Today, numerous works conclude that transport seems to be completely coupled to economic and export/import growth. Therefore, as a direct consequence of economic development transport sits today as one of the major final energy consumers and one of the most important sources of carbon dioxide...

The abandonment of indigenous and traditional ways of relating to the landscape and making use of the environment are historically tied, since the epoch of conquest, to the imposition of development models that respond to foreign demands. Social scientists have variously integrated the concept...

This article deals with the emerging discourse on sustainable work, which has been triggered by the ecologically initiated discussions on sustainable development. It gives a critical overview of the most important approaches to this subject from a feminist perspective. From a feminist point of...

Economic development in Republic of Croatia requires frenetic changes within the economic system. Therefore, crisis management is aimed at indentifying problems and finding effective solutions to promote economic development during the recession. The current global economic crisis, as well as...

Rural tourism is an important factor in the activation and sustainable develeopment of rural areas in Republic of Croatia. Although, rural tourism in Croatia is still in its initial phase, it represents a great potential which has not been given enough attention so far. This article shows that...

Changes in awareness, educational values and social responsibility in educational institutions have an increasing influence on sustainable development. Learning about sustainable development for young people is an essential tool for achieving sustainability. Schools should be models of...

Modern societies aim to solve the global challenges of the 21st century with sustainable solutions such as resource efficiency, use of renewable energy sources and recycling. Engineers are called upon to create the cutting edge technological solutions that can help to address these challenges....

This article briefly outlines the food–water–energy interlinkages for sustainable development in India. It begins by underlining the emerging severe land constraint and relates it to water development strategies since water use not only raises agricultural productivity, but releases the land...

The meanings of public administration, inclusive governance and sustainable development in a globalized context are reviewed in order to explore how public administration can ensure sustainable development in the contexts of limited resources, poverty and inequality. The key argument is that...

This paper reports long-run tests of how comprehensive investment (CI) predicts future well-being in the USA. Theory suggests that a country with a positive level of CI should experience non-declining future utility. Despite the widespread uptake of CI, previous tests of its predictive power are...