Privatisation and enterprise environmental performance in eastern europe

Completed

Not Energy Related
Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electric power conversion)
Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts)

Basic and strategic applied research

SOCIAL SCIENCES (Politics and International Studies)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences)

Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy)

Dr B Slocock
Centre for Contemporary European Studies
University of Paisley

Standard

ESRC

01 November 1993

31 October 1995

24 months

£40,890

No relevance to Underpinning Sectors

Scotland

ESRC Energy

Dr B Slocock, Centre for Contemporary European Studies, University of Paisley

Objectives not supplied

The state of the environment in Eastern Europe is a major issue of global public concern. The most important cause of severe environmental damage in the region has been the environmental impact of industrial operations, particularly those associated with heavy industries, and power generation. This project is concerned with the effect that current economic changes in Eastern Europe are having upon the environmental impact of industry. It will investigate both direct impacts in the form of polluting emissions, and indirect impacts resulting from the use of materials and energy. It will study the response of industrial organisations of legislative and administrative measures to control industrial pollution and the impact of economic reforms upon the efficient use of inputs, especially energy resources. The project will examine organisational behaviour, attitudes, and decision-making in four heavy industrial enterprises in Poland and the Czech Republic. It will investigate both internal structures and processes and relations to external agencies, such as regulatory agencies, local government bodies, and financial institutions. The project will seek both to clarify the relationshipbetween economic change and environmental protection, and to develop positive proposals for the design of effective environmental protection regimes.

05/11/09