This paper provides information on the definition and benefits of green infrastructure, outlines the green infrastructure solutions and technics and their influence on multifunctionalty and multiscale of current research. Examples of green infrastructure practices include green, blue, and white...

The first two words in the headline allude to a never-ending pursuit of something which is elusive – say <I>sustainability</I>, with this endless and dogged keeping-on taking the name <I>sustainable development</I>. The last two would indicate that what we are talking about could be a zero-sum game. Whether...</i></i>

The article presents general conditions and perspectives for development of hydrotechnical infrastructure in Poland, as compared to the European Union water policy, which take into account demands of sustaina-ble development. The hydrotechnical infrastructure analyzed in the article includes...

There have been many events connected with damaging abundance of water in Polish towns in recent decades. Some of them have been caused by flood waves on rivers passing through towns. Others have been caused by intense precipitation overwhelming the capacity of storm sewer systems. A brief...

The paper presents preconditions of present social institutions in Ukraine in connection with the necessity to implement the idea of sustainable development. Similarity of basic religious norms with terms of sustainable development concept has been indicated. The role of religion as a social...

The article presents the significant, though not universally acknowledged, role of marketing in generating imbalance in the developmental processes of modern economy and society. As the foundation of such analysis, the authors adopted the category of values, which constitutes on the one hand...

The article assesses, from a sustainable development perspective, the current consumption model for drinking water in Krakow. Based on the available literature, it evaluates the quality of tap water in Krakow and compares it with the standards for bottled water. Next it assesses the economic...

Eco-energy anthropopressure specifically affects the agricultural landscape, but is essential for society to survive and grow. While developing new dependencies and demonstrating large transgressions against the present state, eco-energy investments affect redefinition of the identity of place,...

Restoration of the urban river system is urgently needed as urban river pollution is becoming an important environmental problem in China. Apart from the technical challenge, explicitly including the local residents' preferences toward ecosystem management and restoration often is critical for...

EVs (electric vehicle), as sustainable technologies, hold the potential to achieve the sustainability of the transport system and challenge the prevailing business models of internal combustion engines (ICEs). To unlock the dominant logic of ICEs and promote the diffusion of EVs, Business model...