Environmental projects as a pillar economic growth

Abstract

The paper presents the significance of environmental projects for economic growth and society. The paper deals with the basic characteristics of environmental projects and project management based on systematic literature review, and presents the current state of project management for environment protection at the local level in the Republic of Serbia, as a result of empirical research. The main findings showed that different measures need to be taken aiming to have more project applications at the local level in field of environment protection and to improve project management practice that jointly can contribute the economic growth. Based on the main findings, the paper also provides recommendations on improving environmental project management at the local level in Serbia.