Transition, Vol. 17 No. 35, 2015.
Review article
THE ROLE OF GREEN TECHNOLOGIES IN CRISES – CROATIA CASE STUDY
Sanja Kalambura
orcid.org/0000-0002-4337-4892
; University of Applied Science, Velika Gorica, Croatia
Nives Jovičić
; University of Applied Health Science, Croatia
Dragutin Funda
; University of Applied Science Baltazar, Zaprešić, Croatia
Dejan Kalambura
; BBS Projekt, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The collapse of the banking system, financial crisis and the fall of free economy only deepened the problems of energy and ecology crisis. However, since crises create also new opportunities, the process of recovery has also given rise to green economybased on green technologies. World of labor, human needs, natural resources and their interrelations are basic for green economy and echnologies. It is the question of quality and not quantity. It is the recovery of individuals, communities and ecosystems. Green economy and green technologies are not just a question of
environmental protection and energy security. They create new horizons making the economy like a sailing boat in the wind of eco-system, creating the harmony of nature and human needs. It is the answer to overall crises that went into full swing in 2009 and have lasted ever since. In this paper will be described system of green technologies and green economy in Croatia case study.
Keywords
crisis; green economy; green technologies; recovery
Hrčak ID:
147498
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Publication date:
28.10.2015.
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