Abstract
The increasing importance of environmental goods and services entails a qualitative and quantitative structural change in labour market. The quantitative structural change creates both new jobs and causes a loss or transformation of jobs. The qualitative structural change defines new demand of job specifications. In context with high growth potential of environmental economics and predicted employment data politics and media are talking about green jobs. These are jobs that contribute to protect the environment and help to reduce the use of energy and resources. This work intends to give a draft of possible chances and risks of green jobs by interviewing experts in economy, politics and representation of interests.
Translated title of the contribution | Ecological, sustainable use of energy and deducted perspectives for labour market and green jobs |
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Original language | German (Austria) |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |
Fields of science
- 502 Economics
- 105904 Environmental research
JKU Focus areas
- Management and Innovation
- Social and Economic Sciences (in general)