Green Economy Sustainability in the UAE and Agrarian Leadership

Authors

  • István Kunos University of Miskolc
  • Somayeh Kariman University of Miskolc
  • Aigul Meirmanova University of Miskolc

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18096/TMP.2020.02.05

Keywords:

Green Economy, sustainability, leadership

Abstract

Recently, green economy sustainability has become one of the major studies for science. In particular, developing countries need more infrastructure and technologies in order to improve their green economy. This article attempts to demonstrate a way of the implementing the green economy sustainability concept in the United Arab Emirates through improvement of the green economy based on new technologies, innovations and agrarian leadership.

Author Biographies

István Kunos, University of Miskolc

Associate Professor

Somayeh Kariman, University of Miskolc

Ph.D candidate

Aigul Meirmanova, University of Miskolc

Ph.D candidate

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Published

2020-12-15

How to Cite

Kunos, I. ., Kariman, S. ., & Meirmanova, A. . (2020). Green Economy Sustainability in the UAE and Agrarian Leadership. Theory, Methodology, Practice - Review of Business and Management, 16(02), 51–60. https://doi.org/10.18096/TMP.2020.02.05