At present, problems of optimization of the interaction between nature and human society can be solved only by the joint efforts of a wide range of specialists. The elaboration and realization of plans of socio-economic development for individual countries and regions should be based on the principles of preservation of balance in the biosphere, biogeocenoses, landscapes and other natural complexes, and on the principles of rational natural resources management. Solution of these acute problems requires profound knowledge of the patterns of natural processes and phenomena, in addition to knowledge of economic development patterns, and the ability to use them in everyday life for natural resources management, primarily.
