Within the context of transition and pasture reform in Central Asian and Caucasian countries our study focuses on the pasture reform in Azerbaijan. The pasture reform in Azerbaijan has received little attention in scientific literature although it displays a rapid emergence of individualised...

In many developing countries, regional integration has become a key means of promoting economic growth and fighting poverty. PTAs are increasingly used as engines of change in many developing countries, to promote, implement, and lock in reforms in a wide range of policy areas such as investment...

Free trade has become a modern-day creed, accepted by both wealthy industrialized countries and many governments of developing countries as the generator of economic growth, development and employment. However, free trade has also been condemned by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in...

O foco da estratégia de integração do governo brasileiro nos últimos anos está na tentativa de acordos de integração econômica externa tanto em negociações Norte-Sul quanto Sul-Sul. Contudo, tais negociações – quer no âmbito da Rodada de Doha, quer no âmbito de blocos regionais...

In the next programming period, starting in 2014, European cities face the challenge to become SMART cities focusing on sustainability, competitiveness and liveability. Does culture play a key role in this process, and if so, is the European Union aware of its importance? Do programming...

The future of biomass energy in the global (national, regional and local) energy system depends on many major factors, among others on the attitude of society to the renewable energy resources including the biomass energy. The paper deals with the analysis the opportunities of utilization of...

A fenntartható turizmus vagy, ahogy a 2002-es Fokvárosi Nyilatkozatban először említésre kerülő felelősségteljes turizmus szerepe egyre hangsúlyosabb. Társadalmi szempontból a cél az, hogy a társadalom valamennyi tagjának életminősége és a közösségi értelemben vett...

Az EU 2014-2020 közötti időszakában előtérbe kerül a területfejlesztési támogatások korábbinál jóval komplexebb (multifund-alapú) felhasználása, amelyhez alapvetően komplex kistérségi stratégiák révén lehet hozzájutni. Ugyanakkor a fenntarthatósági paradigmaváltás...

It has to be stated from the beginning that grasslands in Kyrgyzstan have a crucial economic importance from the macroeconomic national level down to the level of local households as supplier of natural animal fodder, as well as crucial ecological meanings such as for water and nutrient cycling,...

The present research is realised in the frame of the ZEU project “LUCA” (Land Use, Ecosystem Services and Human Welfare in Central Asia). LUCA builds a platform for joint analysis of land use effects for a whole region, involving participants from various countries of Central Asia. In the...