Project Title
Contemporary Sustainability Challenges in the Context of Global Changes

Programme
Institutional Research Project funded under Source 581 – Recovery and Resilience Facility

Project Leader
Silvia Golem

Project Acronym
CHASING

Duration in Months
48 (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2029)

Approved Funding
EUR 132,250.00

Scientific Area
Social Sciences

Scientific Field
Economics

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The project addresses the multidimensional investigation of contemporary sustainability challenges, taking into account the complex and interconnected impacts at both macro and micro levels. In the context of climate crises, economic instability and contemporary societal changes, the project examines the role of key sectors, such as education, healthcare, tourism and finance, as well as behavioural and value-related factors, in shaping sustainable development strategies and improving quality of life.

The project applies a mixed-methods research approach encompassing quantitative methods, efficiency analyses, multi-criteria decision-making models, network analysis, qualitative methods, experimental design, and advanced machine learning tools. It is structured into five work packages covering sectoral analysis and efficiency, macroeconomic resilience, financial sustainability, and contemporary behavioural patterns relevant to sustainability.

The innovative character of the project lies in the integration of different approaches and methods, the application of machine learning to the analysis of sustainable financial instruments, multilevel analysis of tourism, spatial analysis of life expectancy, and the incorporation of behavioural and value-related factors into the formulation of development policies.

The project results will provide a basis for more effective public policies and contribute to strengthening the resilience of societies to long-term sustainability challenges.

Silvia Golem, Project Leader
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: silvia.golem@efst.hr
Tel: +385 21 430 673
Fax: +385 21 430 701

Blanka Škrabić Perić, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: bskrabic@efst.hr

Branka Marasović, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: branka.marasovic@efst.hr

Branko Grčić, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: branko.grcic@efst.hr

Bruno Ćorić, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: bruno.coric@efst.hr

Dražen Derado, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: drazen.derado@efst.hr

Filipa Marušić Tomić, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: filipa.marusic@efst.hr

Goran Dedić, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: goran.dedic@efst.hr

Ivana Mravak, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: ivana.jerkovic@efst.hr

Jasenko Ljubica, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: jasenko.ljubica@efst.hr

Lena Malešević Perović, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: lena@efst.hr

Maja Mihaljević Kosor, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: maja.mihaljevic@efst.hr

Marina Lolić Čipčić, Team Member
University of Split, University Department of Professional Studies
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: mlolic@oss.unist.hr

Slađana Pavlinović Mršić, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: spavlinov@efst.hr

Stjepan Srhoj, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: stjepan.srhoj@efst.hr

Tea Kalinić Miličević, Team Member
University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21000 Split, Croatia
Email: tkalinic@efst.hr