Recenzija, Prikaz slučaja
S. Tišma, S. Maleković, eds.: Environmental protection and the regional development: Experiences and perspectives (In Croatian: Zaštita okoliša i regionalni razvoj, iskustva i perspective), Institute for International Relations, Zagreb, 2008.
Saša Čvrljak
; Institute for International Relations, IMO, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
The book «Environmental protection and regional development: Experiences and perspectives» has been issued by the Institute for International Relations. Edited by Sanja Tišma and Sanja Maleković, the book is a collection of highly relevant academic and policy related works in the fields of sustainable and regional development. Book has collected works of 18 authors from Croatia and Russia. Most of the texts cover Croatian experiences regarding the environmental protection and sustainable development divided across the sections of waste and water management, energy policy, regional development, protection of cultural heritage, cultural and eco-tourism. Contributions on these issues are made by the researchers of the Institute for International Relations, Civil Engineering Institute of Croatia, Croatian Agency for Small Business and Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology of the University of Zagreb. In addition, two analyses cover Russian experiences and challenges regarding the sustainable development with the example of town Belgorod as the ecological town that implements sustainable development strategy on a local level. Book is written in a consistent manner with clear internal logic. It offers synthesis of the analytical thinking and policy proposals that is the highest added value of the book. This book represents an indispensable contribution for research of developmental issues and design of appropriate public policies. Desired goal is to secure Croatian sustainable development, boost its competitiveness, successfully utilize its regional advantages and secure natural environment. This book should be recommended to the policy-makers, public officials, business people, scholars and activists in the NGO sector. They have to be aware about the direction of the future policies in Croatia and properly adjust their behavior. This pioneering work can help them on that mission.
Ključne riječi
Environment; protection; region; sustainable development; ecology; Croatia; Russia
Hrčak ID:
58766
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.1.2010.
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