scholarly journals Possible ecologically based ways of preserving and developing the Ukrainian Carpathians

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-163
Author(s):  
V. І. Nikolaichuk ◽  
M. М. Vakerich ◽  
M. V. Bilkey ◽  
O. P. Chechuy ◽  
I. Voloshchuk
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
The Carpathians

Ukraine has transformed into one of the most environmentally dangerous countries in the world due to the high concentration of industrial production and agriculture and predatory use of natural resources. The current ecological situation in Ukraine is characterized by a deep ecological crisis, which is caused by the laws of operation of the command economy of the former USSR. The majority of the environmental and social indicators of Ukraine are among the worst in Europe. The Carpathian Mountains are among the most significant and interesting landscapes in Europe from the geological and geomorphological, scenic and biological perspectives. The giant arc of the Carpathians begins in southern Romania and passes through Ukraine, Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to Austria, crosses all Eastern and Central Europe. A third of the forest reserves of Ukraine are located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, at 53.5% the percentage of forest cover of the area is among the highest in the country. About 50% of the gene pool of Ukraine’s plants, many species of trees and medicinal plants grows there. The geographical location and large area of the rich natural heritage of the Carpathians have multifaceted importance for the conservation of biological, phytocoenotic and landscape diversity and maintaining the ecological balance in the central part of our continent. As with the Alps mountain range, this is an important ecological corridor between Western, Central and Eastern Europe, which promotes the migration of species and their spread into lowland landscapes. In order to preserve biodiversity an inventory of virgin forest ecosystems should be made and strict measures for their protection should be enforced. It is necessary to continue the practice of establishing bilateral areas in cross-border protected areas in order to combine efforts to solve pressing environmental challenges. Conservation of the Carpathians Biodiversity is an urgent problem. Structural changes in the economy of the region are expected to strengthen the recreational value of the Ukrainian Carpathians for the public not only in our country but also in Central and Eastern Europe, reducing the technogenic loading. International cooperation of all countries of the Carpathian region is imperative. The development of tourism in the Carpathians is highly promising, but this should be civilized tourism, taking into account the environmental sustainability of the recreational areas and protected areas. 

scholarly journals Barriers to exit encountered by small farms in light of the theory of new institutional economics

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 277-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satola Lukasz ◽  
Wojewodzic Tomasz ◽  
Sroka Wojciech
Keyword(s):  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Institutional Economics ◽  
Rent Seeking ◽  
New Institutional Economics ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Small Farms ◽  
Production Resources

For at least 25 years, processes involving structural changes have been growing more and more intense in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, with these processes including a decline in the number of small farms. The main aim of this paper is to present the mechanisms involved in, as well as barriers to and costs preventing the exit of farms from agriculture, including those that make it difficult to transfer production resources which are being released to other companies. This research takes the form of an overview and is based on the output of new institutional economics, and on transaction cost and rent-seeking theories in particular. The most frequent difficulties encountered in the process of exit from farming include low profitability of production and the shortage of capital among potential buyers, while the lack of sellers’ financial resources and the necessity of incurring expenses related to preparing and finalising the sale of resources held by them (the actual transaction costs related to closing down farms) are frequently overlooked. The most important barriers preventing the complete liquidation of farms are the inherent transaction costs categorised as expenses, as well as the emotional costs and costs of alternatives, which are difficult to evaluate and estimate. The following notions are particularly helpful in explaining barriers to exit from farming: the concept of transaction costs and rent-seeking theory, which are both a part of the stream of thought of new institutional economics.

EFFECT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS 2007-2008 ON STRATEGIES OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-89
Author(s):  
Vitaliy Bondarchuk ◽  
Alina Raboshuk ◽  
Svitlana Shypina
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
The State ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Eastern European Countries

The paper is aimed at the study of the effects of world financial crisis of 2007-2008 on the strategies of the multinational corporations operating in Central and Eastern Europe. The economic downturn has abruptly halted the successful economic growth of the Central and Eastern European countries in the years preceding the crisis. In this connection, the question arises whether these structural changes in the economy will lead to reevaluation of expansion strategy by the foreign multinational corporations in Central and Eastern Europe. t has been established that in the post-crisis period the middle and top managers have a tendency towards paying more attention to the state competitiveness, the quality of the state institutions, and its political leadership. Moreover, movement of production facilities and logistics systems from Western Europe to the Eastern and Central European countries will be continued, due to cheaper resources and loyal conditions of access to them.

scholarly journals Third generation of MAN Lion's Coach and the new Neoplan Tourliner

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 14-23
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Rusak
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Long Distance Transport ◽  
New Man ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Distance Transport

Undoubtedly a new generation of the tourist bus MAN  Lion's Coach was one of the most important premieres of this year's Busworld Europe fair. The preview show of this vehicle took place in Warsaw and in Starachowice in July this year. In turn the "twin" Neoplan Tourliner had its premiere during the last year's IAA fair in Hanover. It should be underlined, that stylistic and structural changes which have been implemented in both models of buses in past 20 years, just like in the case of their main competitor – Mercedes-Benz Tourismo, fully reflect trends which occurred on the long-distance transport market not only in countries of Central and Eastern Europe, but in entire Europe. In the present article technical and exploitation solutions in new MAN and Neoplan buses were expressed.

scholarly journals Communism and Anti-Communist Dissent in Romania as Reflected in Contemporary Textbooks

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Radu Săgeată ◽  
Nicoleta Damian ◽  
Bianca Mitrică
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
History Textbooks ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Communist System ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
The Impact

The structural changes brought about by the collapse of the communist system also included the reconfiguration of social memory, so that future generations have a more objective imagining of the impact of the communist period on the societies from Central and Eastern Europe. In this view, the depoliticization of recent history is a top priority. The present study aims to highlight the way in which the schoolbooks in Romania bring into the memory of the young generation a strictly secret episode in recent (pre-1990) history: anti-communist dissent. Two categories of methods were used: researching the data and information contained in history textbooks and other bibliographic sources on anti-communist dissent in Romania in the overall socio-political context of that era; and assessing—with the help of a set of surveys—the degree of assimilation by young people in Romania of the knowledge about communism conveyed through textbooks. Research points to the conclusion that the Romanian curriculum and textbooks provide an objective picture of the communist period in this country, but young people’s perception of communism in general and of Romanian communism in particular tends to be distorted by poor education, poverty and surrounding mentalities rooted in that period.

scholarly journals Tourism transitions, changes, and the creation of new spaces and places in Central-Eastern Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-377
Author(s):  
Marek Więckowski ◽  
Jarkko Saarinen
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
General Context ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
European Union Enlargement ◽  
Central Eastern Europe

This paper outlines the general context of tourism, and the changes it underwent, in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries post-1990. The role of European Union enlargement is also discussed, allowing for an overall highlighting of the outcomes for tourism of the CEE countries’ political, administrative and institutional transformations. In essence, the development of transport systems and infrastructure have combined with the changing socio-economic conditions people experience to impact economically, socially and culturally – expanding the opportunities where tourism is concerned, as well as competition between countries and regions when it comes to attracting both tourists as such and investors. More specifically, the rapid privatisation of state-owned assets ensured a major impact in changing and developing tourism in the CEE, with the communist/post-communist structural changes in general proving a crucial catalyst underpinning most of the changes noted. This paper further serves the function of concluding contributions making up this special issue, and thus seeks to outline new future directions by which tourism in the CEE countries can be researched from the perspective of human geography.

scholarly journals Tourism transitions, changes, and the creation of new spaces and places in Central-Eastern Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-377
Author(s):  
Marek Więckowski ◽  
Jarkko Saarinen
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
General Context ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
European Union Enlargement ◽  
Central Eastern Europe

This paper outlines the general context of tourism, and the changes it underwent, in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries post-1990. The role of European Union enlargement is also discussed, allowing for an overall highlighting of the outcomes for tourism of the CEE countries’ political, administrative and institutional transformations. In essence, the development of transport systems and infrastructure have combined with the changing socio-economic conditions people experience to impact economically, socially and culturally – expanding the opportunities where tourism is concerned, as well as competition between countries and regions when it comes to attracting both tourists as such and investors. More specifically, the rapid privatisation of state-owned assets ensured a major impact in changing and developing tourism in the CEE, with the communist/post-communist structural changes in general proving a crucial catalyst underpinning most of the changes noted. This paper further serves the function of concluding contributions making up this special issue, and thus seeks to outline new future directions by which tourism in the CEE countries can be researched from the perspective of human geography.

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