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The article deals with the issue of the current situation of blocks of flats in the Czech Republic and in more detail in the statutory city of Brno and its surroundings. The issue of housing is a very current topic for the Czech Republic. Significant excess of demand for housing over the current supply is reflected, among other things, in the ever-rising real estate prices. In the introductory part, the paper deals with the development of forms of housing and flat ownership in the Czech Republic (state and municip...

Public and green areas are a matter of interest for the Republic of Croatia and local government and are in general use. Informational systems of green areas are a result of politics which reckon on the concept of sustainable development. They are the tools for efficient managing, sustaining and planning of green areas. Active participation of the citizens in updating and reporting damages on public green areas is also one of the ideas of these systems. The task of the project ,,Green Information Systems in the ci...

Sustainable agriculture allows to solve many problems related to the development of rural areas - first of all, food security, economic well-being of agricultural entities, the formation of industrial and social infrastructure, the preservation of rural traditions and peasant way of life, and much more. The environmental aspect of sustainable development is particularly important, as further population growth is directly linked to increased exploitation of land and natural resources. According to the FAO, agricult...

In thisstudy, the influence factor of the vertical movements of the earth's crust was taken into account. Such phenomena are strongly extended in time, but have a greater influence on the hydrographic network, for example, the closest example for the North-West of the Russian Plain is the transfer of runoff from Lake Ladoga from the Vuoksa River to the Neva River. Reconstruction scenarios of flow direction changing is important to improve the safety of the population and sustainable use of territories. The most im...

It is generally accepted that organic agriculture as a production system is aimed at the health of soils, ecosystems and people. Such land use and management combines experience, innovation and science to improve the environment, ensure a high standard of living and achieve the goal of sustainable development. It should be recognized that there are different approaches to the future of organic farming among scientists and practitioners. Some experts say that in modern economic and demographic conditions, organic a...

The current methodology of geography training in secondary school is aimed at finding opportunities for the implementation of an effective educational process. Recent studies prove the effectiveness of the so-called outdoor lessons. And this is no coincidence, given their impact on learning motivation in training process. They practically operationalize the methodological principle of "learning through experience", especially relevant to modern didactic. However, how can this type of lesson be organized in the con...

Soil erosion is one of the most dangerous environmental problems of rural areas, which is a major environmental threat to the sustainability and productivity of agriculture, but also one of the main threats to sustainability of economic and environmental development. Currently, erosion is understood as one of the forms of degradation and as a complex of various endogenous soil-forming processes. So the assessment of this process is necessary for better environmental policy. The environmental and economic assessmen...

The presentation of the possibilities for the construction of ecological urbanism in the border regions of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Bulgaria is directly dependent on the degree of socio-economic cohesion between the administrative-territorial units separated in these territories. The construction of ecological urbanism is becoming an increasingly important issue given the ongoing climate change. On the other hand, ecological urbanism is associated with the possibilities for planning and building ...

The study was aimed at monitoring social responsibility and environmental risks of the largest Russian metallurgical companies based on public reports and other sources of information. The methodological basis of the study was the regulatory documents on environmental safety, sustainable development standards in the field of ecology; information and rating agencies data; Internet resources of metallurgical companies, their financial and environmental reports, analytical reviews; works of foreign and Russian scient...

Both in the Central Baltic (CB) countries and Russia, there is a need to develop current education regarding resource efficiency, which is a relatively new and complex issue. The aim of the paper is to present the results of the two parallel twinning international projects "CREA-RE" (Creating aligned studies in Resource Efficiency) and "CREA-RE-RU" (Creating aligned studies in Resource Efficiency in Sweden and Russia), which has been realized from 2018 to 2020. The main goal of the projects was to produce up-to-da...

Soil is a non-renewable resource and we should also treat it accordingly. Urbanization of natural land is a long-term global problem which results in expansion of anthropogenic soils. Effective use of so called brownfield sites could be one of the ways to eliminate the negative impact of the areas affected by urbanization. Brownfields are old and abandoned areas of former industrial and commercial zones within towns or other settlements, which have lost their original use and at the same time pose a possible ecolo...

A high-quality environment is becoming absolutely necessary not only for the health of the population, but also for the good functioning of the economy and the availability of natural resources. The aim of environmental policy and instruments of environmental policy is to ensure the required quality of the environment. Environmental aspects have become an essential part of the decision-making processes of developed European countries. Environmental management has not been implemented separately from other economic...

The Russian Federation has the largest Arctic coastline and the highest level of population among the other Arctic nations. The Arctic region of the Russian Federation occupies the territory of more than 3 million square kilometers. It is the Mother land of more than 2 million people. The Arctic zone is a unique geographical, climatic and ecological region. It is considered to be a special object of the state administration. The importance of the sustainable development in the Arctic region is determined by the na...

Nowadays petroleum industry has a clear trend of depletion of conventional resources in traditional producing regions. As countries and petroleum companies are looking for the new directions of the development there is a need for evaluation and forecast of development of regions with high petroleum potential. The research focuses on one of such regions ? Easter Siberia of Russia. The region on one hand holds large resource potential that can provide base for sustainable development of the area and country in gener...

In the present article, based on the analysis and identification of the problems related to the socio-economic development of the border municipalities between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Serbia, an attempt is made to identify the main problems in forming policies to improve cross-border cooperation and achieving a balanced socio-economic development that will slow down the rate of population decline in the municipalities in question. The role of the local self-government bodies and the opportunit...

The problems and challenges which contemporary world faces set the leading idea of ?sustainable development? as key aspect of geographic education. In the paper is used the well-known definition for sustainable development ? development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. As a result of these tendencies, it can be pointed out three very important concepts in geography didactic ? environmental education, global study and education for s...

At present, the use of oil and gas as efficient energy sources determines the pace of development not only of the economic system, but also the social sphere. The oil and gas industry occupies a special place in the Russian economy and ensures the life-sustaining activity of the national economic complex and forms a significant part of the budget revenues. The idea of sustainable development comprises the economic efficiency of mineral resources management in a social and environmental perspective. This approach a...

Worldwide, political framework reaffirmed sustainable development as a central element of the international agenda and give a new impetus to the practical application of the global measures to combat the negative effects of human actions and for the environmental protection. Since mid 2010, petrol consumption in the transport sector has increased at a higher rate than in other sectors. The transport sector generates 35% of the total CO2 emissions. In this context, strategies have been adopted to use clean energy, ...

The article considers various factors contributing to the development of tourism in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF). On the example of the Murmansk region, the indicators of tourist flow, as well as the impact of tourism on the economy and, accordingly, on the sustainable development of the region, are analyzed. Problems of sustainable development at the regional level were studied in the Kirov-Apatity district of the Murmansk region, where the scientific base of the geographical faculty of Moscow...

Today our cities are facing different challenges (huge increase of urban population, strong trends of migration toward cities and climate changes that affecting urban environment. These challenges require these changes require intelligent decision-making, with a focus on environmental protection. Ecological urbanism is a new concept for urban development and planning that puts a focus on environment in the processes of urban planning in order to create for communities sustainable places and provide intelligent sol...

The article deals with a set of regional problems that require early adoption of political, environmental, institutional and scientific solutions to ensure sustainable development of the Kaliningrad region. The main problems are the imperfection of the legislative system, in which watercourses and lakes have different ownership forms to make it difficult to determine legal liability for the condition of water object. The imperfection of local management systems and the irrational separation of powers between autho...

An actual problematic question in geography didactic, directly related to the quality and effectiveness of training, is that of the methodological principles. They are defined as the regulatory basic rules and criteria adopted in the practice, the compliance of which determines the optimal organization and effective implementation of the geography training process. The system of principles is open and dynamic. The principles themselves are not independent and isolated from one another, but interact. Principles are...