Publications

Die Akademien erachten eine deutliche Optimierung der Agrarpolitik als sehr wichtig, um die unerwünschten Auswirkungen auf Umwelt und Natur zu minimieren, die Produktionsgrundlagen der Landwirtschaft zu erhalten, die Wirtschaftlichkeit des Sektors zu steigern und grundsätzlich dessen Nachhaltigkeit zu verbessern. Verschiedene Vorschläge schlagen eine geeignete Optimierungsrichtung ein, reichen aber nicht aus, um tatsächliche Verbesserungen und die formulierte Vision zu erreichen sowie den Verfassungsauftrag zu erfüllen. Viele der Vorschläge sind kaum einschätzbar, da ihre Wirkung von der Ausgestaltung der Instrumente abhängt und der Umgang mit Zielkonflikten nicht geklärt ist.

Targeted action is needed to better protect the poor, the elderly and children from environmental hazards like air and noise pollution and extreme temperatures, especially in Europe’s eastern and southern regions. This European Environment Agency (EEA) report warns that the health of Europe’s most vulnerable citizens remains disproportionately affected by these hazards, despite overall improvements in Europe’s environmental quality.

Mountain regions are subject to a unique set of economic pressures: they act as collective enterprises which have to valorize rare resources, such as spectacular landscapes. While primarily rural in nature, they often border large cities, and the development of industries such as hydroelectric power and the rapid development of tourism can bring about sweeping socio-economic change and vast demographic alterations. The Spatial and Economic Transformation of Mountain Regions describes the socio-economic changes and spatial impacts of the last four decades, with the transformation of mountain areas held up as an example. Much of the real-world context draws on the Alps, spanning as they do the significant economies of France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Chapters address academic discourse on regional development in these mountain areas and suggest alternative approaches to the liberal-productivist societal model. This book will be essential reading for professionals, institutions, and NGOs searching for counter-models to the existing marketing approaches for peripheral areas. It will also be of interest to students of regional development, economic geography, environmental studies, and industrial economics.