The Impact of Sustainability Awareness and Moral Values on Environmental Laws

We argue that environmental legislation and regulation of more developed countries reflects significantly their moral values, but in less it differs from values. examined this topic by using the keywords “sustainability” “sustainable development”, studying web pages articles published between 1974 to 2018 Web Science, Scopus Google. Australia, Zimbabwe, Uganda were ranked as top three number Google searches for sustainability. The five cities appeared sustainability through are all Africa. In terms academic publications, China, India, Brazil record among largest numbers sustainable development Scopus. Six out ten productive institutions publishing indexed located developing countries, indicating well aware issues surrounding development. Our results show when law values betterment, legal adoption is likely be successful, which usually happens well-developed regions. less-developed states, such changes necessary successful implementation. study has important implications policies cultures, together with enforcement laws regulations countries.