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Namų ūkio vartojimo pokyčiai Lietuvoje 1996-2006 metais ; Household consumption changes in Lithuania in 1996-2006
Ussualy analising sustainable development and environment problems the major focus is put on human and environmental impact of production. Recently more attention is paid to sustainable consumption and the environmental impact of consumption patterns. In this work changes of inhabitant’s income and expenditure dynamics and structure during 1996-2006 years in Lithuania is analyse. Possible impact of these changes to environment and Lithuanian possibility to reach the level of EU old members was estimated. For this analysis we used Lithuanian statistical department and European statistical agencies EUROSTAT data. Analysis shows that Lithuanian GDP was growing very fast from 2001 years and recently GDP was growth reached 10 % annually. Inhabitant incomes and expenditures have started growing just from 2004 years and incremented by 20 %. During the period under analysis GDP increase 2,7 times, but incomes and consumption expenditures – about 2 times. In 1996-2006 years household expenditures difference between rich and poor household inhabitant was stable and fluctuated about 8,7-8,9 times. While this indicator was 5-6 times in EU old members. Lithuanian household consumption expenditure per inhabitant per month for tourism increase 4 times (25,40 Lt) between 1996 and 2006 years. The minimum expenditures were for food and drink - 1,1 times (27,80 Lt), the expenditure for transport increase 3,7 times (49,10 Lt) and expenditure for accommodation 2 times (36,70 Lt). By the most believable uptrend scenario Lithuania would reach the level of EU old members in 2023 – 2029 years and this we can value as acceptable perspective. Increasing consumption expenditure also increase negative environmental impact of consumption. Waste generation during last three years (2004 – 2006) increased about 1,5 times. The biggest part of it was from packaging waste. Increasing number of household domestic electric appliances is also increasing electricity consumption. Electricity consumption increased 1,4 times during the analysed time period. Growing inhabitant mobility also increase expendetures for transport 3.7 times. These changes of consumption patterns lead to increase of greenhouse gas emission. According sustainable development conception, growing consumption should be decoupled from environmental impact of consumption, how ever Lithuanian consumption development shows opposite tendencies. In order to reach main goals of sustainable consumption is necessary to improve environmental education, agitation for environmentally friendly life style, information environment impact of goods and service and prompt to use goods and service which make less negative impact to environment.
Namų ūkio vartojimo pokyčiai Lietuvoje 1996-2006 metais ; Household consumption changes in Lithuania in 1996-2006
Ussualy analising sustainable development and environment problems the major focus is put on human and environmental impact of production. Recently more attention is paid to sustainable consumption and the environmental impact of consumption patterns. In this work changes of inhabitant’s income and expenditure dynamics and structure during 1996-2006 years in Lithuania is analyse. Possible impact of these changes to environment and Lithuanian possibility to reach the level of EU old members was estimated. For this analysis we used Lithuanian statistical department and European statistical agencies EUROSTAT data. Analysis shows that Lithuanian GDP was growing very fast from 2001 years and recently GDP was growth reached 10 % annually. Inhabitant incomes and expenditures have started growing just from 2004 years and incremented by 20 %. During the period under analysis GDP increase 2,7 times, but incomes and consumption expenditures – about 2 times. In 1996-2006 years household expenditures difference between rich and poor household inhabitant was stable and fluctuated about 8,7-8,9 times. While this indicator was 5-6 times in EU old members. Lithuanian household consumption expenditure per inhabitant per month for tourism increase 4 times (25,40 Lt) between 1996 and 2006 years. The minimum expenditures were for food and drink - 1,1 times (27,80 Lt), the expenditure for transport increase 3,7 times (49,10 Lt) and expenditure for accommodation 2 times (36,70 Lt). By the most believable uptrend scenario Lithuania would reach the level of EU old members in 2023 – 2029 years and this we can value as acceptable perspective. Increasing consumption expenditure also increase negative environmental impact of consumption. Waste generation during last three years (2004 – 2006) increased about 1,5 times. The biggest part of it was from packaging waste. Increasing number of household domestic electric appliances is also increasing electricity consumption. Electricity consumption increased 1,4 times during the analysed time period. Growing inhabitant mobility also increase expendetures for transport 3.7 times. These changes of consumption patterns lead to increase of greenhouse gas emission. According sustainable development conception, growing consumption should be decoupled from environmental impact of consumption, how ever Lithuanian consumption development shows opposite tendencies. In order to reach main goals of sustainable consumption is necessary to improve environmental education, agitation for environmentally friendly life style, information environment impact of goods and service and prompt to use goods and service which make less negative impact to environment.
Namų ūkio vartojimo pokyčiai Lietuvoje 1996-2006 metais ; Household consumption changes in Lithuania in 1996-2006
Ūsaitė, Agnė (author) / Juknys, Romualdas
2008-06-05
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