Local case study I: Sokolskiy pulp and paper mill

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Соавторская статья опубликована в сборнике Environmental transformations in the Russian forest industry: key actors and local development. Eds. J. Kortelainen, J. Kotilainen. Joensuu: Joensuu University, Karelian Institute. 2002. p. 85-97. As the largest forest industry enterprise in the Vologda Region, the Sokolskiy pulp and paper mill is of utmost importance not only for the economy of the town of Sokol, but also for the whole region. In this chapter we will, first, briefly highlight the early history of the Sokolskiy pulp and paper mill and the town of Sokol. Secondly, we will analyse the local socio-economic and ecological situation during the economic reforms since 1991. Thirdly, we will remark on the potential for environmental improvements at the Sokolskiy pulp and paper null and, finally, point out the most important potential actors in the environmental sphere at the local scale in Sokol.Заголовки: Introduction The Modernisation of the Sokolskiy Mill During 1950-1990 Restructuring of the Sokolskiy Mill During the Socio-Economic Reforms of the 1990s Sokolskiy Mill and the Local Socio-Economic Conditions Causes of Environmental Problems The Potential for Ecological Modernisation in Sokol Bibliography (14 references)