The New Geological Epoch, “Anthropocene,” as a Result of Human Economic Activity

• Authors: Viktor Ievdokymov , Oksana Oliinyk , Dymytrii Grytsyshen , Valentyna Ksendzuk , Galyna Nord

Title variants

Nowa era geologiczna “antropocen” jako wynik ludzkiej działalności gospodarczej

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The impact of human economic activity on the environment and its irreversible changes. An interdisciplinary approach to the development of the economic system has been used in this paper due to the fact that the subject of the study goes beyond the functional economic sciences, and economics in general. The study is aimed at investigating the interaction of man, as an economic agent, and the environment. It has led to the study of research papers devoted to natural science, in particular, to changes in geological epochs, sustainable development and economic processes from the position of their influence on the environment. This allowed us to synthesize new economic knowledge about the importance of economic activity in the formation of the new geological epoch, “Anthropocene”. Based on the results of the study, the influence of human economic activity on the environment in the light of the geological, technocratic and economic development of society has been proved. The scientific results which were obtained can be used in reforming national economic systems by adapting them to leading world concepts on sustainable development.

PL

Uzasadnienie wpływu ludzkiej działalności gospodarczej na środowisko i jej nieodwracalną transformację. W pracy wykorzystano interdyscyplinarne podejście do rozwoju systemu gospodarczego. Wynika to z faktu, że przedmiot badań wykracza poza funkcjonalne nauki ekonomiczne i ekonomię jako całość. Celem badania jest zbadanie interakcji człowieka jako czynnika gospodarczego z otoczeniem, które określiło badanie prac o tematyce przyrodniczej, w szczególności zmiany epok geologicznych, zrównoważonego rozwoju i procesów gospodarczych z punktu widzenia wpływu na środowisko. To pozwoliło zsyntetyzować nową ekonomiczną wiedzę o znaczeniu działalności gospodarczej w tworzeniu nowej ery geologicznej, antropocenu. Zgodnie z wynikami badań wpływ działalności gospodarczej człowieka na środowisko jest uzasadniony przez pryzmat rozwoju społeczeństwa geologicznego, technokratycznego i gospodarczego. Uzyskane wyniki naukowe mogą być wykorzystane w reformie krajowego systemu gospodarczego, jego adaptacji do wiodących na świecie koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju.

Keywords

EN

sustainable development; human economic activity; transformation; “Anthropocene”; technocratic development

PL

zrównoważony rozwój; działalność gospodarcza człowieka; transformacja; “antropocen”; rozwój technokratyczny; zrównoważony rozwój; działalność gospodarcza człowieka; transformacja; “antropocen”; rozwój technokratyczny

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 131-149

Dates

published

2018-09-18

Contributors

author

Viktor Ievdokymov

• Doctor of Economics, Professor, Rector at the Zhytomyr State Technological University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

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Oksana Oliinyk

• Doctor of Economics, Professor, Vice-rector at the Zhytomyr State Technological University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

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Dymytrii Grytsyshen

• Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Head of Department of Economic Security, Public Management and Administration at the Zhytomyr State Technological University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

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Valentyna Ksendzuk

• Associate Professor of Department of International Economic Relations at the Zhytomyr State Technological University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

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Galyna Nord

• Student at the Zhytomyr State Technological University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/cer-2018-0023