Vol. 8, No. 4 (2020): Regular Issue

The relevance of the topic is that countering monopolization in the economy and protecting competition is one of the important tasks of the state. The purpose of the paper is the analysis and determination of the directions of development of antimonopoly regulation in the electric energy industry in Russia. It was determined that the market is still monopolized, with rather strict regulation and significant barriers for new entrants. It is proposed to reduce these barriers for access to retail and wholesale markets for new participants, the development of digital energy for the development of competition.

The only effective mechanism in the fight against global changes and processes is a conscious attitude to the problem of the planet's population. The purpose of the study was to compare the national and international experience in combating environmental crime and offenses, to identify advantages and disadvantages, and to develop proposals for possible improvement of existing legislation and practical tools in the matter of environmental offenses in the field of nature conservation. As a result, the system of ensuring and compliance with the criminal environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its weaknesses and strengths, advantages and disadvantages were considered.

The relevance of this research is that the ecological consequences were caused by the mass use of transport at the present stage. The purpose of the research is to compare the priority of large-volume production of two groups of fuels based on price and non-price factors; to identify the main development problems for all types of alternative fuel. The main problems were identified in the development of all types of alternative fuel and shown the possibilities of large-volume production of hydrogen and electric engines under the condition of the state's active financial and legislative influence.

The relevance of research is that the process of diversification of rural entrepreneurship has its own specific conditions and features. The aim of paper is to substantiate methodological approaches to the assessment and forecasting of regional diversification of rural areas with limited spatial location of green tourism objects. Article deals with the process of regional diversification of rural territories with limited spatial placement of green tourism objects. It is proved that entrepreneurship in field of green tourism is a specific type of tourism activity, has a social, environmental and economic impact on the development of rural territories of the region.

The design of a sustainable future for cities is of paramount importance, considering both the need of a societal transition and the fact that nearly half of the world's population is living within growing urban areas. While this process is generally driven the development of technological and socio-economic solutions, this work opted for a different approach. In particular, the existence of a prior urban sustainability wisdom was searched and assessed under the lens of the three known three pillars of sustainability (i.e.: environmental, economic, social). Wisdom is here considered as the application of a tacit knowledge oriented toward the stability of the urban environment and a city social and economic system. Focusing on the pre-industrial urban context in Europe and China, a review was conducted to collect and put together the evidence of such a wisdom. Results evidenced that the urban structure, the urban-rural gradient, food production and the management of water resources were carefully planned to guarantee the survival of the cities inhabitants. The problem of poverty alleviation, still remarked by the sustainable development goals, was already considered as a relevant factor for economy. Trade was anotther relevant element of urban development. Inclusion, belonging to the social dimension of sustainability, was also supported the mainainance of public spaces. Furthermore, the less-considered cultural factors, that are now regaining attention under the light of United Nations Framework Paris Agreement, played an important role, considering, for example, the birth and growth of universities. The present study, which would require further investigations about the socio-economic dimensions of sustainability, summarized the existence of the hypotesized sustainability wisdom, evidencing the importance of integrating the historical environmental and socio-economic dynamics to improve a sustainable urban planning. This research will need to be deepened trough archaeological, documental/historical and post-processual approaches, to address the need of transition toward a more equitable and sustainable post-fossil fuel societies within their urban context.

The purpose of this study is to determine the degree of influence of rain intensity on the soil of the tested slopes of the regional forestry. The paper analyzes the results of studies conducted in the Birsk forestry in the water protection zone. The results of studies of the water permeability of the steep and hollow slopes of the forest massif are presented. After the runoff beginning and with its increase by 1 mm, the mass of washed soil on slopes with the steepness of 15 $^\circ$/ 30 $^\circ$ reaches 6.2/23.7 t/ha on cultivated lands.

Unethical business practices coupled with irresponsible consumption activities come with painful environmental costs. Fortunately, various studies have indicated that ecological concerns are the highest among the millennial generation. The aim of this research is to investigate the factors influencing green lifestyle among Indonesian millennials who live in Asia and Europe. Cultural elements, such as religious passion and spirituality, are also incorporated in this study in order to understand how they influence green intention and lifestyle. To our best knowledge, this is the first comparative study to understand the green lifestyle of Indonesian millennials in the two regions. This study gathered a total of 204 valid respondents. We employed a Structural Equation Modelling method to test our hypotheses. We found that 1) the New Environmental Paradigm is a predictor of green behavior intention 2) religious passion, spirituality and green behavior intention are predictors of green lifestyle. Theoretical contributions as well as managerial implications are offered in this study.