Раціональне природокористування суб’єктами рекреаційного господарювання на засадах інклюзивності

Introduction. The existing state of the use of natural resources by recreational management subjects showed problems in the legislative framework regarding methodical explanations of the calculation of rental payments for extraction and use of recreation resources of the recreation management subjects have been identified. The directions of management of the recreation management subjects with attraction of recreational resources on the basis of an inclusive approach are offered. Tax liabilities of the recreation management subjects using natural resources fall into the state budget, and they have to local with them further provision in the form of privileges for improving the ecological situation of recreational and tourist territory. Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to provide suggestions for improving management in the field of recreation and tourist use of nature, for example, the use of natural resources of the recreation management subjects on the basis of inclusive. The goal is to fulfill the following tasks: to generalize the existing state of management in the field of the recreation management subjects; provide suggestions on how to improve the management of recreation management subjects, which use recreation resources on an inclusive basis. Results. The article substantiates the necessity of administrative management in the recreational and tourist nature management on the basis of inclusive, namely, it is necessary to transfer the rights of state control over the extraction of medical resources to the local level, to improve the system of fiscal and tax control over the recreation management subjects with using recreation resources, etc. Recommendations of improvement  financial regulation due to attraction of private entrepreneurship in compliance with requirements of environmental quality standards, standards of environmental impact, technological standards; product quality standards; environmental certification, etc. It is proved that the distribution of taxes from economic activity should come not only to the state budget, but also to the local. At the same time, taxes that come to the local budget should be used as subsidies to improve the ecological state of the same territory. Conclusions. The general conclusion is that integrated management of recreational resources and the recreational management subjects should provide implementation horizontal functions that are specific to the type of administrative activity that affects the using by recreational management subjects national natural resources of various forms of ownership. Need a clear economic justification and calculation of tax and rent income from the recreational management subjects using of natural resources. So it is necessary to amend the calculation of rent payments for the use of medical resources to increase them and prescribe methodical recommendations for their determination. It have to ensure simultaneous, common, in one economic-ecological plane for all administrative subjects horizontal and vertical branches of compliance with the principles of inclusiveness in nature management.Вступ. Існуючий стан  використання природних ресурсів суб’єктами рекреаційного господарювання засвідчив проблеми в законодавчій базі щодо методичних роз’яснень розрахунку рентних платежів видобутку та використання рекреаційних ресурсів суб’єктами рекреаційного господарювання. Більшість податкових зобов’язань суб’єктів рекреаційного господарювання з використанням природних ресурсів не спрямовані до місцевих бюджетів з їх подальшим наданням суб’єктам рекреаційного господарювання у вигляді пільг на удосконалення екологічного становища рекреаційно-туристичної території. Мета та завдання. Метою статті є надання пропозицій щодо вдосконалення управління в сфері рекреаційно-туристичного природокористування на прикладі використання природних ресурсів суб’єктами рекреаційного господарювання на засадах інклюзивності. Поставлена мета потребує виконання наступних завдань: узагальнити існуючий стан управління в сфері діяльності суб’єктів рекреаційного господарювання; надати пропозиції щодо напрямів вдосконалення управління суб’єктами рекреаційного господарювання, які використовують рекреаційні ресурси на засадах інклюзивності. Результати. Обґрунтовано засади адміністративного управління  в рекреаційно-туристичному природокористуванні на засадах інклюзивності, а саме необхідно передати права державного контролю за видобутком лікувальних ресурсів до місцевого рівня, удосконалити систему фіскального та податкового контролю за діяльністю суб’єктів рекреаційного господарювання з використанням рекреаційних ресурсів, тощо. Наведено рекомендації щодо поліпшення регулювання завдяки залученню приватного підприємництва з дотриманням вимог стандартів якості навколишнього середовища, стандартів впливу на навколишнє середовище, технологічних стандартів; стандартів якості продукції; екологічної сертифікації, тощо. Запропоновано напрями розподілу податків для подальшого їх використання як дотації на поліпшення екологічного стану території. Висновки. Комплексне управління рекреаційними ресурсами має передбачати здійснення ряду поєднаних по горизонталі специфічних функцій, що визначають види адміністративної діяльності, які впливають на використання загальнонародних природних ресурсів суб’єктами рекреаційного господарювання різних форм власності. Необхідне чітке економічне обґрунтування та розрахунок податкових та рентних надходжень від використання природних ресурсів суб’єктами рекреаційного господарювання. Потрібно внести поправки до розрахунку рентних платежів за використання лікувальних ресурсів до їх збільшення та прописати методичні рекомендації до їх визначення. Для цього необхідно забезпечити одночасне, спільне, в одній економіко-екологічній площині для всіх управлінських суб’єктів по горизонталі та вертикалі галузей дотримання засад інклюзивності в природокористуванні

Public awareness of circular economy in southern Poland : case of the Malopolska region

In the transition to the circular economy (CE) model in Europe, increasing public awareness is one of the major driving forces. This paper presents the results of an evaluation of public awareness and attitudes about CE in the Malopolska region of southern Poland. The data used in this study was collected by random distribution of questionnaires in the Malopolska region and interviews with 430 respondents. Malopolska was chosen for research because the region has significant economic and social potential, but features serious environmental problems - primarily air pollution. As environmental protection has become an important aspect for regional and local policy, the CE concept has already begun to be promoted. The questionnaires distributed to residents were divided into three areas: (1) knowledge and attitudes about CE, (2) CE-related behaviour, and (3) future development of CE in the region. The results show that the CE concept was well recognized mainly by the younger generation, which is more familiar with CE-related behaviours like waste segregation and buying recycled and remanufactured goods. The findings additionally indicate that sharing and collaborative economy practices are becoming popular among residents due to the belief that such services create more economic, environmental, and social benefits for users. People's awareness of the CE concept also has a positive correlation with their educational level, such individuals believing that the CE model could, in the future, be implemented in the region. However, this requires time and additional economic and educational resources

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