Abstract
The article studies the problems of the public and business in the field of development of environmental initiatives and the problems of interaction with the municipal environmental management. The research was conducted in the tourist city of Russia, where ecology is of great importance for the development of tourism. The regulatory legal acts of the city and the municipal environmental management system were researched. A survey was also conducted of public organizations and businesses, which in the city became the initiators and participants of environmental projects. The research confirmed that there are problems highlighted by the public and business in the development of environmental initiatives in collaboration with municipal environmental management. Some problems create obstacles to the development of initiatives and reduce the level of business’s desire to spend their time and resources in the field of ecology. The initiatives of business and the public were ahead of the legislation both at the state level and at the municipal level. These initiatives made it possible to organize work to promote the environmental literacy of the population and separate waste collection. The absence of a system of interaction with organizations involved in environmental activities and responsible for this system of the post, the lack of educational work in the field of environmental literacy of the population and representatives of the city administration, the lack of a single information resource in the field of ecology and environmental initiatives of the city have a negative impact on the number of city initiatives in the field of ecology., insufficient education and clarification in the implementation of state legislation in the field of ecologic and separate waste collection.
Highlights
The interaction of the state and business in the environmental sphere is currently underdeveloped
More than half of the organizations in the city that are engaged in environmental initiatives are non-profit organizations (Fig. 1)
In 2019, the second survey of respondents was conducted, which showed a decrease in the number of organizations that participate in environmental initiatives
Summary
The interaction of the state and business in the environmental sphere is currently underdeveloped. There has been a trend around the world in increasing cooperation between government and business. The interaction of government and business is the driving force behind the development of society [3, 4, 5]. One of the most important areas is cooperation in solving environmental problems between government bodies, business entities, and public organizations. “The conflict between urban development and environmental protection must be resolved to achieve the goal of sustainable development” [6]. “The production of municipal solid waste has increased markedly in recent years due to the growing population of the planet and rapid urbanization. Waste management problems were significantly inhibited due to lack of quality data” [7]
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