Agricultural Transformation and Land Use in Central and Eastern Europe

Stephan J. Goetz (Author) , Tanja Jaksch (Author)

• Contents: Central and Eastern Europe agricultural transformation in a global perspective, Stephan J. Goetz; Climate, soils and agricultural potential, Gudrun Loose; Social change and trends in rural areas, Rosemarie Siebert; Estonia, Elke Knappe; Latvia, Elke Knappe; Lithuania, Elke Knappe; Belarus, Dieter Dräger; Russia, Tanya Jaksch and Dieter Dräger; Ukraine, Hermann Mertens. Eastern European Countries: Bulgaria, Dieter Dräger and Tanja Jaksch; The Czech Republic, Tanja Jaksch; Hungary, Tanja Jaksch; Poland, Hermann Mertens; Romania, Dieter Dräger and Tanya Jaksch; Slovakia, Tanya Jaksch; Land use for forestry, Albrecht Bemmann; Prospects for the future, Tanya Jaksch, Rosemarie Siebert and Stephan J. Goetz; Index.

’...constitutes an excellent introduction to the changes taking place in the region...’ Geography ’...the work is commended for its thoroughness an the abundance of illustrations with 45 figures and some 130 tables.’ Land Use Policy 'For readers who have little knowledge about the current situation of agriculture in transition countries this book gives a good inside view on recent developments.' Journal of International Agriculture