Sustainable Development in Times of Transition - the Case of Ukraine

• Autorzy: Valentina Pidlisnyuk , Peter Gess
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Continuous world economic growth has resulted in substantial improvements in Health, education and the quality of life for many people. However, such growth has also caused significant deterioration of the environment. Negative impacts include: (1) the destruction of natural ecosystems at an alarming rate resulting in considerable losses in biodiversity; (2) tremendous increases in soil, air and water contamination; (3) accumulation of sizeable amounts of waste in the environment that can neither be assimilated by the biosphere nor managed by humans effectively; (4) extensive land degradation, including catastrophic deforestation and desertification; (5) global climate change; and (6) depletion of nonrenewable resources such as gas, oil and coal. Additionally, population pressure, poverty, social injustice, and problems regarding food security have negatively impacted on human development. This combination of threats and insecurities has spawned a new approach known as sustainable development, one which has been accepted almost globally. Sustainable devełopment is a modern concept of interaction between socjety and nature which integrates economic growth and social development with environmental protection. It is development which "meets the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (fragment of text)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Sustainable development; Economic development; Natural resources; Determinant of economic transformation

PL

Rozwój zrównoważony; Rozwój gospodarczy; Zasoby naturalne; Uwarunkowania transformacji gospodarki

• Czasopismo: Economic and Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2008
• Numer: Vol. 11
• Strony: 89--105

Twórcy

autor

Valentina Pidlisnyuk

• National Agricultural University (Ukraine)

autor

Peter Gess

• University of Georgia, USA

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