The development of the waste management system in the European Union is studied. The waste management practices in a range of the EU countries are analyzed. The main principles of solving the problem of managing waste in the EU are revealed. A comparison of indicators for waste management in the EU and Ukraine is provided. The dominant European trends among other areas of waste—“zero waste” and “circular economy”—are identified. The regulatory framework for waste management developed in Ukraine as a step towards international environmental safety standards is discussed.
Currently the agrifood sector is recognized to play a crucial role in the sustainable development of the world, as well as to be the main source of income and employment in rural areas. The economic sectors' share in the structure of gross value added and employment level in urban and rural areas in Ukraine are analyzed. Based on this analysis, it is determined that agriculture remains significant for livelihoods and employment in the country. At the same time, as we are living in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it is pointed out that agriculture itself will not be able to achieve sustainable growth, if not combined with technology. The publication aims to stress on the importance of digital technologies in agriculture to meet the needs of global population and maintain sustainable growth. To define the interrelation between technology and the agrifood sector in Ukraine the publication goes on to explore Ukraine's performance according to the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking and key drivers of Industry 4.0 in the country. The article focuses on such basic areas to identify the state of digital technologies in agriculture as economic, social and cultural, environmental ones. The attention is paid to the specifics of Digital Agriculture and key factors for the transition to digital farming in Ukraine according to the "Digital Agenda 2020". Main benefits and challenges of digitization in rural areas are described. Mechanisms for the effective functioning of digital agriculture are shown.
The article provides a comprehensive analysis of socioeconomic development of eight regions in Western Ukraine: Volyn,
The cyclic variance of PM10 mass concentration in the urban area in the South-East of Romania has been analysed in the article. SE of Romania is considered to be a territory which has medium level of pollution for a period of last ten years, from 2009 to 2018. The spatial dispersion of PM10 concentration was obtained using the METI-LIS soft wear for each season. The objective of dispersion models is to evaluate how pollutant concentration is spread out taking into account the diffusion. The average measurements of PM10 and meteorological parameters as inputs has been used. An evident seasonal change of PM10 concentrations is observed in the article. In order to establish national measures for the improvement of the atmospheric pollution control it was analysed the mechanism of atmospheric pollution. It was observed that the air quality was overall better in spring and in summer in comparison to the other two periods. With regard to the seasonal variation characteristics of PM10 significant differences for the air quality registered in different months in the researched region were observed. The impact of air temperature on atmospheric pollution was insignificant in spring and autumn; moreover, precipitation was defined as an important influence factor upon the atmospheric pollution. The impact of precipitation on the possibility of atmospheric pollution was obviously different in the four seasons. The research results indicate the meteorological parameters that influence the air pollution become active during the cold seasonal days. It was shown that relative humidity and wind speed are the meteorological parameters that impact the PM10. It was found out that the probability of atmospheric pollution decreased with the increase of air temperature in summer. The research results also testify that the air pollution mapping could be enhanced using atmospheric dispersion models and in-situ measurements.
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