@techreport{Udovc2003Protection,
abstract = {The first part of the paper examines Slovenian agricultural and environmental policy
related to nature protection and sustainable rural development in the period of the country?s
transition. This period has been characterised by creation a new independent state,
introduction of a multi-party democratic political system, transformation of plannedmarket
economy to market economy as well as by the coming accession to the EU. The
analysis of relevant laws reveals that environment and nature protection legislation is
more advanced and more effective in practice than agricultural and forestry legislation,
both, however, displaying a top-down approach. In the second part of the paper, empirical
studies are made into the impact of the different laws on agriculture, forestry and
environment protection practices as well as into the proposed foundation of Trnovski
Gozd Regional Park as a protected area. The empirical studies were based on interviews
made with 20 members of local and 7 members of state elite. Local and state elite respondents
believe that, despite some limitations, the park will offer good opportunities
for local development (promotion of the area, new jobs, eco-tourism), and by the same
token guarantee protection of nature/biodiversity and the environment. The local elite
respondents, furthermore, agree that local authorities and local residents (NGOs) should
participate at all stages of the foundation of the regional park.},
author = {Andrej Udovc and Ana Barbic},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {330; Agrarpolitik; Umweltpolitik; Naturschutz; L\"{a}ndliche Entwicklungsplanung; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Slowenien},
language = {eng},
number = {14},
title = {Protection of the environment and biodiversity for sustainable future of rural areas : the case of planned regional park Trnovski Gozd, Slovenia},
type = {CEESA discussion paper / Humboldt-Universit\"{a}t Berlin, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/22296},
year = {2003}
}
