Environmental Security and Public Safety Problems and Needs in Conversion Policy and Research after 15 Years of Conversion in Central and Eastern Europe /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Spyra, Wolfgang (Editor), Katzsch, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: NATO Security through Science Series
• Subjects: Political science.; Architecture.; Pollution.; Environmental pollution.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.; Pollution, general.; Terrestrial Pollution.; Cities, Countries, Regions.

Although the end of the Cold War has paved the way to a substantial demilitarisation and conversion, the leftovers of this process – such as former military installations, military training areas, and huge quantities of unserviceable ammunition and equipment – still pose a severe threat to the envir...