Green jobs, definitional issues, and the employment of young people: An analysis of three European Union countries.
Ecodevelopment
European public goods
Green jobs
Protected areas
Journal
Journal of environmental management
ISSN: 1095-8630
Titre abrégé: J Environ Manage
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0401664
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 May 2020
15 May 2020
Historique:
received:
07
05
2018
revised:
24
12
2019
accepted:
19
02
2020
entrez:
7
4
2020
pubmed:
7
4
2020
medline:
9
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This article considers intertwined issues relating to the green economy, protected areas, green jobs, and the Environmental Goods and Services Sector (EGSS). The article discusses the most common approaches towards greening economies, all these being based on the concept of sustainable development, and presents an analysis of how green jobs can be used to address the issue of unemployment among young people in Poland, the Czech Republic and Belgium. Data were compared for selected groups in the European Classification of Economic Activities (NACE). It is observed that in both Poland and Belgium around 15% of young people find their first employment in the green jobs sector, but in the Czech Republic, the proportion is far lower (1.83%). It is concluded that an increasing emphasis on building the green economy provides excellent employment opportunities for young people seeking their first job.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32250797
pii: S0301-4797(20)30249-8
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110314
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
110314Informations de copyright
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