Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development (Oct 2013)

STUDY CONSIDERING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND LIFE QUALITY IN ROMANIA IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

  • Gheorghe Sebastian SÂRB,
  • Teodor MATEOC,
  • Nicoleta MATEOC SIRB,
  • Anişoara DUMA-COPCEA,
  • Ioan GRAD,
  • Gabriel ŞUSTER

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 3
pp. 257 – 262

Abstract

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The environmental protection represents an important subject in international debates, being accentuated by the alert rhythm of economic development and the higher demands of the current consumer generations. In general, it can be claimed that the most developed countries are producing the largest quantities of waste and pollutants and are consuming large quantities of energy and natural resources. The impact these countries have upon the natural environment is strong and destructive. Therefore, it can be remarked that the industrialization level is inversely proportional with the environmental state, which is getting worse by the year: reduced timbered areas, agricultural soil degradation, a thinner ozone layer, numerous extinct plant and animal species, accentuated greenhouse effect, etc. Affecting the natural environment has severe repercussions upon the quality of life, manifesting itself through water, soil and atmospheric pollution. These are the reasons why the authors of this paper are analysing, in the present study, the problems concerning the environmental protection and life quality.

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