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Editorial Introduction

Energy, water and environment are essential commodities that are needed for human life on our planet. In the development of our civilization these three commodities have served as the fundamental resources for the economic, social and cultural development. In the early days of human history, it was believed that there are abundant resources of these commodities. With the industrial revolution, use of the resources has become the essential driving force for the economic and social development. With the increase of population and respective increase of the standard of living, the natural resources have become scarce in some regions. With the further increase in demand, it has become evident that the scarcity of natural resources may reach global dimension and affect human life worldwide. The Club of Rome was among the first to draw the world’ s attention to the potential limits in availability of the natural capital on our planet.

Sustainable Development; Energy; Water; Environment

Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems.