Structural and Historical Analysis of Interrelation Evalution in the System ‘Society – Nature’: Transformation of Conceptual Ideas in View of Global Ecological Challenges

Abstract

The article analyzes strategic targets of ecologically sustainable balanced development of the Russian Federation up to 2050 and provides key trajectories of their achievement. The authors identified principle challenges to ecological security of Russia in the long term and elaborated strategic tracks of eliminating threats to ecological security of global character. On the basis of the research they proved evolutionary trends of increasing the role of ecological management in current circumstances of society development as an imperative of sustainable global development. Structural and historical analysis of ecological management tool evolution in view of global ecological challenges gave an opportunity to highlight present day tracks in the development of ecologically-oriented processes, systematize priorities and key goals of ecological policy, show ways of managerial decision-making and research methods and tools of management. It was found that the specific feature of the present stage of ecological management tool evolution implies inter-sectoral approach to environment protection and search for brand new ways in solving current social and economic problems.

Keywords

• evolution of ecological management tools
• threats to ecological security of russia
• priorities and key goals of ecological policy