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Slides: Trends For Large Forest Landowners, Michael Goergen
Slides: Trends For Large Forest Landowners, Michael Goergen
Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)
Presenter: Michael Goergen, Executive Vice President and CEO, Society of American Foresters, DC
21 slides
Geographic Factors As Determinants Of Foreign Direct Investment In Eastern Europe's Transitioning Economies, Jovana Trkulja
Geographic Factors As Determinants Of Foreign Direct Investment In Eastern Europe's Transitioning Economies, Jovana Trkulja
Geography Honors Projects
The removal of the "Iron Curtain" epitomized the shed of Eastem Europe's central planning and the region's adoption of the Westem market system. To establish a comparative advantage in today's markets, the transitioning nations need financial assistance through Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). While most research focuses on economic and political factors as determinants of FDI this paper additionally examines the regions geography. Results indicate that urban concentration, road networks and proximity to surrounding markets significantly attract foreign investors. The implications of capital inflows are geographically altering as the urban and rural landscapes are modified to reflect the new market system.
'Wild Capitalism’ And ‘Ecocolonialism’: A Tale Of Two Rivers, Krista Harper
'Wild Capitalism’ And ‘Ecocolonialism’: A Tale Of Two Rivers, Krista Harper
Krista M. Harper
The development and pollution of two rivers, the Danube and Tisza, have been the site and subject of environmental protests and projects in Hungary since the late 1980s. Protests against the damming of the Danube rallied opposition to the state socialist government, drawing on discourses of national sovereignty and international environmentalism. The Tisza suffered a major environmental disaster in 2000, when a globally financed gold mine in Romania spilled thousands of tons of cyanide and other heavy metals into the river, sending a plume of pollution downriver into neighboring countries. In this article, I examine the symbolic ecologies that emerged …
Racist Extremism In Central And Eastern Europe, Cas Mudde
Racist Extremism In Central And Eastern Europe, Cas Mudde
Cas Mudde
Based in part on the results of a unique, comparative research project, the aim of this article is threefold: (1) to provide a comparative summary of racist extremism in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE); (2) to compare the situation of racist extremism in CEE to that inWestern Europe; and (3) to come to some further insights about racist extremism in the region. It concludes, in contrast to many of the alarming statements on the topic, that CEE is neither a hotbed of racist extremism nor a safe haven for racist extremists. In fact, if one compares the state of racist …