volume. – Novokuznetsk Univ Novokuzn. ped. Inst. 1995. 108 p.

2. G. White Geography, Resources and the Environment: Trans. from English. / ed. SP Gorshkov. – M .: Progress, 1990. 544 p.