Digitalization of Environmental Information in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Issues of Legal Regulation
Abstract
This article considers legal regulation in the sphere of digitalizing environmental information. The study addresses the legislative consolidation of such digitalization to protect the environment and use natural resources, as well as respect human rights to access environmental information. The article is based on both general and special scientific methods. The article provides recommendations on improving the existing legislation in the field of access to environmental information and regulating the digitalization of environmental information.
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[17] Ringenson, T., Höjer, M. Kramers, A. and Viggedal, A. 2018. Digitalization and environmental aims in municipalities. Sustainability, 10(4): 1278. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10041278
[18] Volkov, K.V. 2009. Legal regulation of access to environmental information: comparative legal analysis. Dissertation ... candidate of legal sciences: 12.00.06, Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Available at: https://www.dissercat.com/content/pravovoe-regulirovanie-dostupa-k-ekologicheskoi-informatsii
[19] Yerezhepkyzy, R., and Tynybekov, S. 2013. The right of the public to obtaining ecological information in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Studia Orientalne, 2(4): 167-182.
[20] Zhavoronkova, N.G., and Shpakovsky, Yu.G. 2019. Digitization in the environmental security sphere: administrative law aspects. Yurist, 4: 14-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18572/1812-3929-2019-4-14-19
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[32] The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan of June 29, 2020 No. 350-VI “Administrative Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan”. Available at: https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2000000350
Published
2022-03-04
How to Cite
YERKINBAYEVA, Lazzat et al.
Digitalization of Environmental Information in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Issues of Legal Regulation.
Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 13, n. 1, p. 115-127, mar. 2022.
ISSN 2068-7729.
Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jemt/article/view/6815>. Date accessed: 26 apr. 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.14505/jemt.v13.1(57).10.
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