Current issues of sustainable development - priorities and trends Legnica

The eighth volume of Economic and Environmental Studies titled ?Current Issues of Sustainable Development ? priorities and trands? includes papers from scholars from a many European countries ? Russia, Englnad, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Greece and Italy. Articles deal with theoretical issues of sustainable development, regional case studies of policy making for sustainable development, stakeholder involvement and education, sustainable development of rural areas and issues of business involvement in sustainable development. This volume may be of interest of scientists and students interested in the field of sustainable development. Furthermore, the articles may be a source of information for many policy makers. Ósmy numer czasopisma z serii ?Economic and Environmental Studies? zatytułowany ?Aktualne kwestie zrównoważonego rozwoju ? priorytety i trendy? zawiera artykuły naukowców z wielu krajów Europy ? Rosji, Anglii, Litwy, Polski, Niemiec, Holandii, Francji, Grecji oraz Włoch. Praca ta traktuje o teoretycznych kwestiach zrównoważonego rozwoju, studiach przypadku dotyczących kształtowania polityki zrównoważonego rozwoju, zaangażowaniu ?interesariuszy? w edukację, zrównoważonym rozwoju terenów wiejskich oraz zaangażowaniu biznesu w zrównoważony rozwój. Najnowszy numer adresowany jest do naukowców oraz studentów zainteresowanych kwestią zrównoważonego rozwoju. Publikację te mogą być również źródłem informacji dla osób zajmujących się polityką. Spis treści: Introduction Theoretical Issues of Sustainable DevelopmentJoost PLATJE, Who is Interested in What Kind of Sustainable Development? Time-Horizons and Stakeholder Interests Ludwik TOMIAŁOJĆ, Sustainable Development and Nature Conservation - The Necessity for Compromise Instead of Confrontation Bogusław FIEDOR and Romuald JOŃCZY, General Problems in the Interpretation and Implementation of the Concept of Sustainable Development Herman W. HOEN, "Transitology". The Revival of Geografic-Economic Research on the Transition in Cental and Eastern Europe Małgorzata BURGHARD-DZIUBIŃSKA, Sustainable Development as a Political Category Policy Making for Sustainable Development - regional case studiesJanne JUURIKAS and Walter LEAL FILHO, Promoting Sustainable Development by Means of River Basin Management in the Baltic: the Watersketch Project Judith MARQUAND and Sergey KOSTAREV, Sustainable Development in Omsk - Lessons for Central Europe Verena Leila HOLZER, Sustainability and the Electricity Sector - Objectives, Instruments and Effectiveness of German Energy Policy Monika PARADOWSKA, Sustainable Transport and External Costs of Transport Fabrizio OLEARI, National Health Service Reform and Regional Devolution in Italy: are They Consistent with the Public Finance Strategy? A Critical Analysis of the Present Situation in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region Holger KREFT, Municipal Sustainability Management: Minimising the Impact of Structural Development on Land Resources Stefan BUZAR and Maja GRABKOWSKA, The Social Reproduction of Flexibility in the Housing Environment: Stories from Inner-City Gdansk Inna AKSENOVA and Olga SERGIENKO, A Study of Consumers Attitudes Towards Environmentally Safe Food: a Case Study from St. Petersburg Policy Making for Sustainable Development - stakeholder involvement and educationRemigijus CIEGIS, Dalia GINEITIENE, Stasys GIRDZIJAUSKAS and Elena TALOCKAITE, Capacity Building for Stakeholder Involvement in Sustainable Development Anna HAŁADYJ, Considering Legal Issues of Stakeholder Involvement in the Decision-Making Process - Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead Karol KOCISZEWSKI, Environmental Protection in Agriculture Within the EU Strategy for Sustainable Development - Implications for Poland Andrzej GRACZYK and Zbigniew JAKUBCZYK, Investments in Environmental Projects as an Element of a Policy for Sustainable Development in the Region of Opole in 1993-2004 - from a Structural Point of View Evangelos I. MANOLAS, A Critical Introduction to Deep Ecology in Higher Education: an Application of Kolb's Model of Experiential Learning Sustainable Development of rural areasJarosław CHORMAŃSKI and Kinga ZAKRZEWSKA, Application of GIS Techniques and Flood Modeling as a Tool for Supporting Sustainable Agriculture Maria ALEXEEVA and Olga SERGIENKO, Development of Organic Farming - the Russian Experience Wiktor SZYDŁO, Rural Development in Poland - Preliminary Results of European Budget Support and Determinants of Progress Barbara DESPINEY-ZOCHOWSKA, The Restructuring Process of Polish Agriculture in the Light of CAP Reforms Henryk MANTEUFFEL SZOEGE, Sustainable Development in Rural Poland from the Perspective of Environmental Economics Laura PŁATKOWSKA-PROKOPCZYK, Constraints on the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas in the Light of Integration with the European Union Urszula WĄSIKIEWICZ-RUSNAK, The Philosophy of Sustainable Development in the Strategy of a Local Business Company Agnieszka SKOWROŃSKA, Logistics as a Tool for Sustainable Development Anna BARWIŃSKA-MAŁAJOWICZ, Achievements and Future Perspectives of European Employment and Social Policy in the Context of the European Union's Sustainable Growth and Employment Strategy