Activity of Industrial Enterprises as a Social Risk Factor (on the Example of JSC Electrozinc)
- DOI
- 10.2991/fred-19.2020.66How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- social risks, industrial enterprises, environmental risk
- Abstract
The paper considers adverse ecological situation as a factor of social risk. It studies the perception of environmental risk by the society through the example of Electrozinc Iron and Steel Works in Vladikavkaz. Using media materials and sociological survey it analyzes protest moods and actions after fire at the plant leading to victims and forms of public consolidation. The study reveals the reaction of official authorities to requirement of the public, opinion of deputies, public organizations, city authorities. It makes the conclusion that the shutdown of a harmful enterprise became the result of active public initiative, which was supported by power structures and businessmen. However, contrary to expectations, the social tension related to adverse ecology was given a renewed momentum. The liquidation of the enterprise resulted in the unemployment of about 2000 thousand people, in the closure of critical social objects and reduction of budget revenues. The analysis of the situation raises a question on insufficient readiness of environmental policy, in particular, on the need to develop high-quality management of environmental risks. At the same time, it was clear that the public activity, including social responsibility of the business world, was created as a mechanism of civil society.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - D.V. Khapsaeva PY - 2020/01 DA - 2020/01 TI - Activity of Industrial Enterprises as a Social Risk Factor (on the Example of JSC Electrozinc) BT - Proceedings of the International Session on Factors of Regional Extensive Development (FRED 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 327 EP - 330 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/fred-19.2020.66 DO - 10.2991/fred-19.2020.66 ID - Khapsaeva2020/01 ER -