Ein Lette in Irland - Arbeitsmigration aus den baltischen Staaten

in Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde (Ed.) Brücken – Barrieren – Bilder (2008)

This paper deals with the intra-European mobility of people from the Baltic states after EU accession.

Renewable energy resource as an indicator of the change in rural areas

in Proceedings, International Conference "Studying, Modeling and Sense Making of Planet Earth (2008)

The rural countryside performs a variety of ecosystem and living space functions. At the same time it undergoes a high anthropogenic impact pressure. Today a considerable increase in the cultivation of ... [more ▼]

The rural countryside performs a variety of ecosystem and living space functions. At the same time it undergoes a high anthropogenic impact pressure. Today a considerable increase in the cultivation of biomass as a renewable energy resource can be observed. It is inspired by national and European strategies for climate protection and securing energy supply. With the currently noticeable increase in the area under cultivation, amongst others on marginal lands and set-asides, an increase in the intensity of land use is associated. Often this is assessed as a positive impulse for the rural areas. Nevertheless, this change and intensification of rural land use due to bioenergy production will have strong impacts on the human and natural environment. Besides pressures exerted on ecosystem functions, goods and services, effects on the social and economic lifeworld must be expected. Moreover, other European and national regulations and frameworks aiming at environment/nature conservation on the one hand, and rural development on the other hand may even be foiled. Against this background, the change rural regions are currently undergoing is critically analysed and activities for a sustainable socio-ecological land use and development of rural areas, under special consideration of the cultivation of renewable energy products (biomass), are identified. Taking into account synergy and feedback effects between social and natural environment, a draft for a sustainability analysis of case study regions that can be applied to other regions shall be presented and measures towards securing sustainability are deducted. The research is conducted as an interdisciplinary socio-ecological research project by natural and social scientists. [less ▲]

The integration of rural regions of Ireland and Poland into the European Union

Scientific Conference (2007, September 24)

Against the background of the enlargement of the European Union, Ireland is often mentioned as a key example for the Central and Eastern European countries of a successful European integration process ... [more ▼]

Against the background of the enlargement of the European Union, Ireland is often mentioned as a key example for the Central and Eastern European countries of a successful European integration process. Thereby, the development of the complete Republic of Ireland since the EU accession in 1973 is analyzed. If you survey separately the economic and social development of urban and rural regions, it emerges that the rural regions could hardly participate in the economic success of Ireland and that disparities have increased. Many farmers are depended on public welfare to make a living, as the Irish living costs have increased during the last years. Consequently today about one third of the Irish households live - in spite of the economic success of the Celtic Tiger - under the relative poverty line. Against the background of this depletion process, the question comes up whether Ireland can act as a paradigm for the European integration process of Poland. Looking at the initial situation of Ireland in 1973 and the current situation in Poland, several parallels exist, however, also strong distinctions. While major similarities can be determined with the agricultural structures as well as with the social value system, developments in Poland are still subject to the not yet completed transformation process from a socialistic to a democratic and capitalistic system. Moreover, the different size and amount of population of these two countries must be considered regarding the European integration process. On the basis of two rural regions as examples -Powiat Zlotow in Northwestern Poland and County Mayo in Western Ireland – rural development shall be presented and compared at the time of EU accession as well as today. Concluding perspectives of the transferability on the regional level shall be pointed out. [less ▲]

The integration of rural regions of Ireland and Poland into the European Union

in Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijic” Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Ed.) Collection of Papers. 47 (2007)

Tagung Ländliche Gesellschaft europäischer Peripherien - Tagungsbericht

in Sozialwissenschaftliches Journal (2007)

This paper summarizes the results of a conference on European rural development.

Využít zkušeností, vytvořit vědomosti

in Borsig, Agnes; Knappe, Elke; Kriszan, Michael (Eds.) Zprostředkování vědomosti - Využít zkušeností – Podněcování vývoje (2007)

This paper deals with networks for knowledge transfer in biomass and is seen as a first guideline for practitioners based on results of the INTERREG project REGIOSUSTAIN.

Use experience, generate knowledge

in Borsig, Agnes; Knappe, Elke; Kriszan, Michael (Eds.) Impart knowledge- Use experience - Initiate developments (2007)

This paper deals with networks for knowledge transfer in biomass and is seen as a first guideline for practitioners based on results of the INTERREG project REGIOSUSTAIN.

Regionalwährungen

in Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde (Ed.) Nationalatlas Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Band 12 - Leben in Deutschland (2006)

Umweltschutz und Umweltproblematik

in Ermann, Ulrich; Ilieva, Margarita (Eds.) Bulgarien: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Probleme (2006)

This chapter deals with environment and environmental problems in Bulgaria.

Tourismus: Ein Massenphänomen

in Ermann, Ulrich; Ilieva, Margarita (Eds.) Bulgarien: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Probleme (2006)

This book chapter deals with the mass tourism in Bulgaria - especially at the Black Sea and in the mountains.