Management of eco-innovative projects based on example of a selected commune

• Authors: Aleksandra Grabińska , Anita Nowakowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Promotion and contribution to innovative activity, including eco-innovations is one of the main objectives of the European Union (EU). An example of such actions may be certain investments in photovoltaic installations in particular communes.

Keywords

EN

commune; eco-innovations; investment projects

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World Scientific News
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 57
• Pages: 532-539

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Grabińska

• Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, 69 Dąbrowskiego Str., Częstochowa, Poland

author

Anita Nowakowska

• Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, 69 Dąbrowskiego Str., Częstochowa, Poland

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• Document Type: article