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In Latvia, aquaculture is evaluated as highly productive, competitive and environment-friendly sector, having an internal self-development potential, which should be used in full. Economic breakthrough in the fisheries in the EU and in Latvia is related to aquaculture sector; consequently, facilitation of its competitiveness plays a significant role. The aim of the research is to evaluate the competitiveness of Aquaculture Sector in Latvia. Based on the author developed Model of the Factors influencing Competitive...

Today, sustainable development is related not only to sustainable production issues but also to a sustainable consumption. In the planning document ?Sustainable Development Strategy of Latvia until 2030?, special attention is focused on enhancement of ecologically certified and healthy products, thus shaping the image of Latvia as a ?green? country by promotion of sustainable eating habits and cultural heritage. To position Latvia as one of the ?greenest? countries of the EU, the consumers, food producers and cate...

The smart development is a quite new tendency introduced in regional and territorial planning focusing on innovations, effective use of resources and knowledge based economics. Therefore there is no methodology elaborated jet how to characterise the smart territorial development progress in municipalities on Latvia. The National Research Program EKO-SOC-LV is established to create knowledge base on sustainable development processes of the state and society, and to elaborate a theoretical justification for sustaina...