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...

Infrastrukturen und Infrastrukturpolitik nehmen einen entscheidenden Einfluss aufdie Nachhaltigkeit eines Landes. Betrachtet man die (Fehl-) Entwicklungen desletzten Jahrhunderts in den Industrieländern, so ist zu erkennen, dass die der-zeitigen Energie-, Verkehrs- und Wasserinfrastrukturen...

Transnational corporations' (TNCs) economic operations cover numerous countriesand can be diverted between several continents. These units have reached a level ofsignificance, having not only economic, but also social and environmental implications. This justifies that they shall be treated...

During the UNCED conference in Rio de Janeiro 1992 unsustainable consumption and production patterns were identified as one of the key driving forces behind theunsustainable development of the world (Agenda 21, chapter 4). These consumption and production patterns are based on the European model...

The paper sketches out a theoretical framework for analysing the interplaybetween eco-efficiency, cognition and institutions. It derives from analyticalshortfalls of the prevailing literature, which features strongly engineering andbusiness economics, by using insights from New Institutional...

Die Ökologische Ökonomie geht von der Annahme aus, dass die Wirtschaft in ihren physischen Dimensionen ein offenes Subsystem eines endlichen, nicht wachsenden und materiell geschlossenen Gesamtsystems ist - des Ökosystems Erde. „Offen ist ein System, wenn es über einen „Verdauungstrakt...