Quality of life and environmentally responsible behavior in energy sector
Vol. 7, No 3, 2014
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Dmytro Makarenko Dalia Streimikiene Mykolas Romeris University Lithuania
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Quality of life and environmentally responsible behavior in energy sector |
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ABSTRACT. The quality of life is very complex concept however one of the most important issues is environmental quality. There is close relationship between a quality of life and environmentally responsible behavior. The environmentally responsible behaviour has positive impact on quality of life in terms of increased environmental quality. Resource saving and sustainable consumption reduces environmental burden of human activities. The sustainable consumption also allows increasing quality of life in terms of resource savings. The paper presents the concept of quality of life in terms of environmentally responsible behavior in energy sector and provides the results of empirical study dealing with environmental responsible behavior in Lithuania.
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Received: June, 2014 1st Revision: September, 2014 Accepted: October, 2014 DOI: 10.14254/2071-8330.2014/7-3/17 |
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JEL Classification: I31, I38, Q2; Q4; Q5 |
Keywords: : quality of life, environmentally responsible behavior, sustainable energy consumption, renewable energy resources, energy saving. |
