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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT
Transactions ID Number: 19-739
Full Name: Laura Cismas
Position: Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: 16 Pestalozzi street/ Timisoara
Country: ROMANIA
Tel: 0256592562
Tel prefix: 004
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E-mail address: laura.cismas@feaa.uvt.ro
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Title of the Paper: How environment-friendly is the modern society?
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Cismas Laura Mariana, Părean Mihai Olimpiu, Boldea Monica, Miculescu Andra
Email addresses of all the authors: laura.cismas@feaa.uvt.ro, mihai.parean@feaa.uvt.ro, monica.boldea@feaa.uvt.ro, andra.miculescu@feaa.uvt.ro
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The economic development based solely on natural resource extraction activities has major negative effects for society. In these circumstances the mining projects (such as the one related to the Rosia Montana) may have serious social effects. Therefore there is a need for sustainable and more diversified economic activities. At a first sight, modern civilization, of a consumer type character, the modern activities that rely on information technologies are environment- friendly, but these also require the consumption of resources, and the equipment supporting them contains elements which are very harmful for nature especially if the optimal conditions are not met regarding recycling. Tourist activities are also an important issue for the environment.
Keywords: modern civilization, consume, economic activities, environment, waste, minerals, information tehnology, tourism
EXTENSION of the file: .doc
Special (Invited) Session: How environment-friendly is the modern society?
Organizer of the Session: 648-273
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