Eco-efficiency in Creating the Ecological Safety

• Autorzy: Paulina Szyja

Warianty tytułu

Rola eko-wydajności w zakresie kształtowania bezpieczeństwa ekologicznego

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The issue of eco-efficiency is associated with actions aimed at increasing the productivity of raw materials, natural resources and energy savings in production and at the same time offering environmentally friendly products and services. This kind of action is beneficial to businesses and the environment, as well as the society. By reducing the pressure on the environment, caused by production processes, consumption and investment, it is possible to reduce impact of anthropological risks and simultaneously ensuring ecological safety. This article addresses the explanation of the possible connection of eco-efficiency and ecological safety. Considerations include the issue of terminology, as well as key elements of both concepts. The main thesis is: creating solutions for eco-efficiency is associated with ecological safety. (original abstract)

Kwestia eko-wydajności jest związana z działaniami ukierunkowanymi na zwiększenie produktywności surowców, zasobów naturalnych i oszczędności energii w produkcji i jednocześnie oferowania produktów i usług przyjaznych dla środowiska naturalnego. Tego rodzaju działania przynoszą korzyści przedsiębiorstwom i środowisku, a także społeczeństwu. Poprzez zmniejszenie presji procesów produkcyjnych, konsumpcyjnych i inwestycyjnych na środowisko naturalne możliwe staje się zmniejszenie prawdopodobieństwa wystąpienia zagrożeń antropologicznych i oddziaływania tym samym na zapewnienie bezpieczeństwa ekologicznego. Artykuł podejmuje kwestie wyjaśnienia możliwych powiązań eko-wydajności i zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa ekologicznego. Rozważania obejmują zagadnienia terminologiczne, a także elementów kluczowych obu pojęć. Teza opracowania brzmi: Tworzenie rozwiązań w zakresie eko-wydajności służy kształtowaniu bezpieczeństwa ekologicznego. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Natural environment; Environmental security; Sustainable development

PL

Środowisko przyrodnicze; Bezpieczeństwo ekologiczne; Rozwój zrównoważony

• Czasopismo: Central and Eastern European Journal of Management and Economics
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 3
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 201--216

Twórcy

autor

Paulina Szyja

• Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland

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