The question of how to deal with uncertainty in environmental decision-making is cur-rently attracting considerable attention on the part of scientists as well as of politicians and those involved in government administration. The existence of uncertainty becomes particularly apparent in the...

The European Water Framework Directive is shaping a new conception of integrative water protection. In this article, the consequences of the Water Framework Directive in respect to national environmental policy will be discussed in referring to the notion of responsibility which is a central...

Der vorliegende Bericht behandelt den Diskurs um die Ausnahmetatbestände der europäischen Wasserrahmenrichtlinie. Die Richtlinie verfolgt das ehrgeizige Ziel, alle europäischen Gewässer spätestens bis zum Jahr 2027 in einen guten chemischen und ökologischen Zustand zu überführen, erlaubt...