ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ACROSS EU COUNTRIES
The protection of the environment is an important topic in these days and is given a special attention at national and international level. The quality of the environment has effects that propagate at both economic and social levels, putting its mark on the state of health and lifestyle of present...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Editura Univeristatii "Stefan cel Mare" din Suceava
2018-06-01
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Series: | USV Annals of Economics and Public Administration |
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Online Access: | http://annals.seap.usv.ro/index.php/annals/article/view/1069/904 |
Summary: | The protection of the environment is an important topic in these days and is given a special attention at
national and international level. The quality of the environment has effects that propagate at both economic and social
levels, putting its mark on the state of health and lifestyle of present and future generations. The aim of the paper is to
verify whether the implementation of environmental protection measures led to the improvement of the economic and
social climate. The variables used are composite indicators developed for the three components of sustainable
development, such as the Environmental Wellbeing, the Economic Wellbeing, and the Human Wellbeing. In order to
capture more analytically the relationship between the environmental component and the other two components of
sustainable development, in the paper are analysed also the indicators that compose the aggregate indices. The applied
methods are cluster analysis and regression analysis. The analysis is performed at the level of the 28 EU countries, in
2008 compared to 2016. The result of the comparative analysis show that the quality of the environment is negative
correlated with the economic and social climate, in 2008 and 2016. The aggregated indicators for economic and social
components registered significant increases in 2016 compared to 2008 and the corresponding indicator for the
economic component decreased. The econometric models identified have highlighted the importance of good
governance and economic growth policies in implementing environmental policies. |
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ISSN: | 2285-3332 2344-3847 |