Obszary chronione są zazwyczaj zlokalizowane tam, gdzie występują: duża lesistość, mała liczba mieszkańców, słabe gleby, a także niedostatecznie rozwinięta infrastruktura komunikacyjna oraz przedsiębiorczość. Na takich terenach często dochodzi do konfliktów na tle gospodarowania...

Przedstawiany tekst jest próbą rekonstrukcji filozofii dziejów Skolimowskiego, dającej się wyczytać z jego różnorodnych tekstów. Koncepcja ekofilozofii Skolimowskiego jest de facto filozofią społeczną, krytycznie oceniającą kondycję dzisiejszej cywilizacji ludzkiej. Ratunkiem dla...

The practice has indicated that there is a particularly sensitive relationship that exists between ecological and economic subsystem of sustainable development. Therefore this research suggests to compare the states of these two subsystems as a new conceptual frame which is essential for...

Sustainable development is a difficult issue to measure and there is no one method agreed upon. In this article a statistical method, which synthesizes many indicators into one quantitative indicator is proposed. 27 member states of the European Union has been analyzed. The results have...

From thought to action, ideas to implementation, that is the way to go. Industrial ecology as a set of tools and strategies to shape the world of the future and enable it to develop sustainably, needs to adjust and evolve over time. There is often a risk of having to rob Peter to pay Paul which...

Environmentalism is not a recent movement, but one which dates from at least since the nineteenth century, and which has been subject to periods of contraction as well as growth. Moreover, the philosophical impulses underlying this movement have deep historical roots (and numerous antecedents)...

The right to environment is one of the fundamental rights of the individual and collective rights. Hence, the legal environmental protection also requires ethical and economic elements that are derived from the precautionary principle. Its assessment should always be interpreted in the context...

The article presents the selected issues in education for sustainable development. It consists of the characteristics of this education. The main emphasis has been placed on the presentation of an original concept of educator for sustainable development educator. A description of such educator...

A big amount of communal waste is a problem that occurs in many urban areas of the European Union. In its solution dynamic technological development in utilization and reuse of waste is a propitious factor. To make this actions fully successful – and coherent with sustainable development...

In the last few decades the ecological (environmental or sustainability) discourse has been advanced and intensified. This discourse takes its place predominantly in highly developed countries and also in forums of international organizations and institutions (e.g. UN, Greenpeace,...