Patterns and problems of peripherality in Lithuania - borderland of the EU
Concept ; European Union ; European integration ; Lithuania ; Peripheral region
This article is devoted to an analysis of the phenomena of peripherisation in Lithuania. The authors discuss meanings of the concept of periphery and peripherality, analysing the process of peripherisation in Lithuania. Most attention is paid
to the phenomena taking place in Eastern Lithuania, part of a depressed area of international rank. The authors also discuss possible trends towards peripherisation that may appear in the area on account of EU accession. - (BJ)
Social, economic and demographic changes of rural areas in Lithuania
Demographic change ; Economic restructuring ; Farm ; Lithuania ; Rural area ; Rural parish ; Rural population ; Rural settlement ; Social change ; Spatial analysis ; Spatial distribution
The article deals with the problems of the economic and demographic situation in the rural areas of Lithuania ; contains a brief review of distribution of farms according to the size and area of cultivated land. Special attention is paid
to the changes of rural population and the determining factors there of, the spatial analysis of natural increase and old age index in rural municipalities, and the transformation of the network of rural settlements in Lithuania. - (BJ)
Ethnical diversity and regional development of eastern borderland regions in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia
Ethnic community ; European Union ; Frontier ; Latvia ; Lithuania ; Poland ; Regional development
The paper deals with the problems of ethnic diversity of the regions (NUTS 3) belonging to Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, situated along the eastern borderland of the European Union. The ethnic factor, namely, influences in an important manner
the currents of polluted air are spread by the wind to a distance of 700 to 800 km. An increase in precipitation acidity has been recorded in western Lithuania. For several months the pH indicator of precipitation was 3.8 to 4.0. In the eastern direction
, the pH indicator becomes more alkaline. This proves that pollutants moved to Lithuania from Western Europe, including neighbouring Poland. - (L'A.).
Extreme damage was caused by wave and wind erosion on sand dunes on the Baltic coast near Palanga in Lithuania. Waves breached a wide ‘corridor’ or ‘blowout’ through the coastal sand dune. A progressively widening breached blowout developed
Discussion of the different arts traditions among Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and the problem that craftspeople have in a centrally planned Soviet economy. - (DWG)
Czech Republic ; European integration ; Frontier region ; Germany ; Lithuania ; National park ; Poland ; Slovak Republic ; Tourism
an important infl uence on the development of tourism. The Polish borders with Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania after Poland’s accession to the European Union and to the Schengen Zone are changing their status, and come to existence
Belorussia ; Ethnic group ; Frontier region ; Lithuania ; Poland ; Polish people ; Settlement
The province of Podlasie currently encompasses only the northern part of the former Podlasie region, it now includes some fragments of the historical Masovia and of provinces of the ancient Lithuania. It has changed its national politico
Agrarian reform ; Agricultural policy ; Agriculture ; Arable land ; Fallow land ; Farmer ; Household ; Land ; Land rights ; Lithuania ; Private sector ; Sustainable development
This paper discusses the current issues and future prospects of the agricultural reform in Lithuania. It analyzes the restoration of ownership rights to farmland, forests and water bodies, and distribution of State-owned farmland. The paper
discusses other changes in Lithuania’s agricultural policy, including the creation of sustainable managed farms, comprehensive management of rural areas, land consolidation and initiation of programs for the revival of fallow land. The study is based