PROBLEMS OF HUMANIZATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN MODERN CONDITIONS

Abstract

Ukraine has taken significant steps towards integration into the European space during its period of independence. On February 21, 2019, the strategic course of Ukraine towards EU and NATO membership was defined in the Constitution of Ukraine, and as of June 23, 2022, Ukraine is a candidate for membership in the EU. The chosen course of entry into the European space requires changes and improvements in the economic, public, scientific space, and all areas of Ukrainian society. It is important to improve all components of the living environment, namely natural, production, housing, information and media environments, recreation, and daily commuting. At the same time, there is a problem of humanizing the living environment to provide equal conditions and opportunities for full living, work, and leisure for people with disabilities who have long been deprived of this opportunity.
 The main tasks of the legal framework in the construction industry are to ensure the reliability and safety of construction objects and to establish requirements that ensure healthy and safe working, living, and domestic conditions for all segments of the population. These tasks have been declared in regulatory documents both during the Soviet period and in the period of Ukraine's independence. However, in practice, not all requirements for architectural and planning solutions for people with disabilities and people with limited mobility were fulfilled. The Ukrainian society's aspiration to integrate into the European space should forever leave behind such phenomena as legal nihilism, especially when it comes to complying with state norms and rules in construction.
 A comprehensive approach is needed to create a fully inclusive living environment for all members of society, and simply making changes to building practices is not enough. It is necessary to make radical changes to Ukraine's transportation infrastructure, including retrofitting public transport and improving sanitary transport services to serve people with disabilities and other mobility-impaired groups in society. Creating comfortable conditions for people with disabilities, particularly those with hearing and visual impairments, requires changes in the information and media environment, including the creation of special training programs and visual and media information. It is also necessary to develop a state program for the rehabilitation and employment of war veterans with disabilities.