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Litter on the Shores of Bohemia: Environmental Justice, European Enlargement, and Illegal Waste Dumping in the Czech Republic

book coverThe purpose of this book is to investigate the recent problem of illegal waste shipment from Germany to the Czech Republic from a sociological perspective. In addition to putting the issue in context by analyzing the waste-related policy implications of European enlargement, and the continuing problem of environmental injustice between European Union member states, an important thesis of this book is that waste management is a legitimate topic for sociological study. While waste may not be the most... more

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Original title:Litter on the Shores of Bohemia: Environmental Justice, European Enlargement, and Illegal Waste Dumping in the Czech Republic
Author:Benjamin Jeremiah Vail
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Binding:e-book
Price:250 CZK
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Categorization:Ecology; Sociology
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Citation:VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Litter on the Shores of Bohemia: Environmental Justice, European Enlargement, and Illegal Waste Dumping in the Czech Republic (Litter on the Shores of Bohemia: Environmental Justice, European Enlargement, and Illegal Waste Dumping in the Czech Republic). 1. vyd. Brno, Czech Republic: Masaryk University Press, 2012. 145 pp. e-Book. ISBN 978-80-210-5928-3.Export BibTeX
@book{988811,
author = {Vail, Benjamin Jeremiah},
address = {Brno, Czech Republic},
edition = {1.},
language = {eng},
location = {Brno, Czech Republic},
isbn = {978-80-210-5928-3},
publisher = {Masaryk University Press},
title = {Litter on the Shores of Bohemia: Environmental Justice, European Enlargement, and Illegal Waste Dumping in the Czech Republic},
year = {2012}
}
Original language:English
Field:Sociology, demography
Type:Monograph

This book is a sociological analysis of the contemporary problem of illegal waste shipment from Germany to the Czech Republic. Since 2005, at least 30,000 tons of municipal solid waste has been transported improperly from Germany to Bohemia, where it has been deposited on farms, in warehouses, an old military base, and other inappropriate locations. This has caused social conflict and risks to public health and the environment. The main question guiding this research is: What is the cause of the problem with illegal waste shipments into Bohemia?

 
 
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