This contribution features the submission of one of the most important sustainability keywords to Springer's Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management. It provides a definition and an introduction to the circular economy (CE). It describes key policies and regulatory interventions that are meant to...

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...

Are efficiency improvements in the use of natural resources the key for sustainable development, are they the solution to environmental problems, or will second round effects –so-called rebound effects- compensate or even overcompensate potential savings, will they fire back? The answer to...

This article is focused both on a general description and the actual process ofwaste management in the area of Slatina city. After the conceptual presentation, causes andclasses of waste, the article develops and describes municipal and industrial waste aroundSlatina by also analyzing their...

The paper shows the current state of environmental concerns in economic theory. Different economic schools have incorporated the environmental analysis into their theoretical framework. They use different presumptions, focus on different environmental aspects and come to diverse conclusions and...

Just as the world must adapt to climate change, it must also adapt to carbon markets. While some industries see carbon markets as a threat, many conservationists see a major opportunity. This paper considers implications of carbon markets for natural resource management (NRM) in Australia. There...

In a democratic system, policy makers have to take the preferences of the citizens into account. Since we live in a world with scarce resources, one is asked to make choices regarding the use and management of these resources. In this context, if policy makers decide to invest in the protection...