scholarly journals Implementation of Priority Measures to Eliminate the Accumulated Environmental Damage Caused by Chemical Enterprises in the City of Usolye-Sibirskoye, Irkutsk Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-148
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Industrial Site ◽  
Chemical Contamination ◽  
Environmental Disaster ◽  
Special Group ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Irkutsk Region ◽  
Chemical Threats ◽  
The City

A difficult situation, close to an environmental disaster, had been developing in the town of Usolye-Sibirskoye, Irkutsk Region, since the 90s of the ХХ century. In 2020, the problem of accumulated environmental damage caused by chemical enterprises of the ecological zone of Lake Baikal, reached the federal level. On July 30, 2020, the President of the Russian Federation set the task of eliminating chemical contamination on the territory of the former enterprise LLC «Usoliekhimprom». The aim of this work is to summarize the experience of the Russian NBC Protection Troops, accumulated in course of eliminating the environmental damage, caused by the activities of chemical enterprises in the city of Usolye-Sibirskoye, Irkutsk region. The plan on priority measures was drawn up on the basis of careful monitoring of the «Usoliekhimprom» LLC industrial site in order to eliminate the chemical threats, existed at the facility. The special group of troops (forces) was formed to take part in liquidation activities. This group was formed from NBC Protection Troops, the State Atomic Energy Corporation «Rosatom», the Russian Emergencies Ministry, the Russian Guard and the Federal Biomedical Agency. In course of the training, the special group of troops (forces) worked out all the issues related to the safe conduct of the work, organized interaction between departments, and distributed the functional responsibilities. After the completion of the preparatory stage, the group began to work. 17 emergency railway tanks containing 104, 3 tons of toxic chemicals were fragmented, the above-ground part of the mercury electrolysis workshop with more than 600 tons of mercury was dismantled, the most dangerous wells Р-2Х and Р-5 with 107 thousand liters of epichlorohydrin production wastes were pumped out. In course of work, the detachment of the NBC Protection Troops carried out continuous monitoring of the chemical situation on the territory of the industrial site of «Usoliekhimprom LLC» and the adjacent territory. When carrying out liquidation measures, the personnel of the detachment of the NBC Protection Troops faced a number of problematic issues related to ensuring chemical safety. The solution of these problems made it possible to complete all the work in time and at a high professional level. All the work was carried out from August 8 to November 24, 2020.

scholarly journals Plastic Waste Management through the Role of Leadership Adaptation of Environmental Inspected Habits

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (Special Issue 04) ◽  
pp. 268-277
Author(s):  
Normali na ◽  
Muhammad Hatta ◽  
Hafizia noor ◽  
Hamd ani
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
Environmentally Sound ◽  
The City ◽  
Modern Retailers

The research method is qualitative with phenomenological approach. The research design using one site involving Banjarmasin City in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Data collection techniques used were content analysis, participatory observation and depth interviews. The analysis used in answering this research is a combination of various analytical methods to answer each of the objectives namely miles & Huberman analysis and Webbed Spider Model Analysis as the ultimate in formulating management of plastic waste through a leadership role. The results of this research found that the adaptation of environmentally sound habits in minimizing the production of plastics waste through local wisdom approaches and changing the people's mindset to live healtier. The purpose of writing this paper is to provide examples of new habits of healthy living by starting to reduce the use of plastic bags as the main source of waste generation that is not easily biodegradable in Banjarmasin City produced in every citi anywhere and is a major problem of environmental damage, including Banjarmasin City as a city of a thousand rivers, south Kalimantan Province. Effort to reduce the use of pastic bags began in stages, starting with modern retailers in the City of Banjarmasin. Through a leadership role based on local wisdom and a persuasive approach that is environmentally sound, it can provide solutions in current and future waste management. Result from this research is Banjramasin as the first City in Indonesia implemented regulation to reduction of plastic waste for modern retailers which are widely scattered throughout the City, sub-districts and villages. This is effective through regulation and direct approach to society. In the waste management that is carried out in the City of Banjarmasin includes waste reduction activities with ten activities and waste handling through five activities. As a substitute for these plastic bags, plastic bag producers are forced to use environmentally friendly plastic bags and / or purun baskets which are products of local wisdom of the people of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, all of these activities are carried out by involving the community by applying the rules without sanctions. Until this paper was written, there has never been a leader with leadership who has implemented a similar regulation as a direct effort from the role of a leader in reducing the use of plastic bags, where the use of plastic bags is the biggest contributor as a source of producing plastic waste.

scholarly journals The Potential Benefits Of Real-Time Monitoring Of Combined Sewer Overflows In The City Of Toronto

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romak Kordnejad
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Real Time Monitoring ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Sewer Overflows ◽  
The City

This thesis focuses on the current state of combined sewer overflows (CSO) in the City of Toronto and the potential benefits of utilizing real-time monitoring system to explore options for optimizing current models and reducing future overflows. CSOs containing sanitary and stormwater sewage over spill during wet weather conditions, contaminating bodies of water. Antiquated sewer systems built to support population at the time, no longer have the required capacity to support exponential growth causing environmental damage. Key research findings include exploring the current CSO state in the City of Toronto, remediation plans executed by the City in hopes to reduce CSO and finally concluding the City’s progress to date. Extensive research on CSOs in North American cities has shown initiative towards reducing CSOs while using real-time monitoring systems which can be utilized in the City of Toronto. Future research is required to find effective and efficient ways of implementing such systems.

Analysis of the Urban Environment Needs Based on the Residents’ Perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 2766-2769
Author(s):  
Yong Chun Wu ◽  
Xin Kui Liu ◽  
Lian Feng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
City Environment ◽  
The People ◽  
True Meaning ◽  
The City

Create a good city environment is an eternal theme of human development. The urbanization has brought not only economic and social development, but also urban sprawl and environmental damage, which make the city become a tool to complete various functions and no longer suitable for residents to live. A strange phenomenon appears that the more development of the city, the lower residents’ satisfaction to the urban environment. This article argues that meeting the needs of the people is the true meaning of urban development, and discusses the needs of the residents to the urban environment.

scholarly journals City’s periphery, between urban segregation and extensive agriculture. Case Ituzaingó anexo, Córdoba, Argentina

2018 ◽  
pp. 80-92
Author(s):  
Fernando Vanoli
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Environmental Conflict ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Industrial Expansion ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Extensive Agriculture ◽  
Productive Model

El barrio Ituzaingó Anexo está ubicado en la periferia sureste de la ciudad de Córdoba. Hace dieciséis años, la lucha de un grupo de madres visibilizó el conflicto ambiental que aún viven. Tal hecho, se hizo evidente al identificar enfermedades y muertes causadas por los efectos ambientales de los agrotóxicos en la producción de soja transgénica. En este trabajo, nos preguntamos de qué manera quienes deciden sobre la ciudad también son responsables de los daños ambientales producidos en este sector de la sociedad, a partir de comprender la relación del barrio con la configuración de la ciudad. Para esto, analizamos el surgimiento de Ituzaingó Anexo como barrio obrero en la expansión industrial de la ciudad y posteriormente el inicio del modelo productivo de agricultura extensiva. Haciendo énfasis en la incompatibilidad de usos habilitados por la zonificación en la planificación de la ciudad, y los efectos de segregación urbana y ambiental. The Ituzaingó Anexo neighborhood is located on the Córdoba’s city southeast periphery. Sixteen years ago, the struggle of a mother’s group made visible the environmental conflict that they still live through. This fact became evident when they identified diseases and deaths caused by the environmental effects of agrotoxics in the production of transgenic soybeans. In this work, we wonder how those who decide about the city are also responsible for the environmental damage produced in this sector of society, understanding the relationship of the neighborhood with the configuration of the city. In this way, we analyze the creation of Ituzaingó Anexo as a working class neighborhood in the industrial expansion of the city and later the beginning of the productive model of expansive agriculture. Emphasizing the incompa tibility of uses enabled by zoning in the planning of the city, and the effects of urban and environmental segregation.

scholarly journals Analysis of the socio-economic indicators of the Irkutsk region, Buryatia, and the Far East in 2016-2017: investments and prospects

2018 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
pp. 08014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilia Rudykh ◽  
Olga Shilova
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Irkutsk Region ◽  
The City ◽  
External Migration

Socio-economic indicators of the Irkutsk region, Buryatia and the Far East, dynamics of their development in 2016-2017, and problems and prospects are considered in this paper. Today, the priority for the regions of Siberia and the Far East, which possess unique natural resources and a vast territory, is the complex task of increasing the living standard of the population and launching a new economic strategy. The Irkutsk region is one of the largest industrial regions of Russia. The city of Irkutsk was formed as an administrative, commercial and cultural-educational center. Currently, it is home to more than 50% of the urban population of the Irkutsk region. Some enterprises of the city have a machine-building profile. The production of food (more than 45% of the total volume), the construction material, and wood processing also play an important role. External migration has a significant impact on the demographic situation in the region. Most of the migration processes with the crossing of the boundaries of the region take place within Russia. According to statistical data, external migration can be divided as the three main flows of foreign citizens entering the territory of the Irkutsk region: the Central Asian direction (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan 44.3%); the East Asian direction (China, Mongolia, DPRK, Japan, and Vietnam 30.8%); and the Western direction (Germany, France, and Poland). It should be also noted that 13.9% of all migrants are migrants from Ukraine, Armenia, Belarus, and Moldova, these are mainly young people of working age. The Baikal region is famous in Russia for its natural landscapes: there are more than 1,500 objects of excursion and cognitive significance (natural, architectural, cultural and historical monuments) in the region. The region has a great industrial potential that is of national importance. Several basic complexes and industries compile a modern industrial structure. There are opportunities for further development of the industrial production in the oil and gas industries, diamond mining industry, the production of composite materials, fibers and mineral fertilizers. On the Far East, priority is given today to the raw material economy and the related infrastructure facilities, including the modernization of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Baikal-Amur Mainline.

THE ATLANTIC EMPRESS SINKING—A LARGE SPILL WITHOUT ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER

1981 ◽  
Vol 1981 (1) ◽  
pp. 429-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart A. Horn ◽  
Captain Phillip Neal
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Response Effort ◽  
Environmental Disaster ◽  
Response Team ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Pollution Control Equipment

ABSTRACT At 1900 hours on July 19, 1979, the 288,000-deadweight-ton (dwt) Atlantic Empress and the 207,000-dwt Aegean Captain collided in the Caribbean Sea. In the fiery aftermath of the accident, 27 crewmen lost their lives. There was a strong possibility that a total of 3.5 million barrels of crude oil would be spilled; this would have been the largest spill to that time. Nearby islands with their tourist beaches and coral reefs were threatened. And yet, even though the Atlantic Empress eventually sank after burning for 14 days, no oil came ashore and no indications of any environmental damage were observed. This paper provides a chronicle of the events of the days following the collision, including (1) activation of the Clean Caribbean Cooperative equipment stockpile, (2) airlifting 13 planeloads of ftrefighting foam, oil transfer gear, dispersants and pollution control equipment, (3) assembling an expert response team with an operation based on Trinidad, (4) providing four single-engine aircraft dispersant-spraying capability, and (5) mounting a major firefighting effort on board the burning ship. The Atlantic Empress was the largest ship ever to sink. However, through a coordinated response effort and considerable assistance from natural forces, no harmful pollution resulted.

Mired in deception: escalating an environmental disaster in Colombia

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orlando E. Contreras-Pacheco ◽  
Cyrlene Claasen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Crisis Response ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Organizational Crisis ◽  
Environmental Disaster ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to analyze concealment and deception in self-defeating organizational crisis response strategies and the possible consequences of their adoption on a company’s reputation. It represents an example of where every guideline to address stakeholders after a crisis was dismissed. Design/methodology/approach This paper investigates a major environmental incident that took place in Colombia in 2013 and studies how the responsible company responded to the incident through the examination of company reports, media statements and national and international newspaper articles. Findings The analysis shows that in addition to environmental damage, the company’s reputation was affected by the way the company responded during this crisis. Research limitations/implications The outcomes highlight the importance of the manner in which a crisis response is managed, as these types of mistakes often aggravate reputational damage. Practical implications This paper is an invitation for companies to be quick, consistent and transparent with their responses when facing their stakeholders in moments of crisis. Not doing so may aggravate not only social but also economic and environmental impacts. Originality/value Contrary to other contributions on the subject, this study implies that a misleading crisis response, including concealment and deception, can be an even greater challenge to a company’s reputation than the crisis itself.

scholarly journals Os Bois de Carne e Osso, as Vacas Sintéticas e o Pixo Urbano: Quando a estética de rua afronta a ética da “obra de arte” na cidade de Belém (PA)

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (54) ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávio Leonel Abreu da Silveira ◽  
Petronio Medeiros Lima Filho
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The State ◽  
Street Art ◽  
Environmental Disaster ◽  
Work Of Art ◽  
Urban Art ◽  
Normal Life ◽  
The City

Resumo: Buscamos compreender os dilemas em torno da ação de uma artista que pixou a palavra “NAUFRÁGIO” no corpo sintético de uma das vacas da CowParade Belém 400 anos, evento internacional de arte na rua que aconteceu na capital do estado do Pará, no ano de 2016. A pixação enquanto uma agência de significativa inserção ético-estética conectou dois episódios de grande impacto no contexto paraense: 1. O episódio envolvendo “bovinos” chamado CowParade, no qual 50 vacas de fibra de vidro foram customizadas por artistas locais e expostas na cidade. 2. O naufrágio de um navio carregado de bois vivos no porto de Vila do Conde a poucos quilômetros de Belém, que matou milhares de bovinos (resultando em 2.450 toneladas de carcaças) num grande desastre socioambiental com repercussões econômicas sérias para as comunidades locais, já que os resíduos do desastre (carcaças e óleo) confundem as ordens do limpo e do sujo, do lixo e do asseio nas paisagens, impossibilitando o curso normal da vida no mundo urbano. Palavras chave: Bois. Arte Urbana. Naufrágio. Desastre. Amazônia Paraense  FLESH AND BONES BULLS, SYNTHETIC COWS AND URBAN TAG-GRAFFITI:WHEN STREET AESTHETICS AFFRONTS HE ETHICS OF A “WORK OF ART” IN THE CITY OF BELÉM (PA). Abstract: We look to comprehend the dilemmas surrounding the act of an artist of tag-graffitiing the word “SHIPWRECK” in a synthetic body of one of the cows taking part in the Belém 400 years’ CowParade, an international street art event which happened in the capital of the state of Pará, in 2016. The tag-graffiti as an agency of significant ethic-aesthetic insertion that connected two episodes of big impact in the context of Para: 1. The episode involving “bovines” called CowParade, in which 50 glass fibre cows were customized by local artists and exposed in the city. 2. The shipwreck of a ship loaded with living bulls in the port of Vila do Conde few kilometres away from Belém, which killed thousands of bovines (resulting in 2.450 tons of carcasses) causing a huge socio-environmental disaster with serious economic repercussions for the local communities since the residues of the disaster (carcasses and oil) confuse the orders of clean and dirty, garbage and cleanliness in the landscapes, making normal life in the urban world impossible.Keywords: Bulls. Urban art. Shipwreck. Disaster. Paraense Amazon

scholarly journals Investment Attractiveness of the Integrated Territory Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 670-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Shirinkina ◽  
Sergey Astafiev ◽  
Anna Makarova
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
City Center ◽  
Integrated Development ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
Irkutsk Region ◽  
Comprehensive Development ◽  
The City ◽  
Negative Reputation

Construction is one of the leading economic activities. The organization of the construction industry ensures the focus of all organizational, technical and technological solutions to achieve the end result, i.e. the commissioning of a facility of the appropriate quality within the established deadline. The image of the territory is of great importance for the investor, because it is very risky to invest one’s resources and to know in advance that the territory has a negative reputation. There are a lot of territories in the Irkutsk region and in Russia as a whole that require integrated development, as the city center is built up fairly densely and it proves to be rather difficult to buy accommodation or build a facility there. Therefore, the development of the territory outside the city is of vital importance. Thus, managing the investment attractiveness of the comprehensive development territories of the municipalities is relevant.

scholarly journals Hubungan green perceived value, green brand image, dan green trust terhadap green purchase intention

IQTISHODUNA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Dewi Rakhmawati ◽  
Astrid Puspaningrum ◽  
Djumilah Hadiwidjojo
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Green Trust ◽  
The City

The issue of environmental damage caused by industry continues to increase every year accompanied by real conditions that occur, either damage on humans, animals, plants, and the environment. Nowadays people are increasingly aware of the importance of preserving the environment more selectively in the selection of products used. This study was conducted to determine the effect of green perceived value and green brand image on green purchase intention on consumers of Malang Bodyshop. The number of samples study were 141 respondents of The Bodyshop customers in Malang. This study uses a purposive sampling technique with the following criteria: (1) At least 18 years old (2) Domiciled in the city of Malang and once made a purchase at the outlets of The Bodyshop Malang (3) Have used The Bodyshop products at least more than once. Data analysis techniques are performed using Partial Least Square (PLS). The result of the study shows that it turns outs that trust in green products plays a very important role in the desire of consumers to buy. The result obtained by green trust fully mediate green perceived value and green brand image of the green purchase intention. There is a positive relationship between the green perceived value on green trust and green brand image of green trust. It was also found in this study that there was a negative relationship between the green perceived value on green purchase intention and the negative relationship between the green brand image of the green purchase intention. 

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