Koronavirus, inżynieria środowiska i koniec świata, jaki znamy

Artur Pawłowski


Lublin University of Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, ul. Nadbystrzycka 40B, 20-618 Lublin (Polska)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8764-1534

Abstrakt

Koronawirus zatrzymał świat. Gdy wszyscy martwią się o swoje zdrowie, czy jest tu jeszcze miejsce dla nauk technicznych i inżynierii środowiska? W tej pracy udowadniam, że tak. Główne wyzwania, takie jak zmiany klimatyczne, są nadal aktualne. Poza tym przebywając na kwarantannie cały czas mamy dostęp do czystej wody i energii elektrycznej. Bez tych dóbr nasze życie w tych warunkach byłoby trudniejsze. Inwestycje w odnawialne źródła energii także nie uległy zatrzymaniu.

Covid-19 nie przyniesie ze sobą końca świata jako takiego, ale nastąpi koniec świata, jaki znamy. Niektóre sektory gospodarki (turystyka, transport publiczny, w szczególności lotniczy) mogą przestać istnieć, a sektor usług czeka głęboka recesja. Oznacza to gigantyczny kryzys ekonomiczny i cofnięcie rozwoju świata o wiele lat.


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2020-07-01

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Pawłowski, A. (2020). Koronavirus, inżynieria środowiska i koniec świata, jaki znamy. Problemy Ekorozwoju Problems of Sustainable Development, 15(2), 7–14. https://doi.org/10.35784/pe.2020.2.01

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Artur Pawłowski 

Lublin University of Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, ul. Nadbystrzycka 40B, 20-618 Lublin Polska
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8764-1534

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