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Eastern Europe And The Former Soviet Union Since The Fall Of The Berlin Wall: Review Of The Changes In The Environment And Natural Resources, Anil Markandya, Wan-Jung Chou

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

This paper reviews the environmental record of the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia since the fall of the Berlin Wall, with a focus on areas of key concern to public policy at the present time. With the impacts of environment on public health being given the highest priority, we examined several associated health indicators at the national level, as well as looking at important environmental issues at the local level. In this respect, we focus on environmental problems related to air and water quality, land contamination, and solid waste management. Despite showing a highly differentiated performance across …