Browsing Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe Volume 15 (2012), No. 3 by Issue Date
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European Union Water Policy: Key Issues and Challenges
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2012-12-28)Water resources are among the most valuable resources of the natural environment. The sustainable and integrated management of these resources is the basis of European water policy. Pursuant to the Water Framework Directive, ... -
Mutual Dependence between Sustainable Energy- and Sustainable Agriculture Policies-from the Global and European Perspective
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2012-12-28)Agriculture is one of the economic sectors to which the EU commitment to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases applies. Like any other economic sector, agriculture produces greenhouse gases and is a major source of the non- ... -
Social Aspects of Transnational Corporations’ Activities in the New EU Member States
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2012-12-28)The aim of this paper is to examine main social aspects related to activities of TNCs in the new EU Member States and to answer the question whether TNCs could help solve some social problems of recipient countries or if ... -
Biomass Production of Selected Energy Plants: Economic Analysis and Logistic Strategies
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2012-12-28)The objective of this article is the conducting of an analysis of the production of selected energy plants that are already a basic source of agrobiomass in Poland. The analysis looks at environmental aspects and production ... -
Application of Phytoremediation in Restoring Sustainable Development to the Environment: Economic and Soil Conditions
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2012-12-28)The quality of soils as found in the Voivodeship of Łódź was analyzed from the point of view of potential application of the phytoremediation method, taking into account subdivision by heavy metals found in the soils as ... -
Sustainable Energy Crop Production in Poland: Perspectives
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2012-12-28)In the context of achieving the targets of the energy economy, Poland’s demand for bioenergy is stimulated by several factors, including the biomass potential of agricultural cultivation. The objective of this article is ... -
Use of Sewage Sludge in the Production of Plant Biomass for Energy: Biological and Economic Conditions
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2012-12-28)The goal of this article is a presentation of the legal, biological, and economic conditions of energy production using biomass, especially taking into account the application of sewage sludge certified for natural use in ... -
Green Public Procurements (GPP) as an Instrument of Implementation of Sustainable Development. Analysis of the Experience of the Łódź Region Local Government
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2012-12-28)This paper discusses the situation on the Polish green public procurements (GPP) market, with special emphasis on the results of a GPPinfoNET project realised in the Łódź region. The identification of the main barriers ...