This book investigates the existing and possible links between the concept of a Carbon Club and the Paris Agreement. In doing so the book defines those criteria that may lead to an effective establishment of a Carbon Club acting within the mandate of the Paris Agreement and identifies the key questions that such an option may help to tackle:
Which low-carbon pathways are compatible with the new temperature targets set by the Paris Agreement? Meer
This book provides a first comprehensive legal examination of water rights arrangements and water rights trading in China. Although recent water reform in China has made substantial progress in policy development and practice, how its legal and institutional framework facilitates or hinders the application of tradable water rights remains less addressed in the existing scholarship. Meer
Technik und Technikdebatten: Bestimmung und Selbstbestimmung der modemen Gesellschaft 1 Zum Begriff ,,knowledge society" D. Bell schon 1973; zu "Wissenschaftsgesell schaft" heute R. 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
Mit dem 1998 verabschiedeten Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz wurde im Umweltrecht eine lange bestehende Rechtslücke für das Medium Boden geschlossen. Das Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz wird durch die Bundes-Bodenschutzverordnung bzw. Meer
There is a plethora of information available on the river Ganga in the form of books, blogs, articles, websites, videos. Unfortunately, most of the information about this famous river is in a scattered form and reproduced from unverified sources. Meer
This volume identifies existing statist approaches and political economies of river management in South Asia. These rivers are heavily suffering from millions of people who in contrast consider them as holy and worship them. Meer
This book offers a detailed examination of the main sources of Chile’s water, its principle consumers, the gap between supply and demand, hydrological droughts, and future projected impacts of climate change. Meer
Based on the swisspeace annual conference 2012, the publication examines the delicate balance between external interventions and locally-led initiatives. Meer
This is the third volume to commemorate the 90th birthday of the distinguished scholar Chadwick F. Alger to honor his lifetime achievement in international relations, as President of the International Studies Association (1978-1979) and as Secretary General of the International Peace Research Association (1984-1987). Meer
This volume honors the lifetime achievements of distinguished scholar Chadwick F. Alger on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Carolyn Stephenson presents Prof. Meer
This is the second volume to commemorate the 90th birthday of the distinguished scholar Chadwick F. Alger to honor his lifetime achievement in international relations and as President of the International Studies Association (1978-1979). Meer
This work presents the evolution of the traditional concept of "national security" as military security to additionally embrace "environmental security" and then necessarily also "social (societal) security", thence to be termed "comprehensive human security". Meer
The migration process is interpreted in a different way when researchers live in so-called societies of origin, than when it is interpreted from societies of destination—even when research work is multi-situated. Meer
This book discusses recent changes in the European legislation for exhaust emissions from motor vehicles. It starts with a comprehensive explanation of both the structure and range of applicability of new regulations, such as Euro 5 and Euro 6 for light-duty vehicles and Euro VI for heavy-duty vehicles. Meer
This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Meer
The goals of this book are to update information on the effects of rural road development, both in Nepal and globally, explain the environmental, socioeconomic, and sociocultural impacts of expanding rural road networks in the Nepalese Himalaya, and to promote further studies on rural road development throughout the world based on studies and investigations performed in Nepal. Meer
Die Aufgabe, auf engstem Raum eine Einfiihrung in die Umweltpolitik zu geben und dabei so vielfal tige Themenbereiche zu beriihren wie Umweltpro bleme in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, im globa len Zusammenhang, "Umwelt-AuBenpolitik", Um weltpolitik in Entwicklungsllindem, China und Ja pan, ist kaum losbar. Meer
Die Neuregelung des Umwelthaftungsreehts gehOrt zu den ehrgeizigsten umweltpoliti sehen Vorgaben der laufenden Legislaturperiode. Sie hat seit ihrer Ankiindigung in der Regierungserklarung vom Man 1987 eine lebhafte und kontroverse Diskussion in Wissensehaft, Wirtsehaft und Politik ausgelost, die aueh mit der Vorlage eines Ge setzentwurfs im Februar 1990 noeh Hingst nieht beendet sein wird. Meer