Schallbewertung ist eine zentrale Aufgabe der Lärmforschung. Geräusche am Arbeitsplatz, in der Freizeit, in der Umwelt allgemein können als angenehm, als störend oder sogar als schmerzhaft wahrgenommen werden. Meer
Die Veröffentlichung gibt die Vorträge von Wissenschaftlern und Praktikern aus der früheren DDR anläßlich einer Tagung wieder, die am 28./29. Juni 1990 stattfand. Meer
Standards and Thresholds play an important role in many stages of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. They can be legally-binding or guidance values and are linked to environmental data. Meer
Das k}rzlich verabschiedete Umwelthaftungsgesetz wirft eine
Vielzahl von umweltrechtlichen und umwelt|konomischen Fragen
auf, z.B. bez}glich der
- rechts- und umweltpolitischen Zielsetzung des
Umwelthaftungsgesetzes,
- der Wirksamkeit des Umwelthaftungsgesetzesals Anreiz zur
Schadensverh}tung,
- der Anreizkompatibilit{t der obligatorischen
Umwelthaftpflicht-Versicherung,
- der Grenzen der Versicherbarkeit von Umweltrisiken,
- der Besonderheiten im Falle des Mitverschuldens des
Gesch{digten und bei Summations- und Distanzsch{den,
- der M|glichkeiten von Fondsl|sungen,
Umweltgenossenschaften oder anderen kollektiven
Schadenstragungssystemen und
- der Rolle des Haftungsrechts im Kanon umweltpolitischer
Instrumente. Meer
Dieses Buch wendet sich in erster Linie an Studierende in Studiengängen mit umweltwissenschaftlichem Schwerpunkt, die ihr Wissen um grundlegende juristische Kenntnisse erweitern möchten. Meer
This book provides a description of FANTOM, an ocean model, that has been developed to investigate the fate of selected POPs in the North Sea. The main focus of the model is on quantifying the distribution of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and their aquatic pathways. Meer
This book is the second collection of systematic case studies describing national environmental policies in 17 countries in terms of capacity building (see Appen dix). Meer
In keinem anderen Tätigkeitsfeld von Politik und Verwaltung entstehen so viele und erbitterte Konflikte mit Bürgerinnen und Bürgern wie im Umweltbereich. Meer
More countries are now using Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) than ever before. This timely and comprehensive Handbook describes the implementation of SEA in 18 countries around the world, as well as a critical analysis of different SEA methodologies. Meer
The World Commission on Dams (WCD) report (2000) “Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making” set a landmark in the ongoing controversy over large dams. Meer
The book addresses in a comprehensive way the full greenhouse gases budget of the Italian landscape, focusing on land use and terrestrial ecosystems. In recent years there has been a growing interest in the role of terrestrial ecosystems with regard to the carbon cycle and only recently a regional approach has been considered for its specificity in terms of new methodologies for observations and models and its relevance for national policies on mitigation and adaptation to climate changes. Meer
In recent years, a greater level of integration of the world economy and an opening of national markets to trade has impacted virtually all areas of society. Meer
This is the second part of a trilogy published in the Springer Briefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Rodolfo Stavenhagen, a distinguished Mexican sociologist and professor emeritus of El Colegio de Mexico. Meer
The world is undergoing unprecedented changes in many of the factors that determine its fundamental properties and their in- ence on society. These changes include climate; the chemical c- position of the atmosphere; the demands of a growing human population for food and ? Meer
The second volume of this series, Integrating Ecology into Global Poverty Reduction Efforts: Opportunities and solutions, builds upon the first volume, Integrating Ecology into Global Poverty Reduction Efforts: The ecological dimensions to poverty, by exploring the way in which ecological science and tools can be applied to address major development challenges associated with rural poverty. Meer
This book argues that social and environmental policy should be synthetically treated as one and the same field, that both are but two aspects of the same coin – if sustainability is the goal. Meer
Global climate change is a natural process that currently appears to be strongly influenced by human activities, which increase atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG). Meer