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Ecological specialization as a desirable future for Russia
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Abstract The author believes that in the future Russia can become a global environmental donor preserving the biosphere of the whole planet for the country's vast territories and natural landscape have changed little under the human activities. Today in the global economy, Russia plays mainly a role of an ex... view more
The author believes that in the future Russia can become a global environmental donor preserving the biosphere of the whole planet for the country's vast territories and natural landscape have changed little under the human activities. Today in the global economy, Russia plays mainly a role of an exporter of exhaustible energy resources, which puts its future in a risky dependence on various unstable factors affecting the extraction and consumption of such resources. The article proposes a project of changing and expanding the role of Russia as a supplier of natural resources and conditions necessary for the survival and future development of the humankind. The author considers as the main wealth of the country not some minerals, vegetable or animal raw materials, but the entire natural landscape and all natural components of the cultural landscape. The preservation and maintenance of the natural landscape as the most important element of the biosphere, its material, spiritual and information consumption without destruction and depletion should become a priority branch of the Russian national economy. The accumulation of population in urban agglomerations, the lack of population and roads in the former rural areas, the vast military ranges consisting of forests and steppes, and the wild landscapes along the administrative borders of settlements and regions contribute to the transformation of the significant part of Russia into nature reserves and parks, and to the preservation of nature in hunting and fishing grounds for the eco-friendly land use and nature management. The ecological specialization and recreational role of the suburban area of the eucumene-polis can become priorities of the Russian national economy and provide the country with a unique and indispensable place in the global community.... view less
Keywords
Russia; natural resources; cultural landscape; biosphere; land utilization; conservation
Classification
Ecology, Environment
Free Keywords
Environmental donor; National economy; Natural landscape; Eco-friendly land use and nature management; Ecological specialization
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 28-43
Journal
Russian Peasant Studies, 2 (2017) 3
ISSN
2500-1809
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0