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REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION THROUGH GREEN SOCIAL WORK AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF CITIZENS AND PUBLIC BODIES
Matea Novak
orcid.org/0009-0000-8076-4665
; Sveučilište J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Pravni fakultet Osijek
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* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
In today’s world, reducing environmental pollution represents one of the complex issues. To encourage change, it is necessary to act interdisciplinary while focusing on the active engagement of citizens, public authorities, and social work. Green social work encompasses a holistic approach to the issue, as it integrates the importance of ecological awareness into comprehensive social structures at national and global levels. Therefore, emphasis is placed on public education to transform unsustainable human practices into sustainable models through the enhancement of knowledge and awareness. In this context, it is stressed that the duty of public authorities is to implement legislation that will be grounded in the long-term preservation of human coexistence with the environment. From this perspective, the social worker acts as a mediator between the voice of the citizens and public authorities, promoting the values of intergenerational responsibility, social justice, and environmental equity. Accordingly, the synergistic collaboration of public authorities, green social work, and active civic engagement creates a framework of security that protects the highest constitutional values and ensures the right to a clean environment.
Ključne riječi
public authorities; civic participation; green social work; sustainable model; pollution; environmental awareness
Hrčak ID:
333666
URI
Datum izdavanja:
14.7.2025.
Posjeta: 636 *