Soviet Environmental Policies and Practices

Soviet Environmental Policies and Practices
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Publisher : Dartmouth Publishing Company
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105035216022
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Synopsis Soviet Environmental Policies and Practices by : Mildred Turnbull

This book, which was prepared when the author was a member of the staff of the Institute of Soviet and East European Studies, University of Glasgow, addresses the environmental programme and practices of several key sectors in the Soviet economy. It determines the priorities for investment and the extent of resources currently allocated to environmental protection and also estimates the resources required to ensure the future of the Soviet environment. The book points out instances where changes in the economic and bureaucratic contest of environmental management may take place. It also suggests that some of the Soviet programme involves innovative and low-cost environmental management options, which are important in the context of limited financial and physical resources. Other responses will require further scientific substantiation.

The Soviet Environment

The Soviet Environment
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9780521414180
ISBN-13 : 0521414180
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis The Soviet Environment by : John Massey Stewart

This book, originally published in 1992, describes the Soviet environment at its crisis point in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Beolorussia and the Ukraine had, as a result of the Chernobyl accident, been declared ecological disaster zones and across the country as a whole as many as 20 per cent of the population lived in environmental danger areas and another 35-40 per cent in unsatisfactory conditions. According to a Supreme Soviet Environment Committee report of 1989, 80% of all illness in the USSR related either directly or indirectly to environmental problems. In this book, leading specialists from both the West and the Soviet Union present a comprehensive analysis of these problems. The contributors examine the aftermath of Chernobyl, the catastrophic causes and effects of the Aral Sea's shrinkage, the environmental issues and public unrest. The depth of analysis in this volume together with the breadth of topics addressed will ensure that it is read by students and specialists of the Soviet Union and environmental issues, as well as by all government officials, journalists and industrialists with an interest in the Soviet environment.

The Destruction of Nature in the Soviet Union

The Destruction of Nature in the Soviet Union
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015002578055
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Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis The Destruction of Nature in the Soviet Union by : Boris Komarov

Broad indictment of the environmental practices and policies of the Soviet Union.

Troubled Lands

Troubled Lands
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9781000010572
ISBN-13 : 1000010570
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Troubled Lands by : D. J. Peterson

The dramatic revelations of environmental catastrophe in the Soviet Union made during the late 1980s and early 1990s were a driving force behind reform in, and later the demise of the communist party-state. But while the Union no longer exists, the independent republics confront the same dilemmas that plagued the Soviet state: Will the goal of econ

Environmental Management in the Soviet Union

Environmental Management in the Soviet Union
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Publisher : CUP Archive
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 0521409055
ISBN-13 : 9780521409056
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Environmental Management in the Soviet Union by : Philip R. Pryde

In this study of Soviet environmental problems and their management, the author examines the pervasive nature of biosphere disruption and environmental contaminants in the country. He discusses the extent to which they are damaging the Soviet populace and the resource base upon which it depends.

Environmental Resources And Constraints In The Former Soviet Republics

Environmental Resources And Constraints In The Former Soviet Republics
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 341
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ISBN-10 : 9780429719943
ISBN-13 : 0429719949
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Environmental Resources And Constraints In The Former Soviet Republics by : Philip Pryde

The rapid changes in the former Soviet Union have rendered most pre-1992 works on its environment obsolete. A more specifically geographic approach that highlights the particular situation in each republic and region is offered by Philip R. Pryde’s new work, Environmental Resources and Constraints in the Former Soviet Republics. Focusing bro

Environmental Policy in the USSR

Environmental Policy in the USSR
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Publisher : Burns & Oates
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : NWU:35556019520659
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Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Environmental Policy in the USSR by : Charles E. Ziegler

The Politics of Environmental Policy in Russia

The Politics of Environmental Policy in Russia
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9780857938510
ISBN-13 : 0857938517
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Politics of Environmental Policy in Russia by : David Lewis Feldman

ÔA fresh and up-to-date discussion of RussiaÕs manifold environmental crises, using the results of an elite survey and a framework based on the civil society literature. I believe this is the best treatment of its subject that is presently available, and given RussiaÕs enormous territorial extent, it is a study that has important implications for everyone who has any concern for the future of Planet Earth.Õ Ð Stephen White, University of Glasgow, UK In recent years, international, inter-governmental entities have acknowledged the importance of civil society for engaging stakeholders in environmental change, especially at the local community level, and in promoting democracy. In Russia, efforts by NGOs to promote reform since the fall of the Soviet Union have been aimed at achieving both objectives. This fascinating and highly illuminating book explores the political, legal, and attitudinal barriers to environmental reform in Russia since 1991. The authors, renowned experts in the field, explore efforts to develop a mature civil society in Russia, and analyse the policy views of environmental groups, the media, and the scientific community. Three important case studies underpin the study: suspended plans to build an oil pipeline near Lake Baikal; management of Cold War-generated radioactive waste at Chelyabinsk; and public reaction to the introduction of genetically modified foods. The conclusion is that although civil society groups face obstacles in the form of apathy, state-imposed constraints on their activities, and agency reluctance to confer on decisions, there are some successes in reversing decisions due in part to NGO pressures yielding reform. This path-breaking book will be of enormous interest to scholars, researchers and students focusing on comparative environmental policy and politics, contemporary public policy in Russia, and international politics.

Russian Nature

Russian Nature
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 174
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ISBN-10 : 9781351902328
ISBN-13 : 1351902326
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Russian Nature by : Jonathan D. Oldfield

Jonathan D Oldfield provides a detailed assessment of the changing relationship between Russian society and the wider environment since the fall of the Soviet Union. Through this, he highlights the need to critically evaluate assumptions regarding the post-Soviet environment, in order to move beyond generalization and engage meaningfully with the particularities of Russia's contemporary environmental situation. The book begins by focusing on the nature of Soviet environmental legacies as a necessary backdrop to the remainder of the study. This is followed by a general examination of the relationship between economic change and pollution output during the course of the 1990s. Further chapters provide in depth analysis of recent legislative and policy developments in the area of environmental protection and an exploration of emerging pollution and environmental quality trends at both the national and regional level. In addition, the book highlights pressures that are related to Russia's engagement with the global economy.

An Environmental History of Russia

An Environmental History of Russia
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 351
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ISBN-10 : 9780521869584
ISBN-13 : 0521869587
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis An Environmental History of Russia by : Paul Josephson

This environmental history of the former Soviet Union explores the impact that state economic development programs had on the environment.