The politics of environmental policy in Russia / David Lewis Feldman with Ivan Blokov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldman, David Lewis.

Contributor:

Blokov, Ivan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Russia.

Environmental policy.

Climatic changes--Government policy--Russia (Federation).

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Civil society, environment and Russian politics post-1991; 2. Russia's environmental challenges and their management; 3. Environmental civil society through Russian eyes: stakeholder views; 4. Case studies and their insights into civil society growth: Lake Baikal, Chelyabinsk and genetically modified food; 5. Interpreting civil society: challenges, change and environmental significance; 6. Conclusions: the bad, the good and the uncertain; Appendix A Summary of survey findings

Appendix B Questionnaire - Decision Making on Environmental and Natural Resource IssuesReferences; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-91312-7

0-85793-851-7

OCLC:

823726139