The author discusses issues of sustainable development in rural areas in Poland from the perspective of environmental economics. It is argued that the growths in the entropy of matter and energy which can be observed in urban areas is also increasing in rural areas. Expressions of this process...

The aspects of environment's protection play double role in determining human's health- direct which was illustrated, by among others, Lalonde in his concept called the fields of health and indirect by being part of a methodology used in health economics. Improving quality of air, reducing its'...

Environmental awareness of managers and employees can be an important factor favouring the implementation of eco-innovation in enterprises. This article aims to identify the role of entrepreneur’s ecological awareness in implementing the eco-innovation. In order to attain this purpose, the...

In the context of decision making, the main challenge is the assessment of changes in natural capital stocks due to conversion of ecosystems for development purposes. Ecosystems are basically a spatial concept, so the natural approach is to use GIS to evaluate land cover changes. Basic economic...