Three Decades of Transformation in the East-Central European Countryside

Introduction (Jerzy Banski).- Part I: Transformation of the Rural Space.- Chapter 1. Spatial Differences of Transformation Processes in the East Central Europe Rural Areas (Jerzy Banski).- Chapter 2. Agrarian Development in Hungary after the Transition (Bálint Csatári).- Chapter 3. The Development of Agriculture in Czechia after Colaps of the Eastern Bloc in European context (Jirí Hrabák).- Chapter 4. Rural-urban Interactions Influences on the Development of the Suburban Rural Areas in Romania (Monica Dumitrascu).- Chapter 5. Renewable Energy Development as a Driver of Rural Change: A case of the Czech Republic (Bohumil Frantál).- Chapter 6. The status and Trends of Human and Territorial Assets in Peripheral Rural Communities of Estonia (Garri Raagmaa).- Chapter 7. Continuing Peripheralization of Mountain and Border Areas in Bulgaria (Boian Koulov).- Part II: Demographic and Social Changes.- Chapter 8. Rural Migration Patterns in the Visegrád Group after the Political and Economic Transition - Common Trends and Country-specific Traits (József Lennert).- Chapter 9. Spatial Differences in Voting Behaviour Among Inhabitants of Rural Areas in Eastern Europe (Mariusz Kowalski).- Chapter 10. Social and Demographic Development of the Czech Countryside after 1990 (Antonin Vaishar).- Chapter 11. Position of Rural Areas in Transforming Migration Processes and Patterns in Slovakia (Ladislav Novotný).- Chapter 12. Changes in the Dynamics and Demographic Structures of the Romanian Rural Population. An Overview of the Post-communist Period (Ines Grigorescu).- Chapter 13. Functional Changes in Lithuanian Rural Areas: Demographic and Social Consequences (Donatas Bruneika).- Chapter 14. Territorial Disparities in the Social Development of Rural Areas with Focus on Social Disadvantages Areas (Bianca Mitrica).- Part III: New Development Challenges and the Future Perspectives.- Chapter 15. East-Central Europe Countryside Future - Three Scenarios (Jerzy Banski).- Chapter 16. Ambivalent Perception of Globalization Processes in Post-transition Rural Slovakia (Vladimír Székely).- Chapter 17. Perspectives and Challenges of the Agriculture on the Visegrad Countries Peripheries (Marcin Mazur).- Chapter 18. Contemporary Transformations and Challenges in the Rural Development of Bulgaria (Veselin Boyadjiev).- Chapter 19. Behind the Chaotic Micro-level Patterns of Transformation: Land Cover Changes in Hungary (Jenö Zsolt Farkas).- Chapter 20. Education - Paradigm Shift, Trends in Spatial Differentiation and Importance in Further Development of Polish Rural Areas (Konrad Czapiewski).- Chapter 21. Current Challenges and the Perspectives for Multifunctional Agriculture in Czechia (Vít Jancák).