The book is based on papers given at the final workshop of a research project into the evolution of environmental regulation in Poland undertaken as part of the UKs ERSC Global Environmental Change Programme. Other invited papers focused on the development of regulatory policy in transforming economies and in the UK. These included contributions from the World Bank, Greenpeace, Polish technical consultancies, The London School of Economics and the Department of Peace Studies, Bradford University. The book highlights the weakness of internal political processes in Poland and the important role played by foreign sponsored pressures. An enormous divergence was found between the way in which environmental charges are supposed to operate and the ways in which they are implemented and enforced. Topics covered include the links between privatisation and the environment, the saline water problem in Upper Silesia, enforcement of and compliance with environmental charges, air pollution in Krakow and the structure of the Polish environmental administration system.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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ISBN-13
978-1-84014-091-0 (9781840140910)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Contents: Introduction: environmental regulation in the process of systemic transformation; Environmental Regulation in Poland and its International Context: The organizational structure of environmental protection in Poland; International obligations in environmental law and practice in Poland: factors influencing implementation; Policies and Instruments: Industrial enterprises and the implementation of Polish air pollution policy; Input oriented environmental policy as an alternative to end-of-pipe policy: a future agenda for Poland; Environmental liabilities in the Polish privatization process; Diffusion of cleaner technologies in the Polish power sector; Greenpeace's toxic trade campaign in Poland and its impact on Polish regulation. Case Studies: Energy use, air pollution and environmental policy in Krakow; Systemic transformation and environmental regulation in Poland: the case of the Opole power station; The saline water problem in Upper Silesia; Lessons from Other Countries: Regional independence or centralization: problems of transformation in the electricity supply industry in Russia; Lessons from the UK for environmental regulation and policy: the case of air quality management.
