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Auf der Basis derzeit verfügbarer Daten werden die von Baumaterialien und -chemikalien ausgehenden Schadstoffemissionen untersucht und stoffliche Belastungen und Gesundheitsschäden bei Arbeitnehmer...

Die Menschheit steht heute vor der Herausforderung, globale Umweltveränderungen so zu beeinflussen, dass der Planet Erde langfristig als ihr Lebensraum erhalten bleibt. Wichtiges Wissen dafür liefe...

Weltweite Energiewirtschaft und Klimaschutz

Budke untersucht die Situation von Stipendiaten des Erasmusprogramms an sechs deutschen Hochschulen vor dem Hintergrund der Zielsetzung des Programms, die »Europakompetenzen« der zukünftigen Entsch...

This book argues that sustainable development, based on sustained growth, has led us to an impasse. In response,  brings back and utilises notions of eco-development and co-evolution with nature as...

The Story of the Largest Known Asteroid to Hit the Earth

The Story of the Largest Known Asteroid to Hit the Earth

The effects of climate change are beginning to impact water quantity and water quality across the globe. However, there is no single action or strategy that any government can implement to ensure a...

This book provides an essential overview of ecotechnologies (also known as green infrastructure or nature-based solutions) which are considered to be relatively resilient to variations in stormwate...

This book presents a historically situated explanation of the rise of global water governance and the contemporary challenges that global water governance seeks to address. It is particularly conce...

This book presents a historically situated explanation of the rise of global water governance and the contemporary challenges that global water governance seeks to address. It is particularly conce...

The mining sector has been an integral part of economic development in many African countries. Although minerals have been exploited for decades in these countries, the benefits have not always bee...

Geographical Critiques

Geographical Critiques

Comprising some 28,000 different species, orchids are by far the largest flowering plant family on Earth. Every year, new species are being uncovered in the wild or created by humans, and so this n...