Irina Todorova – Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Varna, Studentska str. 1, 9000, Varna, Bulgaria
Keywords: Personal transformation;
Sustainable development;
Sustainability
Abstract: The transition to sustainable development requires a fundamental shift in thinking that for years has been outlining a destructive line of consumption with devastating consequences. Nature’s inability to accept the results of human actions, and man’s ability to absorb the devastating results on his health, have made it clear that unless man changes his attitude, he will soon become a victim of his actions. This paper analyses the theories of fundamental transformation towards sustainable production and consumption discussed in the social science field.
9th International Scientific ERAZ Conference – ERAZ 2023 – Selected Papers: KNOWLEDGE BASED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, hybrid – online, virtually and in person, Prague, Czech Republic, June 1, 2023
ERAZ Selected Papers published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans – Belgrade, Serbia
ERAZ conference partners: Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Maribor (Slovenia); University of National and World Economy – UNWE, Sofia (Bulgaria); Center for Political Research and Documentation (KEPET), Research Laboratory of the Department of Political Science of University of Crete (Greece); Institute of Public Finance – Zagreb (Croatia); Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Ohrid, University of St. Kliment Ohridski from Bitola (North Macedonia)
ERAZ Conference 2023 Selected Papers: ISBN 978-86-80194-73-8, ISSN 2683-5568, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/ERAZ.S.P.2023
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Todorova, I. (2023). From Personal Transformation to Sustainable Development. In V. Bevanda (Ed.), ERAZ Conference – Knowlegde Based Sustainable Development: Vol 9. Selected Papers (pp. 1-9). Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans. https://doi.org/10.31410/ERAZ.S.P.2023.1
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