New book studies
development,
pollution link in Central Europe
A new book from UNU
Press looks at ongoing change in Central Europe and discusses
the problems of combining economic restructuring with environmental
cleanup.
Old Sins: Industrial Metabolism, Heavy
Metal Pollution, and Environmental Transition in Central Europe is
based on the work of two projects focused on development in
two Central European regions: the Rhine Basin and the Black Triangle-Upper
Silesia region.
The research provides analyses of pollution
flows from historical and geographical perspectives. It combines
that knowledge with analyses of the social and institutional development.
The industrial metabolism approach is introduced and discussed through
different studies. This book is of interest to researchers and students of
regional development, environmental studies, transdisciplinary research or
Central Europe.
The authors: Stefan Anderberg, Institute of
Geography, University of Copenhagen; Sylvia Prieler, International
Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria; Krzysztof
Olendrzynski, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo; and Sander de
Bruyn, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics,
Free University, Amsterdam.
ISBN 92-808-1049-9; 2000, 208 pages; Paper;
US$19.95
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