Black Sea Coast – Civilization Theory and Sustainable Development

Abstract

As it is known, civilization is the highest level of cultural development of society. It is characterized by well-organized socio-economic and political structures, the main driving force of which are the elements of spirituality and education. They were formed in the process of long-term, creative disconnection between the „intelligent person” and the surrounding world. It includes not only the principles of state, democratic management, the system of beliefs and beliefs, but also moral norms, everyday regulations. Based on them, the relationship between people and individual social groups was formed, first in the family and then between the clan, community, tribe and tribal connections, which became the basis for the origin of the state, mainly city-states. The further development of city-states, their economy and culture were directly determined by the origin of writing, without which the process of civilization formation is unthinkable. The goal of civilization is the well-being of mankind, raising the cultural level of human life, ensuring security.
In modern culturology, the greatest attention is paid to the theory of civilizations and the history of culture, to understanding their future fate, in special scientific literature, they talk about the peculiarity of the contemporary local civilizations of the so-called „fifth generation” of the XXI century, the future of civilization, the outlook of its development is still unclear. Currently, „civilization wars” are still going on in the country. The confrontation between Western (European) and Eastern (Asian) cultures, Christians and Muslims, which makes it less possible to make optimistic conclusions about the future of our planet.
In the 21st century, sustainable development has been considered as an alternative way of development of any country. For Georgia, Black Sea ecotourism is a mechanism of conservation of natural and socio-cultural resources, as well as a means of sustainable development. Ecotourism has four main cornerstones: sustainability of development, economic usefulness, preservation of traditions and lifestyle specific to the place, and educational competences, on the basis of which it is possible to develop Georgia’s progressive development.