The Museum Impact on the Sustainability of the City Development
The Museum Impact on the Sustainability of the City Development

Summary/Abstract: Modern knowledge-based society develops in a continuous and multidimensional fashion.Smooth growth of various fields fuels social changes. It allows individuals to progress and,at the same time, it enables changes which influence the way a knowledge-based societyoperates. A variety of ideas and concepts are intertwined. One of such concepts - the idea ofsustainable development - relates to many aspects of life – the economy, culture and socialgrowth. The better informed we are about how great a treasure our natural environment is,the bigger the chance that we will not let it go to waste. The portrayal of secure and effectivemeans of using the natural resources are the foundation of the respect for nature. An exampleof a great promotion of the idea of sustainable development and raising the awareness of howessential biodiversity can be is the Jardin Des Science Museum in Dijon, France. This museumis perfectly aligned with the sustainable development ideology thanks to both the contents oftheir expositions and the way they operate in the local community.The museum is a vital link in a chain of responsibility. The main aim is a balanced growthof cities and local communities in the context of biodiversity. Raising social awareness andpromotion of the ideas presented in the Jardin Museum is a good forecast for the future.

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