Where is the West Balkans Today on the World Map of Environment? Quo Vadis? Case Study of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Macedonia

Conference Proceedings, Sustainability and Environmental Sociology, July 2014

26 Pages Posted: 6 Sep 2014

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Emina Ahmetovic

EKOPOT

Edita Stojic-Karanovic

International Scientific Forum "Danube - River of Cooperation"

Mirjana Stankovic

The World Bank Group

Date Written: July 2014

Abstract

The paper presents several challenging environmental problems in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Republic of Serbia (Serbia) and Republic of Macedonia (Macedonia). It examines environmental ideological perspectives that shape sustainable development narratives in these three Balkan countries and elucidates several milestones that were identified during a one year research period. The research dealt with the history of environmental problems in the Balkans during the last 100 years, examined implications in practice, action-oriented normative prescriptions and incorporated major environmental worldviews through prism of past, current and future environmental trends in BiH, Serbia and Macedonia. The method applied in the paper is the multiple-case design, based primarily on the secondary data sources and professional observations. Main research trends that address environmental issues are: ecological modernization theory, system thinking, industrial and urban ecology as an interdisciplinary field.

Keywords: ecological modernization theory, system thinking, industrial and urban ecology, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia

Suggested Citation

Ahmetovic, Emina and Stojic-Karanovic, Edita and Stankovic, Mirjana, Where is the West Balkans Today on the World Map of Environment? Quo Vadis? Case Study of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Macedonia (July 2014). Conference Proceedings, Sustainability and Environmental Sociology, July 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2492191

Emina Ahmetovic

EKOPOT ( email )

Turalibegova 13
Obala Zmaja od Bosne br 4
Tuzla, 75000
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Edita Stojic-Karanovic

International Scientific Forum "Danube - River of Cooperation" ( email )

Stjepana Ljubiše 23
Beograd, 145814
Serbia

Mirjana Stankovic (Contact Author)

The World Bank Group ( email )

1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20433
United States

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