The Greening of Central Europe: Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy in Poland and the Czech Republic - Rilegato

Sutherlin, John W.; Indurthy, Rathnam

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0761813527 ISBN 13: 9780761813521

Casa editrice: Univ Pr of Amer, 1999

Riassunto

The Greening of Central Europe evaluates the environmental policies of Central Europe, using Poland and the Czech Republic as examples. John W. Sutherlin recognizes that since the Earth Summit II meeting in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, most states have attempted to incorporate the principles of sustainable development into their national environmental and economic management policies, in turn leading to less pollution and more favorable economic conditions in the long term. However, achieving this goal in the states that emerged from Soviet domination would seem nearly impossible. So Sutherlin portrays the political changes in Poland and the Czech Republic as a foundation for understanding the formation of environmental policy. He then summarizes how well each state has incorporated the principles of sustainable development into their policy-making systems. Finally, he evaluates various environmental measurements, including air quality, deforestation, and public health, to assess the successes and failures of each state. His conclusions provide a mixed result for sustainable development, especially for the transitional states in Central Europe, yet the evidence shows that the "greening" of central Europe has begun.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

John W. Sutherlin is a Research Associate for the Urban Waste Management & Research Foundation at the University of New Orleans and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tulane University.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ Pr of Amer
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0761813527
• ISBN 13: 9780761813521
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 150