Die vorliegende Schrift ist 1991 von der Philosophisch-Historischen Fakultiit der Universitiit Heidelberg als Habilitationsschrift angenommen und danach nochmals iiberarbeitet und aktualisiert worden. Meer
Nature provides us with many services seemingly for free: recharged groundwater, fertile soil and plant biomass created by photosynthesis. We human beings draw extensive benefits from these “ecosystem services,” or ES – food, water supply, recreation and protection from natural hazards. Meer
Die Studie führt ein in das Recht der Umweltinformation, wie es durch das UIG geschaffen wurde. Dabei zeigt der Autor den Hintergrund der Informationsfreiheit auf und zieht einen Vergleich mit den Informationsrechten in den USA und in den Staaten der EU. Meer
Ausgehend von der Feststellung eines verbreiteten Scheinkonsenses bezüglich der Begründung und Beurteilung umweltpolitischer Maßnahmen im Rahmen der "traditionellen" Umweltökonomik untersucht die Studie den grundsätzlichen Zusammenhang von Umweltökonomik, Umweltpolitik und Marktwirtschaft. 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
This work provides an in-depth perspective and update on special topics in Global Environmental Change in relation to Human Security. It offers an overview of new Joint Projects of the four International Global Change Programmmes and on research efforts in Germany. 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
The Global Water Partnership notes that the crisis in the water sector is a one of governance. Water management is an integral part of ecosystem governance and is closely linked to the sustainable development discourse. 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
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
Chemical additives are used to enhance the properties of many industrial products. Since their release into the environment is a potential risk for man and nature, their fate and behavior have been investigated in the framework of the European Union-funded project RISKCYCLE. Meer
Millions
of people are already affected by weather-related shocks every year in West
Africa and climate change is highly likely to increase these threats. Meer
Traditional notions of security are premised on the primacy of state security. In relation to energy security, traditional policy thinking has focused on ensuring supply without much emphasis on socioeconomic and environmental impacts. Meer
Millions
of people are already affected by weather-related shocks every year in West
Africa and climate change is highly likely to increase these threats. Meer
"Wenn sich die gegenwi1rtigen Entwicklungstrends Cortsetzen. wird die Welt im Jahre 2000 noch Uberbevolkerter. verschmutzter. okologisch noch weniger stabil und CUr Storungen anfi1lliger sein als die Welt. Meer
This book focuses on how to create an environmentally friendly society in China from the viewpoint of environmental law and policy. The authors accessed a great number of valuable sources not available in English, and interviewed various scholars and public officials, in order to analyze the environmental policies in China while comparing some of the features to Japan. Meer