Restoring Cursed Earth Appraising Environmental Policy Reforms in Eastern Europe and Russia

by Auer, Matthew R.; Abrams, Joshua E.; Auer, Matthew R.; Bell, Ruth Greenspan; Legro, Susan; Novac, M Cristina

• ISBN13: 9780742529168
• ISBN10: 0742529169
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Among the most costly and complicated chapters in the former Eastern bloc countries' transitions to democracy is the clean up and restoration of the environment. Even as Communist-era environmental problems fade in significance-such as pollution from heavy industry-new threats have emerged. Restoring Cursed Earth considers how rule making, sanctions, incentives, and programs shape environmental protection efforts, and whether and to what extent these emerging policy structures are promoting environmental well-being for citizens in Russia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Estonia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Chapter 1 Lessons from Leaders and Laggards: Appraising Environmental Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
Matthew R. Auer	1	(36)
Chapter 2 Environmental Reforms in the Czech Republic: Uneven Progress after 1989
Susan Legro and Matthew R. Auer	37	(26)
Chapter 3 Hungary: Developing Institutions to Support Environmental Protection
Ruth Greenspan Bell	63	(30)
Chapter 4 Forestry Resources in Transition: The Romanian Experience
M. Cristina Novac and Matthew R. Auer	93	(24)
Chapter 5 Estonian Environmental Reforms: A Small Nation's Outsized Accomplishments
Matthew R. Auer	117	(28)
Chapter 6 The Disappearance of Popular Environmental Activism in Post-Soviet Russia
Joshua E. Abrams and Matthew R. Auer	145	(30)
Chapter 7 Conclusion: Lessons Learned for the Road Forward
Matthew R. Auer	175	(10)
Index	185	(6)
About the Contributors	191