Troubled Lands: The Legacy Of Soviet Environmental Destruction

by D. J. Peterson

Overview

The dramatic revelations of environmental catastrophe in the Soviet Union made during the late 1980s and early 1990s were a driving force behind reform in, and later the demise of the communist party-state. But while the Union no longer exists, the independent republics confront the same dilemmas that plagued the Soviet state: Will the goal of econ

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367214937
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/31/2021
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

DJ Peterson is a Graduate Fellow at the RAND/UCLA Center for Soviet Studies in Santa Monica, California, and a PhD candidate in Political Science at UCLA. In 1989-1990, Mr. Peterson worked as a research analyst at Radio Liberty in Munich, Germany, where he specialized in Soviet domestic affairs.

Table of Contents

Foreword — Preface — Introduction — The Air — The Water — The Land — Solid and Hazardous Waste — Government Institutions and Environmental Policy — The Environmental Movement and Environmental Politics — The Environment and Economic Transition

Editorial Reviews

A RAND research study for which the author travelled to the capitals and provinces of the affected regions, where he interviewed officials of both the new and old governments and was given access to data heretofore unavailable. He describes the overwhelming problems, responses from the various internal sectors, and the international response and responsibilities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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