Objective of this study is to support the development of a Thematic Strategy for Sustainable Use and Management of Resources through the provision of background information, in particular an estimate of materials and waste streams in the Community, including imports and exports (Article 8 a 6th...

Vor dem Hintergrund des Klimawandels und der Verknappung fossiler Ressourcen haben nachwachsende Rohstoffe in den letzten Jahren an Bedeutung gewonnen. Insbesondere die Bioenergie hat durch staatliche Fördermaßnahmen viel Aufmerksamkeit erfahren. Mit der Ausweitung der energetischen Nutzung...

Global trade is increasingly being challenged by observations of growing burden shifting, in particular of environmental problems. This paper presents the first worldwide calculations of shifted burden based on material flow indicators, in particular direct and indirect physical trade balances....

type="main" <title type="main">Summary</title> <p>The current flow of carbon for the production, use, and waste management of polymer-based products is still mostly linear from the lithosphere to the atmosphere with rather low rates of material recycling. In view of a limited future supply of biomass, this article outlines...</p>

type="main" xml:lang="en" <title type="main">Summary</title> <p>In this article, we analyze flows of the platinum group metals (PGMs) platinum, palladium, and rhodium and the environmental impacts associated with their supply in Europe. A model of the use of PGMs in Europe has been developed, and this is combined with a...</p>

Diese Studie untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen Globalisierung, also derZunahme der weltweiten Handelsverflechtungen, und ausgewählten ökologischenImplikationen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Nord-Süd-Konstellationen. Obgleich der weltweite Handel sich Mitte der 90er Jahre deutlich...

Die Wirkungen von Stoffströmen sind abhängig von der umgesetzten Menge und denspezifischen Auswirkungen pro Mengeneinheit. Die Menge der Extraktion an Primärmaterialaus der Umwelt kann als vorsorgeorientierter Indikator für ein unspezifisches Umweltbelastungspotential herangezogen werden....

Policies for Sustainable Use and economy-wide Management of natural Resources (SUMR) throughout the production and consumption system are faced with environmental and socio-economic requirements and regulatory constraints. Based on empirical findings of ongoing trends of resource use, decoupling...

A policy framework for sustainable resource management (SRM) is required bothto guarantee the materials and energy supply of the EU economy and safeguardthe natural resource basis in the future. Goals and strategies for sustaining themetabolism of the economy are described. Data are presented on...

The paper reviews the current knowledge on the use of biomass for non-food purposes, critically discusses its environmental sustainability implications, and describes the needs for further research, thus enabling a more balanced policy approach. The life-cylce wide impacts of the use of biomass...