Tradition, religion and sustainable development in the Romanian cultural area

Sustainability is not unusual within Western culture. One of the causes accounting for the Romanian people’s compatibility with the behaviours associated with sustainable development is represented by the persistence of the consumer behaviour before 1989 in the Romanians’ memory. Other causes underl...

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Main Author: Sorea, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Transilvania University of Brasov Publishing House 2011-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law
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Online Access:http://webbut.unitbv.ro/Bulletin/Series%20VII/BULETIN%20VII%20PDF/04%20sorea%201%20BUT%202011.pdf
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description Sustainability is not unusual within Western culture. One of the causes accounting for the Romanian people’s compatibility with the behaviours associated with sustainable development is represented by the persistence of the consumer behaviour before 1989 in the Romanians’ memory. Other causes underlying this compatibility are represented by the axiological survival of the cultural tradition and by the Romanians’ affiliation to the Orthodox Church. The concept of “sustainable development” connotes either change or recovery in the human relationship with the environment. The main advantage brought forth by this orientation comes from the promoted natural behaviours.
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spelling doaj.art-adc3e9980c1f44309e47b16ae38a971d2023-01-02T05:40:17ZengTransilvania University of Brasov Publishing HouseBulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law2066-77012066-771X2011-01-01411926Tradition, religion and sustainable development in the Romanian cultural areaSorea, D.Sustainability is not unusual within Western culture. One of the causes accounting for the Romanian people’s compatibility with the behaviours associated with sustainable development is represented by the persistence of the consumer behaviour before 1989 in the Romanians’ memory. Other causes underlying this compatibility are represented by the axiological survival of the cultural tradition and by the Romanians’ affiliation to the Orthodox Church. The concept of “sustainable development” connotes either change or recovery in the human relationship with the environment. The main advantage brought forth by this orientation comes from the promoted natural behaviours.http://webbut.unitbv.ro/Bulletin/Series%20VII/BULETIN%20VII%20PDF/04%20sorea%201%20BUT%202011.pdfTraditionconsumerreligionsustainable development
spellingShingle Sorea, D.
Tradition, religion and sustainable development in the Romanian cultural area
Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law
Tradition
consumer
religion
sustainable development
title Tradition, religion and sustainable development in the Romanian cultural area
title_full Tradition, religion and sustainable development in the Romanian cultural area
title_fullStr Tradition, religion and sustainable development in the Romanian cultural area
title_full_unstemmed Tradition, religion and sustainable development in the Romanian cultural area
title_short Tradition, religion and sustainable development in the Romanian cultural area
title_sort tradition religion and sustainable development in the romanian cultural area
topic Tradition
consumer
religion
sustainable development
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