Educational Innovation for the Ecological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Wildlife Management

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Research is devoted to solving complex aims: educational (the development of ecological competence of managers), and socioeconomic (optimization of access to recreational resources) through the improvement of innovative algorithms, theory and practice of wildlife management. We also tried to identify the problems of integration of Natural and Human sciences as the problems of environmental education. This article contains a description of the elements of how to organize environmental management training in real situations. On the example of integrated assessment of the socio-natural potential (of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region) shows the role of competence in making optimal decisions that affect human values. The article emphasized that the possibility of society full of ecosystem services is directly linked to the idea of the uniqueness and intrinsic value of the natural world, whose safety should be regarded as a guarantee of human health. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu

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1877-0428 © 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Uzunboylu
doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.05.289
WCES 2012
Educational innovation for the ecological assessment of the
effectiveness of wildlife management
Olga Perfilova
a
*
, Yulia Alizade
b
a
Faculty of Ecology & Natural Sciences, Department of Ecology & Wildlife Management,
Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities, Moscow , 109444, Russia
b
Faculty of Management, Department of Management & Integrated Marketing Communications,
Russian State University of Innovation Technologies & Business, Moscow, 105058, Russia
Abstract
Research is devoted to solving complex aims: educational (the development of ecological competence of managers), and socio-
economic (optimization of access to recreational resources) through the improvement of innovative algorithms, theory and
practice of wildlife management. We also tried to identify the problems of integration of Natural and Human sciences as the
problems of environmental education.This article contains a description of the elements of how to organize environmental
management training in real situations. On the example of integrated assessment of the socio-natural potential (of the Caucasian
Mineral Waters region) shows the role of
competence in making optimal decisions that affect human
values. The article emphasized that the possibility of society full of ecosystem services is directly linked to the idea of the
uniqueness and intrinsic value of the natural world, whose safety should be regarded as a guarantee of human health.
2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords: innovation technologies; ecological competence; wildlife management; safety of ecological and social interaction;
SWOT-analysis; recreational potential; health.
Foreword
This research is devoted to solving social problems and educational training of modern management, taking into
account the immanent nature of the environmental specialist expertise in every field. At the first stage the research
was realized
(Glazachev & Perfilova, 2008; Perfilova, 2006, 2009, 2010). Then the resea
scope was expanded to include a research area of colleges (Perfilova & Alizade, 2011).We are currently focusing
our efforts on finding innovative algorithms of theoretical and practical improve the process of wildlife
management optimization in accordance with the priority areas of science, technology and engineering in the
Russian Federation (Alizade, 2011).
1. Model of ecological education
Person's readiness to appropriate action to transform the existing society and nature of reality can be estimated
by its level of ecological competence (Glazachev&Perfilova, 2008). According to leading scientists, everybody
should have the potential of the non-random vision of factors, threatening nature and society (Anisimov, 2009).
*
Olga Perfilova. Tel.: +007-916-133-1343
E-mail address: oper-filova@yandex.ru
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Model of ecological education taking into account the essence, structure, the conceptual framework of
ecological competence; the social component of the category of "ecological
(Raven, 1987), especially in development of ecological competence of the specialist in professional activities. It is
proved that the ecological competence has trans-subject and meta-subject features, and becomes the criteria of
professional competence of any specialist (Glazachev, 2010).
1.1. Technologies for ecological education of managers
Researches of recent years show that the achievement of the modern socio-cultural development, called the
''Millennium Development Goals'' (poverty alleviation, care of children and women, create conditions for the full
human potential) is directly related to the effectiveness of humanitarian technologies, bringing together experts and
practitioners in solving complex problems of improving the quality of human life in general (Glazachev, 2010). This
concept is a system that determines the integrative scientific and practical applications and managerial effort. From
this perspective, an ecological approach for management is considered in the traditional sense of the word as
ecology studies the problem of co-evolution of nature and humanity, the preservation of natural diversity on our
planet, wildlife protection. In the wide sense we can speak about the ecology of people activities and of the
cases we are talking about the Man and the world around him (Knyazeva, 2009), due this the modern manager must
navigate the issues of effective management in the system "Man-Nature-
matrix.
1.2. Educational standards
For the realization of complex social programs, modern managers must have competences of ecological assets in
their professional active, allowing to make optimal decisions at the level of human values and interests of the
individual, society and state. Content of University education standard of Russian Federation (Ecology&Wildlife
Management) presented in tab.1.
Table 1. Content of University education standard of Russian Federation (Ecology&Wildlife Management)
-core
majoring specialties (incl. Management, State&Municipal Administration, Jurisprudence etc.). The mandatory
the
ometimes academic subjects are translated by lecturers only from the position of
natural sciences (biology, chemistry etc.), without taking into account the humanitarian compound of the
environmental knowledge, hindering the formation of the ecological world outlook at college students. The situation
is problematic, if the ecological education (in colleges) is also improperly referred only to the category of natural
sciences. But the formation of the ecological culture and ecological competence is more and more realized as the
field of application of humanitarian technologies (Perfilova&Alizade,2011).
Special subjects
of natural science units
Special
humanities block
Information &
communication sciences
Special
works hops
Elective
courses
geo-ecology,
geography,
geology,
biology, chemistry,
general ecology,
natural resources
anthropo-ecology,
social ecology,
ecological psychology,
environmental law,
economics,
environmental manag.
IT-technology,
geo-information
systems,
foreign languages
expeditions,
environmental monitoring,
environmental assessment,
PR-projects
on the
ecological
culture of
peace;
on global
environmental
issues

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2. Methodology of organizing environmental training of managers in real situations
The effectiveness of ecological approach in the management of social optimization of access to recreational
resources will be demonstrated by a comprehensive assessment of the capacity of the Russian region Caucasus
Mineral Water (CMW).
2.1. Range of possible educational aims
- education (the development of ecological competence of managers);
- socio-economic (for example, optimization of access to recreational resources);
- scientific (description & forecast)
2.2. Retrospective analysis
Unfavorable situations that create ecological problems affect on quality of enviroment and the health of
population (Kofler, 2007). Retrospective analysis shows how the evolution against the background of the concept of
"human health" cardinal changes the system of state planning and control, improved line of research. Since 1931,
Russia began construction of a resort "health factories", and the concept of "prevention of disease" came to lexicon
of professional managers. At present time, Russia has a multi-tiered system of state social insurance under which
implemented the federal law that provides citizens with permits providing for medical treatment.
2.3. Geo-ecological description
The investigated region is geographically and geologically quite extensive. In the South it is the foothills of
Mount Elbrus, the valley of the rivers Hasaut and Malka; in the West - the upper reaches of the rivers Eshkakon and
Podkumok. The northern boundary of the district is Mineral Waters city, which begins in the steppe zone of
Caucasus. Through the territory of the region there are electrified railway line Moscow - Baku, with branches in
Kislovodsk and Zheleznovodsk, the state paved highway Rostov - Baku. Airport in Mineral Waters city connected
by direct airlines to all major centers in Russia and many foreign countries.
Resort region Caucasus Mineral Waters is located in the Stavropol region, and includes well-known resorts in the
country: Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk, Yessentuki and Zheleznovodsk. The uniqueness of the resort region due to an
exceptional variety of types and different visibility of mineral waters, deposits of which are relatively compact
concentrated on not large area of territory. On a variety of mineral waters region has no equal, not only in Russia but
also in all world (tab.2).
Table 2. Comparative analysis of mineral waters in the CMW region
Natural
deposit
Chemical composition
(g/dm
3
)
Mineralization
(g/dm
3
)
Type of
therapy
Reserve
( m
3
/per day)
Ref.
Kislovodsk
2
1,0-3,0
1,5-5,0
drink healing, bath treatment
2000
Essentuki
2
1,0-3,0
7-10; 10-15
- -
800
Pyatigorsk
water ion complex
4,0-8,5
drink healing
3000
includ.
Radon
waters
706
4,5-5,5
drink healing, for external use
7,5-12,0
drink healing
Rn 230-330
1,0-1,5
bath treatment (for external use only!)
-
-
-
-
Rn 70-80
2,0-4,0
Rn 15-40
2,5-3,5
Zheleznovodsk
2
0,8-1,6
3,0-4,0
drink healing, for external use
2000
Also, there is one of the best Russian curative mud deposits
Tambukan Lake (tab.3).

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Table 3. General characteristics of the deposit of silt mud of Tambukan Lake
Location
Chemical
composition
(g/dm
3
)
Mineralization
(g/dm
3
)
Reserve
( m
3
)
Production volume
( m
3
/per year)
Number of
medical seats
Ref.
15 km from
Pyatigorsk
FeS > 0,5%
30-70
900 000
1 500
600
mud SPA-therapy
clinic
In addition to mineral water and mud, a resort region Caucasus Mineral Waters has a great diversity of landscape
and climatic features due to mountainous terrain and complex combination of geomorphological zones. Especially
in this respect stands resort of Kislovodsk, where climatotherapy applies equally to the balneotherapy. Location
Kislovodsk in the medium-zone, at an altitude of about 800-1100 m, surrounded by mountain ranges covered with
alpine meadows and mountain steppes, promotes the formation of a special micro-climate, characterized by an
abundance of sunny weather, increased ultraviolet radiation-resistant weather patterns, reduced atmospheric pressure
and high ionization. In Kislovodsk, there are up to 185 days with a particularly favorable, and 117 days with
relatively favorable conditions of climate.
2.4. Special description
A variety of mineral waters, the presence of high-quality mud treatments, use for medician purposes of the
climate led to the wide range of medical indications for the region in general and specialized medician profile of
each of its resorts (fig.1). This allows us to successfully implement the prevention and treatment of diseases, as well
as relief of premorbid states of health.
Figure 1. The main specialization profile resorts in the CMW region
2.5. Comprehensive analysis
Due to the necessity of solving problems is an adequate socio-natural interactions, modern managers must
understand the danger of natural and social risks in conducting SWOT-analysis of the strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats.External analysis involves the analysis of the macro- (indirect influence) and micro- (direct
Resorts
in the
CMW region
Kislovodsk
respiratory disease, chronic
respiratory disease non-
tubercular character,
bronchial asthma without
frequent and severe attacks,
glaucoma
Essentuki
disease of the digestive and
metabolic
Pyatigorsk
disease of the movement,
digestion, nervous system,
peripheral vascular, skin,
gynecological
Zheleznovodsk
disease of the digestive,
urinary tract non-tubercular
character, metabolic disorder

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influence). The set of analyzed areas of macro-ecological sphere is considered as a factor in long-term development.
A similar integrated approach has been applied in the management of the development of ecological assessment of
the effectiveness of the project's algorithm, which involves determining the possible economic impact of
environmental pollution (Alizade, 2010, 2011). The scheme of comprehensive analysis of the recreational potential
of the resort CMW region presents in the tab.4.
Table 4. The scheme of a comprehensive analysis of the recreational potential of the resort CMW region
Items to compare
Characteristic of the object
Political and
administrative
State & territorial identity
Russian Federation, Stavropol region
Area of the region
3031,5 km
2
Type of infrastructure
resort towns
Administrative division
4 district center of regional submission:
Kislovodsk, Essentuki, Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk; Tambukan Lake (Natural)
Resource
Uniqueness
Natural resource
mineral waters, silt mud, highly-ionized air, high insolation, hippo-fauna
Social & cultural resources
medical staff, service staff, consumer service, aesthetic & cultural attractions
Prognostic
Specialization of use
SPA-therapy, hydro-therapy, climate-therapy, wellness holiday, free holiday, tourism
Season of use
all-season, all year
Level of social needs of
very high
Medium-term development
relatively favorable
Investment
Investment demand
Low
Investment attractiveness
Medium
Possible factors of investment
risks
ethnic tension, socio-economic instability, natural anomalous
Reduce the probability
of investment risk factors
Medium
Thus, the possibility of society full of ecosystem services, including recreation, directly related to the paradigm of
self-worth and uniqueness of the idea of the natural world, whose integrity must be considered as a guarantee
of human health.
Opinions:
The introduction of educational innovations to optimize the socio-natural interaction model will be more
effective if:
- algorithms of ecological education of managers will be developed taking into account the possibility of
their practical application in real situations;
- the theory of process of wildlife management (as an element of fundamental training of bachelors and masters) will
be studied at universities in the synthesis of natural and human sciences;
- key-study (for programs of bachelor's and master's degrees) will take into account technology, monitoring and
management of the environment, prevent and eliminate pollution ("critical technologies").
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