Culturological aspects of environmental policy in coal mining region

Abstract

The paper presents an analysis of the problem of environmental safety on the basis of the cultural vision of socio-ecological problems associated with the development of the coal industry in the Kuzbass region. It is emphasized that at the present time, there is a growing crisis in the relations between the man and nature, which is especially evident in such actively interacting with the natural environment regions as the Kuzbass. The article emphasize the statement that the coal industry of the Kuzbass plays such a significant role that its development appears to be socially and culturally important for the entire region. The culture of environmental safety in the coal mining industry affects life and health, in the literal sense of the word, every inhabitant of the region. Therefore, the formation of a high ecological culture should become a strategic priority of the regional policy covering all spheres of life and activity of the Kuzbass population. In this complicated situation, the choice of orientations and motivations in the formation of ecological consciousness, in ecological education acquires a huge role. However, in publications, only environmental education is most often emphasized, and sometimes norms of environmental ethics. The article proposes a broader approach based on the synthesis of rational impact, ethical and aesthetic motivation, as well as on involving young people in the practical volunteer movement in the sphere of ecology.