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Sustainable development has become a leading paradigm in the late 20th century when it became obvious that economic growth has a negative impact on the natural balance and social events, although its declared objective is the development of economy and society. The most frequently quoted definition is the one used by the World Commission on Environment and Development - WCED) as reported in 1987 in ‘’Our Common Future’’, according to which ‘’Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of th e present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.‘’ The European Union has been supporting sustainable development for several decades already, and the new Europe 2020 strategy is the one for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth of all member states of the European Union. From the above it is evident how much importance the European Union attaches solely to sustainable development. Given the importance of sustainable development, it is becoming a subject of study at all levels of education is extremely significant, especially at the tertiary level. The subject of this paper is to examine the curricula of universities in the Republic of Croatia with the aim of analyzing the extent to which sustainable development is being studied and whether there are existing comprehensive interdisciplinary programs dealing with this issue. Key words: sustainable development, education, high education.

Održivi razvoj je složen proces promjena koji počiva na uspostavljanju ravnoteže između ostvarivanja ekonomskih koristi, napretka društva i brige za okoliš sadašnjih, ali i budućih generacija. Osnovna uloga poduzeća, u suvremenom društvu, je da svojim aktivnostima ostvaruju profit, ali i služe dobrobiti zajednice uz uključivanje načela održivog razvoja u svoje cjelokupno poslovanje. Implementacijom temeljnih načela održivog razvoja, prehrambenoj industriji se otvara čitav spektar mogućnosti napretka na društveno odgovorniji, ekološki prihvatljiviji i ekonomski racionalniji način. U radu je istraženo u kolikoj mjeri i na koji način se pristupa implementaciji osnovnih načela održivog razvoja, a izneseni zaključci su potkrijepljeni istraživanjem prakse. Iz spomenutog je vidljivo vrši li se i u kolikoj mjeri provedba načela održivog razvoja na razini cjelokupnog poslovanja poduzeća prehrambene industrije u gradu Karlovcu., Sustainable development is a complex change process that relies on establishing a balance between achieving economic benefits, social progress and environmental concerns of current and future generations. The primary role of business in the contemporary society is that their activities generate profit, but also provide a benefit to the community with the inclusion of the principles of sustainable development in all its operations. Implementing basic principles of sustainable development in the food industry opens a whole range of options for progress in a so-cially responsible, environmentally acceptable and economically rational manner. This paper researches to which extent and in what manner the basic approach to implementing the principles of sustainable development is conducted, and the presented conclusions are supported by the results of research into various practices. The aforementioned shows if and to what extent the implementation of the principles of sustainable development are performed at the overall level of food industry firms in the town of Karlovac.

Karlovačka županija poznata je kao hidrološki bogato područje, a rijeka Mrežnica ubraja se među najljepše hrvatske rijeke Dinarskog krša. Cilj ovog rada je analizirati postojeću situaciju vezanu uz sve turističke aktivnosti koje se odvijaju uz rijeku. Koristeći SWOT analizu kao i carrying capacity utvrdit će se budući pravci i smjernice razvoja odgovornog turizma na način da turistički razvoj niti u jednom trenutku ne ugrožava biološku i krajobraznu raznolikost niti staništa ugroženih i zaštićenih vrsta. U isto vrijeme vodit će se briga da od turističkog razvoja korist ima i lokalno stanovništvo koje živi uz Mrežnicu. Na taj način znatno će se poboljšati kvaliteta turističke usluge, produljiti turistička sezona koja je sada samo ograničena na ljeto i stvoriti mogućnosti za razvoj drugih uslužnih i proizvodnih djelatnosti., Karlovac County is known as the richest hydrologic Croatian territory, and the river Mrežnica is among the most beautiful Croatian rivers. The objective of this paper is to analyze the current situation relating to all tourist activities carried out near the river Mrežnica. Using the SWOT analysis as well as carrying capacity, future directions and guidelines for the development of responsible tourism in a way that tourism development at any time does not threaten the biological and landscape diversity or threaten habitats of threatened and endangered species, will be determined. At the same time it will be taken into consideration that tourism development benefits the local population living along the river Mrežnica. That way the quality of tourism services will significantly improve, the tourist season which is now limited to the summer only, will be extended and opportunities for development of other services and production activities will be created.