Društvo 21. stoljeća – ključna obilježja i problemi

Author(s): Abdel Alibegovic,Midhat Cauševic / Language(s): Bosnian / Issue: 1/2016

The authors in the paper reflect sociological reality and substantiality on the level of meta-theoretical view of the substantiality itself and essential incline of sociology. If we put all phenomena that are encompassed by wider sociological interest, as Husserl says, between brackets, we still have question of crisis and reflection of (some) crisis imposed as a fundamental characteristic in every serious sociological approach. A question arises – whether a modern man, or a man in general, “likes“ to think, as Heidegger would say? Can the conceptual creator or the culprit of the western rationality be praised for thinking, for having learned to think? Of course, there is an immense difference between be able to think causes and being able/have to think consequences, results of your own actions. There is also an additional situation of not being able to think at all about self, the world, consequences of our actions, etc. Is the man’s faith ontological and ecological awareness, living and acting in accordance to “life sanctity“, or his destiny is a state of “dehumanization“, barbarism and false “-isms“of conscience and awareness? Following modern sociological approaches and authors, the authors tried to reflect, overview and solve the key substantiality of the epoch we live in/out, whatever this “live“means if we view it through prism of Bauman’s and Beck’s epoch of risk, liquidity of life, modernity and fear, through Konrad Paul’s meaningful scanning of catchword “society of knowledge“, to George Myerson’s revealing of range and delusions of ecologism.

Dylematy ekologiczne w rozwoju społeczeństwa informacyjnego

Author(s): Agnieszka Becla / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 6A/2013

In her article, the author introduced the notion of information society and knowledge-based economy and their profile. She talked over the stages of development of the information society. The author identified the ecological dimensions of functioning of the information society. They concern: 1) creation, accumulating, storage, and utilisation of information; 2) utilisation of information to build ecological consciousness and realisation of the ecological education; 3) disseminating in the information society pro-ecological ideas, attitudes and businesses; 4) information climate in the information society, connected with the access to ecological information; 5) ecology of the information environment and a man in the information society, and 6) the direct influence of the information society on the natural environment.

Ecological management in the mining and metallurgical maramures area

Author(s): Viorel Pop / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 33/2015

The paper is part of the interdisciplinary recent concerns of "environmental management", looking to determine the damages caused by pollution, remediation expenditures, and benefits that may arise through the application of remediation techniques and decontamination technologies in the mining and metallurgical Maramureş area. Large areas of land were diverted from their original destination (pastures, arable land, forests) being now covered with ponds and dumps of mine or flotation tailings, deposits that are insufficiently protected, and have become sources of pollution to surrounding areas. All Eastern European countries have in common major environmental problems, the most serious being due to mining, metallurgy and chemistry. In the relationship of "economic- ecological" equilibrium, should be considered both economic criteria, as well as ecological ones. Pollution as the deterioration of environment requires costs for rehabilitation of degraded areas, and for environmental protection, costs for new technologies, and non polluting ones. The assessment foundation of environmental damages is necessary for establishing the priority directions in the allocation of funds for projects to protect and rehabilitate the environment.

Economic Efficiency of Implementation of the Concept of Sustainable Development of the Urbanized Territories in Russia

Author(s): Kseniia Lapshina,Natalia Bakaeva,Olga Sotnikova / Language(s): English / Issue: 3-4/2017

The necessity of transition to sustainable development of the urban territories is proved. Theconcept of the natural-socio-technical model of urban territories is offered. Green building as one ofthe aspects of unity in urbanized areas and the natural environment is presented. The basicprinciples of the paradigm of safe and comfortable urban environment that is compatible with thebiosphere are formulated. The structure of the humanitarian balance and the methodology forquantifying them are described. The model of sustainable development of the environment throughthe comparison of human capacities and parameters of the environment is simulated. The criteria forthe compatibility of urbanized territories with the biosphere were formulated as a measure of thesustainability of their development. The example of calculation of an indicator of biosphericcompatibility of urbanized areas in relation to transport construction and road infrastructure of thecity is given. It shows the economic efficiency of realization of the concept of sustainabledevelopment and the creation biospherically of the urban environment on the example of roadinfrastructure of the city.

Edukacja ekologiczna w obszarach recepcji turystycznej na rzecz kształtowania odpowiedzialnych zachowań turystycznych

Author(s): Malgorzata Borkowska-Niszczota / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 6A/2013

The article undertakes the problem of tourists ecological education realised at tourist destinations, particularly in environmentally valuable areas. It indicates the role of different public and private sector subjects, responsible for the formation of preferable tourists’ behaviours (mainly in the ecological aspect), indispensable to the development of the sustainable tourism. A special role in this area is attributed to operators in the field of tourist services. A complement of the theoretical part is the last element of the elaboration, based on empirical findings of research carried out on the ecologically valuable areas of Podlaskie Voivodeship, presenting the activity of subjects serving of hotel management within the range makings available of the information on the subject ecological preservations in the tourism and the sustainable tourism, and the estimation by tourists of the access to that information in places of the rest. The research proves a poor access to ecological education and the contents devoted to the concept of sustainable tourism in the tourist destination areas, inclusive of rare educational actions of the hotel industry. The research findings also show a low interest in the environmental knowledge as regards ecological behaviours of the very consumers of tourist products.

Efektywność kosztowa polityki ekologicznej – identyfikacja kosztó

Author(s): Elzbieta Broniewicz / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 6A/2013

The purpose of this article is to identify the costs of environmental policy needed to the costeffectiveness analysis. A review of the literature in this area, and results of their own research were presented. It was found that in the literature there are two approaches: traditional – where the costs of environmental policies are defined as the sum of capital expenditures and operating costs, and extended – taking into account the external costs. There is also recognised the existence of the transaction costs related to the implementation and operation of environmental policy instruments.

Ekoinnowacje – istotny element zrównoważonego budownictwa

Author(s): Ewa Mazur-Wierzbicka / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 5/2014

An aim of considerations is to present the ecoinnovations as an element of sustainable construction. The work objective accomplishment ruled its arrangement. Therefore, there were brought closer the basic theoretical issues concerning sustainable construction, paid attention to its three-dimensionality in the context of sustainable development, presented the legal aspects of sustainable construction as well as described ecoinnovations being an essential part of sustainable construction. The article is a review of literature.

EKOLOGICZNE ASPEKTY SPOŁECZNEJ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCI BIZNESU

Author(s): Wojciech Leonski / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 43/1/2016

This article presents main aspects concerning corporate social responsibility and emphasizes on ecological subject of the concept. Moreover the article shows chosen instruments of CSR in the area of ecology, for instance: ecolabelling, ecological management, investment in environmental protection. It analyses benefits which can bring ecological and social responsibility for many enterprises.

Ekologiczne uwarunkowania zachowań konsumenckich

Author(s): Luiza Mankowska-Wróbel / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2015

An aim of considerations is to analyse the ecological determinants of consumer behaviours. In the theoretical part, there are presented the basic directions of reassures taken by the European Union for sustainable consumption as well as defined the notion of ecological awareness and characterised its impact on consumers’ behaviours. The theoretical considerations are backed up by results of research, both secondary, presenting consumers’ behaviours and attitudes towards environment friendly products in the European market, and primary, concerning consumers’ behaviours in the selected areas of the market for ecological goods and services in the Silesian Province. The article is of the research nature.

EKOLOJİK VE EKONOMİK KRİZLERE ALTERNATİF ÇÖZÜM OLARAK YEŞİL EKONOMİ POLİTİKALARI

Author(s): Isil DEMIRTAS / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: Special/2017

Starting from the global financial crisis, the world economy has faced with two basic issues; the great recession that is occurred by the ongoing debt crisis process in Europe and the ecological crisis that occurred as a result of global warming and the climate changes. Simultaneously, these issues prepared a ground work for the ‘green economy’ to emerge as an alternative model. Green economy is a model which is in a harmony with nature within the economic structure; providing the policies such as the sustainability of the resources, the expansion of the renewable energy usage and energy efficiency are the foreparts of the model. This study explains the role of green economy policies to solve ecological and economic problems such as stagnation and climate change.

EKSTREMIZM EKOLOGICZNY

ŹRÓDŁA, PRZEJAWY, PERSPEKTYWY

Author(s): Elzbieta Posluszna / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 2012

Książka jest pierwszą w Polsce monografią na temat ekstremizmu ekologicznego oraz ekoterroryzmu. Autorka zajmuje się w niej analizą mechanizmów rządzących funkcjonowaniem ekstremistycznych ugrupowań walczących o prawa zwierząt oraz środowisko (m.in. takich jak Animal Liberation Front czy Earth First!), bada wpływ, jaki na ich strukturę organizacyjną oraz funkcjonowanie mają wyznawane przez nie przekonania, oraz usiłuje odpowiedzieć na pytanie, które ze skrajnych skrzydeł ruchu ekologicznego – animalistyczne czy prośrodowiskowe – i w jakich warunkach może w przyszłości zradykalizować swe działania. Budzi podziw interdyscyplinarność podejścia i szerokość spojrzenia na analizowaną problematykę, jej ujęcie uwzględniające wiedzę z różnych dyscyplin nauk humanistycznych, społecznych, informatycznych i filozofii oraz umiejętność dokonania syntezy tej wiedzy w całościową i spójną koncepcję pozwalającą lepiej zrozumieć złożone uwarunkowania i mechanizmy funkcjonowania współczesnego terroryzmu ekologicznego.

Emberi tényező? Az antropocén-narratíva kritikája

Author(s): Alf Hornborg,Andreas Malm / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 25/2019

The Anthropocene narrative portrays humanity as a species ascending to power over the rest of the Earth System. In the crucial field of climate change, this entails the attribution of fossil fuel combustion to properties acquired during human evolution, notably the ability to manipulate fire. But the fossil economy was not created nor is it upheld by humankind in general. This intervention questions the use of the species category in the Anthropocene narrative and argues that it is analytically flawed, as well as inimical to action. Intra-species inequalities are part and parcel of the current ecological crisis and cannot be ignored in attempts to understand it.

Encyklika „Laudato si’” papieża Franciszka. Kontynuacja tradycji Kościoła czy próba nowego spojrzenia?

Author(s): Malgorzata Zarebska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 16/2016

The encyclical “Laudatio si’” is the first social encyclical letter by Pope Francis. Its key reference point is the apostolic exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium” promulgated in 2013. In the latter, the pope presents four “principles”: 1. “Time is greater than space”; 2. “Unity prevails over conflict”; 3. “Realities are more important than ideas”; 4. “The whole is greater than the part.” The encyclical “Laudatio si’” in its entirety is devoted to ecology. However, by ecology the pope means the “integral ecology.” And this is where the previously mentioned principles apply. Following the footsteps of St. Francis, the contents of the encyclical offers new perspectives to the teaching and praxis of the Catholic Church.

Energia odnawialna a bezpieczeństwo Polaków

Author(s): Karolina Adamczak / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 24/2016

The text examines the attitude of the Polish society to direct participation in the production and use of electricity, as well as the attitude towards the challenges of energy transition to low-carbon energy sources. It takes into account the current and planned actions in the field of Polish energy policy and presents the social and political condition related to the development of renewable energy sources. It indicates the most important legislative and economic issues and it’s social dimension.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF USING NUCLEAR ENERGY

Author(s): Marina Filipovic,Vladimir M. Cvetkovic,Slavko Nešic / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

Nuclear technological production of electricity is characterized as a low-carbon technology, which on the one hand, has key importance in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while on the other hand there are numerous controversies, defensive approach and anxiety due to the danger of nuclear accidents and solving the problem of radioactive waste. Starting from the actuality and importance of the issue of the use of nuclear energy in the context of solving environmental changes, the paper carried out a thorough review of literature. On this occasion, the paper carried out an insight into the existing relevant scientific knowledge in this field and a secondary analysis of the contents of documents of relevant international institutions, which within their competence publish data on the energy state and current emissions of greenhouse gases on a global level. The majority of papers emphasize the advantage of the use of nuclear energy in comparison with the generation of energy in the process of combustion of fossil fuels. It is primarily stated that small amounts of radioactive gases, which are regularly discharged under controlled conditions in the operation of nuclear power plants, cannot produce effects such as acid rain, smog, ozone depletion and do not contribute to an increase in temperature of the troposphere. However, the possibility of producing nuclear accidents and the severity of the consequences if radioactive isotopes leave the reactor uncontrollably, and the generation of radioactive waste results in a dilemma in the scientific and social community and creates a division in the acceptance of nuclear energy as an alternative to the use of fossil fuels.

ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY, GOLI OTOK- HUMAN AGENCY AND FAUNA

Author(s): Milica Prokic / Language(s): English / Issue: 10/2014

Human past of Goli Otok (Barren Island) and its political prison years have been touched on by historians, albeit being largely underrepresented. The rich ecosystems and the biodiversity of Dinaric karst, as well as the geology and geomorphology of Croatian Kvarner Bay region, including Goli Otok as its part, have been explored by geologists, ecologists and biologists. Former political prisons, battlefields, military training grounds and concentration camps, the sites of human incarceration and adverse living conditions worldwide have been studied by historians from many perspectives, including that of environmental history. Between these notions emerges the space to explore the rich and dynamic environmental past of Goli Otok. Despite the physiognomy of the dry, barren, weathered karst to which Goli Otok owes its name, the island’s biodiversity is impressive. Additionally, the prison years, particularly the political prison era, (1949-56) had brought about dramatic environmental changes to the island: it became inhabited by humans who had built the prison complex; it had been partially afforested, quarried in search of marble and bauxite and introduced to domestic animals. Combining various scholarly accounts with the written and oral testimonies of former political prisoners, this article focuses on the animal life on Goli Otok through its environmental transition towards the present, human abandoned but animal inhabited state. The main objective of this article is to contribute to the more complete picture of the prisoners’ everyday experience on Barren Island through exploring which animals, in which order and way came to sight and the mind of these particular people, at this particular time, in this particular place.

Environmental Sustainability and Product Portfolio Management in Biodiversity Firms: A Comparative Analysis between Portugal and Brazil

Author(s): Daniel Jugend,José Figueiredo,Marco Antonio Paula Pinheiro / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2017

Although relevant research on environmental sustainability or product portfolio management is quite developed, few studies integrate the two areas. This research aims to shed light on the environmental sustainability practices adopted in product portfolio through a cross-country case study on leading biodiversity companies located in Portugal and Brazil. The results demonstrate that the pressure of government regulation and the tendency of markets to demand consumer products that do not harm biodiversity have changed the mindset of biodiversity companies, which have been trying to expand their environmentally sustainable product portfolio (ESPP). The results also indicate that tuning ESPP improves market performance and that the main barriers to integrate environmental sustainability into the product portfolio are technological.

European Union environmental security: the only achieving strategy

Author(s): Olena Melnyk,Inna Koreneva,Lyudmyla Zahorodnya,Iryna Danyl'chenko / Language(s): English / Issue: 23/2016

The article deals with the main environmental policy stages in the EU. The principles of environmental protection are given. The legal environmental protection framework is considered. The features of regions with natural and common resources, industrial and human potential that has its own action plan for achieving common EU environmental safety strategy are considered.

Ewolucja politycznej wizji bezpieczeństwa energetycznego Polski

Author(s): Bartosz Gonera / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 24/2016

The article is an attempt to compare the attitudes of the major Polish political powers in terms of energy policy and energy security future development. Special attention was paid to the analysis of the political program of the major political parties before the parliamentary elections in 2015. The text tries to indicate the evolution of political attitudes towards the challenges of energy security in the period after 2010.

Examination of Finland Integrated Water Management Sample of EU’s Hydro Political Approach for Sustainable Ecological Planning

Author(s): Filiz Karafak / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2018

First rule of sustainable ecological planning is to maintain continuously the balance between available amount and demand of ecological resources. A water resource, which is one of the most important ecological resources, is one of the resources that must be protected with priority since it is one of the most initial conditions of continuity of life. Upon this perspective, EU countries are developing various water policies and calling attention to the effects of insensibly usage of water on the ecology. Among EU countries, Finland is a very rich country in terms of water resources. According to water quality charts, Finland is at the top of the list among 122 countries within the scope of UN World Water Evaluation Report of World Water development reports issued in 2003. Additionally, it is one of the richest of 147 countries evaluated according to the water poverty index which was conducted by World Water Council and British Center for Ecology and Hydrology. Finland has developed many policies for sustainable use of this ecological value of its, and has made progress on many aspects from resource preservation to wastewater reclamation. Purpose of this study is to reveal AB hydro politic approaches and to examine water policies of Finland which conducts integrated water management. This study subject has been presented verbally at the International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2015.