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Introductory Chapter: The Need to Change the Paradigm - Sustainability and Development at the 21st Century

In: Sustainability Assessment at the 21st century

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  • Maria Jose Bastante-Ceca
  • Jose Luis Fuentes-Bargues
  • Levente Hufnagel
  • Florin-Constantin Mihai
  • Corneliu Iatu

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Since the second half of the twentieth century, the big processes of globalization of the economy, coupled with the development of new technologies and the increase of the population, have led to the emergence of major environmental problems whose importance transcends beyond the limits of the countries, in a manner that we could say that they are global impacts. These problems include, among others, the ozone layer depletion, the climate change due to the greenhouse gas emission, or the depletion of natural resources. Industry, as well as modern societies, must face this challenge, changing their consumption patterns, increasing product life, banishing the concept of "use and throw away," and changing from the traditional production systems to a more sustainable one.
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  • Maria Jose Bastante-Ceca & Jose Luis Fuentes-Bargues & Levente Hufnagel & Florin-Constantin Mihai & Corneliu Iatu, 2020. "Introductory Chapter: The Need to Change the Paradigm - Sustainability and Development at the 21st Century," Chapters, in: Maria Jose Bastante-Ceca & Jose Luis Fuentes-Bargues & Levente Hufnagel & Florin-Constantin Mihai & (ed.), Sustainability Assessment at the 21st century, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:210388
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.90655
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    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development

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