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Municipal Waste Management and the Czech Economy since 1989: A Preliminary Analysis of Evidence of Ecological Modernization

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Original title:Municipal Waste Management and the Czech Economy since 1989: A Preliminary Analysis of Evidence of Ecological Modernization
Authors:Benjamin Jeremiah Vail
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Citation:VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Municipal Waste Management and the Czech Economy since 1989: A Preliminary Analysis of Evidence of Ecological Modernization. In ŠAUER, Petr and Jana SAUEROVA. Environmental Economics and Management: Young Scholars Perspective. 1st ed. Prague: Litomysl Seminar Publishing, 2009. p. 18-32, 15 pp. Neuveden. ISBN 978-80-86709-15-4.Export BibTeX
@inbook{881770,
author = {Vail, Benjamin Jeremiah and Šauer, Petr and Sauerova, Jana},
address = {Prague},
booktitle = {Environmental Economics and Management: Young Scholars Perspective},
edition = {1st ed.},
keywords = {Czech Republic-Waste Management-Ecological Modernization-Environmental Sociology},
language = {eng},
location = {Prague},
isbn = {978-80-86709-15-4},
pages = {18-32},
publisher = {Litomysl Seminar Publishing},
title = {Municipal Waste Management and the Czech Economy since 1989: A Preliminary Analysis of Evidence of Ecological Modernization},
year = {2009}
}
Original language:English
Field:Sociology, demography
Type:Chapter of a book
Keywords:Czech Republic-Waste Management-Ecological Modernization-Environmental Sociology

There is strong empirical evidence That, since 1989, United HAS IMproved Environmental Quality as a result of Economic Restructuring and new government policies to protect the environment and public health, raising the question of how to Understand the relation Between Economics and Environmental Quality. An environmental approach Sociological Called Ecological Modernization Theory (EMT) proposes a framework for Interpreting this relationship, suggesting capitalism That Can Complement efforts to Improve Environment Quality. It begin to ASSESS the explanatory power of EMT, this paper analyzes the relationship Between Municipal waste management in the United Lands and Macro-Economic Developments December 1989th During this time of economic growth, Within The Political Economy and transitioning it capitalism, Municipal Waste Generation Trends That May Be showed positive for the environment, thus suggesting EMT That is relevant for Interpreting Society-Nature Interactions in the United context.