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Case Studies

A case study is an in-depth investigation in resolving a social issue. All case studies can be organised in four main parts:

• Part 1. The case. Provides an introduction to and overview of the case, including geography, resources, stakeholders involves and issues. This amounts, in effect, to presenting the situation prior to the intervention. Information on the authors is also available,
• Part 2. The change process. Presents details about project or activity, including phases and experiences, including emphasis on unknown factors and unplanned events or developments,
• Part 3. The outcome. Gives the results of the interventions, that is, what happened as a result of the project of activity, and
• Part 4. Lessons learned. Presents conclusions and experiences. In some cases there is a focus also on the possibility for generalizing from the particular case, and of replicating it.

In addition to providing necessary coherence and logic on the case studies, and the overall processes they present, this identical structure enables comparisons between the cases, along various dimensions. This further underlines the possibility to use the cases towards local learning and capacity building.

Case studies developed by the Black Sea branch of the Ukrainian Environmental Academy of Science:

Blue Flag Initiative (PDF, 123 KB)

Sustainable environmental education for the Black Sea (PDF, 283 KB)

Protection of national nature parks campaign (PDF, 197 KB)

Here are samples from the experience of the Black Sea NGO Network:

The Strandja Nature Park under threat (PDF, 126 KB)

Farming communities effectively involved in nutrient reduction measures (PDF, 105 KB)

Increased involvement of the organised public in decision making (PDF, 272 KB)

Case studies presensting approaches to dealing with various social issues in Georgia:

Coping with natural disasters (PDF, 74 KB)

Dealing with hazardous waste on the Georgian Black Sea coast (PDF, 91 KB)

Environmental education for better future of the Black Sea (PDF, 131 KB)

Some examples of civic involvement from the Environmental Watch on North Caucasus:

The unique Karasun Lakes under threat (PDF, 78 KB)

UNEP not responding to citizens concerns over Sochi Olympics (PDF, 64 KB)

Tuapse citizens require a referndum on local development issues (PDF, 90 KB)

Examples of citizens' stance on development from Romania:

County road 713, Braşov or the debate about protecting a pristine part of the Carpathians (PDF, 85 KB)

Which path to development: tourism vs gold mining in Roşia Montană (PDF, 126 KB)

Nuclear waste deposit in Saligny, Constanta (PDF, 65KB)

Preserving the city park in Constanta (PDF, 112 KB)

A dialogue between citizens and local authorities in Turkey:

Citizens in Nilufer involved in communication with local authorities (PDF, 91 KB)

Bartin citizens engaged for a healthy future (PDF, 75 KB)

Karasu civil initiative (PDF, 71 KB)

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