Solar power is now economically competitive with fossil fuels in many countries, yet relatively few homeowners have installed solar panels on their property. A principal reason for this behavior stems from cognitive biases--such as myopia, inertia and herding--that cause consumers to avoid...

The paper presents an empirical analysis of Carbon Footprint indicator applied to the public building of the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Warsaw. Analysis takes into account direct and indirect CO2 emissions related to the functioning of the Faculty. Analysis concentrates on the...

The paper presents an empirical analysis of Carbon Footprint indicator applied to the public building of the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Warsaw. Analysis takes into account direct and indirect CO2 emissions related to the functioning of the Faculty. Analysis concentrates on the...

Introduction -- A special and finite commodity: why land and landownership matter -- Landownership in Britain: a brief history -- Discourses of surplus and efficiency: preparing the land for sale -- Carrots and sticks: privatizing the land -- False promises: land privatization outcomes --...

This book focuses on the "functionings" and capabilities generated from land by their owners and the challenge in satisfactorily recreating these through the compensation paid in the case of compulsory acquisition of private land. These discussions initiate a new debate on the insufficiency of...

This study aims to present an efficient plan for the application of a geothermal energy facility at the building structure planning phase. Energy consumption, energy cost and the primary energy consumption of buildings were calculated to enable a comparison of buildings prior to the application...

Der Freistaat Thüringen und die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar haben im Jahr 2011 eine Kooperation zur "Nachwuchsförderung Gebäude-Energieeffizienz in Thüringen (NaGET)" geschlossen. Ziel der Zusammenarbeit war die Erforschung der energetischen Qualität der Landesgebäude, um daraus...

In den letzten Jahren hat sich, vor allem durch die bescheidenen Ergebnisse internationaler Klimaverhandlungen, der Stellenwert der Kommunen bei der Bekämpfung des globalen Klimawandels grundlegend geändert. Ohne engagierte Kommunen werden nationale und internationale Klimaschutzziele nicht...

In countries where a large proportion of the total land area is held customarily, reform questions around land and development often tend to focus on the customary estate. Evidence from Solomon Islands suggests that a focus on public land holdings, even when they are relatively small in land...

In countries where a large proportion of the total land area is held customarily, reform questions around land and development often tend to focus on the customary estate. Evidence from Solomon Islands suggests that a focus on public land holdings, even when they are relatively small in land...

Für die Bewirtschaftung von Gebäuden fallen in Abhängigkeit von der Nutzungsart verschiedene Kosten an. Die Untersuchung zeigt - anhand von landesweiten Daten aus Mecklenburg Vorpommern - einen signifikanten Zusammenhang zwischen Organisation der Gebäudebewirtschaftung und den entstehenden...

The U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) control large tracts of federal public lands. Management goals for these tracts are described as ‘‘multiple-use.'' Some of the lands are forested, mountainous, contain wildlife or possess other scenic and recreational...

Wissenschaftseinrichtungen und Hochschulen stehen in den nächsten Jahren in Folge der Föderalismusreform und der Abschaffung des Hochschulbauförderungsgesetzes vor besonderen Herausforderungen, die nur unter effizienter Ausnutzung aller vorhandenen Ressourcen zu meistern sind. Insbesondere...

(Problemstellung) Die Entscheidungsrelevanz von Risiken bei immobilienwirtschaftlichen PPPs wird derzeit recht kontrovers diskutiert. Es besteht Konsens, dass immobilienwirtschaftliche PPPs immer auch die Risikoposition der öffentlichen Hand wesentlich beeinflussen. Daher liegt auf der Hand,...

This manuscript summarises the results of a project concerning the energy consumption of public buildings and utilities and the evaluation of the most effective and feasible ways to save energy in Certaldo, a small township in Tuscany with approximately 16,000 inhabitants. The energy analysis...