The Role of the Energy Charter Process in Accelerating the Energy Transition and Ensuring Energy Security in South East Europe in Line with the Energy Union

The occurrence of brownfields areas is related to fast development within industrial activity. Conventional labour-intense industrial activities were losing their significance and new highly-productive activities, based on educated labour force and higher added value, developed. De-industrialisation occurred. The external signs of negative de-industrialisation are mostly degradation of space, unemployment, social endangerment, increase of crime and marginalisation of the population in the affected areas. Based on the experience gained working on an international project ReTInA - Revitalization of Traditional Industrial Areas in South East Europe we came to the conclusion that the role of Geography and geographers is too inconsiderable and not in accordance with global trends of interdisciplinary approach to problem solving. We see the problem in an inadequate approach to solving revitalisations from top to bottom as well as in the ill-defined role of Geography and geographers. Findings, gained through multiyear work on the project are the following: the place and role of Geography and geographers solving the problem of brownfields need to be defined anew.

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Energy transition in the South East Europe: The case of the Romanian power system

Energy Reports ◽

10.1016/j.egyr.2020.07.032 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 2376-2393 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nikolaos E. Koltsaklis ◽

Athanasios S. Dagoumas ◽

George Seritan ◽

Radu Porumb

Keyword(s):

Power System ◽

Energy Transition ◽

The South ◽

East Europe ◽

South East Europe

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Energy Security in South East Europe

Shaping South East Europe's Security Community for the Twenty-First Century ◽

10.1057/9781137010209_6 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 114-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lidija Čehulić ◽

Alexey V. Kuznetsov ◽

Mitat Celikpala ◽

Gregory Gleason

Keyword(s):

Energy Security ◽

East Europe ◽

South East Europe

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Nuclear Power in Poland’s Energy Transition

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14123626 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (12) ◽

pp. 3626

Author(s):

Janusz Gierszewski ◽

Łukasz Młynarkiewicz ◽

Tomasz R. Nowacki ◽

Jacek Dworzecki

Keyword(s):

Energy Security ◽

Nuclear Power ◽

Nuclear Energy ◽

Statistical Data ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Energy Transition ◽

Low Carbon ◽

The Subject ◽

Low Carbon Energy

This article presents an analysis of the future role of nuclear energy in Poland’s path to a low-carbon energy transition. The arguments in favor of implementing nuclear power are to be found on three levels: energy security, economic competitiveness and energy efficiency, and lastly, limited environmental impact. In the process of creating this study, the methodology in the field of security sciences was used, including its interdisciplinary approach. Theoretical methods were used, e.g., critical analysis of scientific sources and comparison of statistical data and empirical methods, e.g., document analysis, comparative analysis. The article is based on an analysis of the literature on the subject, applicable legal acts, and government strategies in the field of energy security. The article contains the results of research no. BS.21.6.13 carried out by a research team from the Pomeranian Academy in Słupsk that allowed to indicate the probable directions of transformation of the energy sector in Poland in the next decade.

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