Environmental Pasts/Environmental Futures in Post-Socialist Europe

Pavlínek, Petr; Pickles, John

doi:10.1080/09644010410001685227

Cited by 33 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 12 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Central and Eastern European countries suffered from many environmental problems and air pollution had been considered the major issue. Due to 4 2 See Supplementary materials for a list of all products and countries the large role of heavy industry and the high dependence on brown coal power plants, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions were extremely high (Pavlínek and Pickles, 2004). Since the 1990s, these emissions have dropped significantly: partly due to the economic downturn, but also to industrial restructuring resulting in the decline of heavy industry and the increasing role of services.…”

Section: Carbon Dioxide Emissionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Carbon dioxide emissions embodied in international trade in Central Europe between 1995 and 2008

Vlčková

Nosek

Novotný

et al. 2015

Moravian Geographical Reports

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Carbon Dioxide Emissionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Carbon dioxide emissions embodied in international trade in Central Europe between 1995 and 2008

Vlčková

Nosek

Novotný

et al. 2015

Moravian Geographical Reports

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In many cases, the on-going dominance of (low-intensity) semi-subsistence farming, associated with high biodiversity, appears in direct contradiction to the desire for economic development. Navigating this challenge is further complicated by the fact that new member states are confronted with a series of profound institutional changes and an unprecedented social, environmental and economic transition (Beckmann & Dissing 2004;Pavlínek & Pickles 2004;Bromley 2007). Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries were subject to institutional breakdown after 1989, followed by a post-socialist market liberalization and democratization phase, and finally the renewed restructuring, as well as decentralization, of institutions to meet the Copenhagen criteria for EU accession (Grabbe 2001;Carmin & Vandeveer 2004).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating rural development and biodiversity conservation in Central Romania

et al. 2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

SUMMARYUnlike most parts of the European Union (EU), Southern Transylvania (Central Romania) is characterized by an exceptionally high level of farmland biodiversity. This results from traditional small-scale farming methods that have maintained extensive areas of high nature value farmland. Following the post-socialist transition, Southern Transylvania faces serious challenges such as under-employment and rural population decline, which put traditional farming at risk. With Romania's accession to the EU in 2007, Southern Transylvania became part of a complex multi-level governance system that in principle provides mechanisms to balance biodiversity conservation and rural development. To this end, the most important instruments are the 'Natura 2000' network of protected areas and EU rural development policy. Structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with town hall representatives from 30 villages in Southern Transylvania and local EU experts revealed that EU policies are often poorly aligned with local conditions. To date, the implementation of EU rural development policy is strongly focused on economic development, with biodiversity conservation being of little concern. Moreover, relevant EU funding opportunities are poorly communicated. Bridging organizations should be strengthened to foster the implementation of a rural development strategy that integrates local needs and biodiversity conservation.

show abstract

“…This literature [e.g. Herrschel and Forsyth, 2001;Pavlínek and Pickles, 2000]) argues that post-Communism is in many respects a unique condition and the impact of western influence has been less far-reaching than previously thought.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Czech Environmental Movement's Knowledge Interests in the 1990s: Compatibility of Western Influences with pre-1989 Perspectives

Jehlička

Sarre

Podoba

2005

Environmental Politics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The conventional interpretation of the Czech environmental movement in the political science literature contrasts its role as part of the revolution of 1989, seen as spontaneously local, with a period of westernisation in the 1990s. This paper argues, primarily on the basis of interviews with key movement intellectuals, that this interpretation neglects the earlier history of the movement, which gives it a distinctly Czech identity, albeit one that was compatible with many of the western influences brought to bear in the 1990s. The result is a movement based principally on the assumptions of 'liberal environmentalism' with limited development of more politically radical analyses and arguments.

show abstract

Environmental Pasts/Environmental Futures in Post-Socialist Europe

Cited by 33 publications

References 12 publications

Carbon dioxide emissions embodied in international trade in Central Europe between 1995 and 2008

Carbon dioxide emissions embodied in international trade in Central Europe between 1995 and 2008

Integrating rural development and biodiversity conservation in Central Romania

The Czech Environmental Movement's Knowledge Interests in the 1990s: Compatibility of Western Influences with pre-1989 Perspectives

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About