Überleben und gutes Leben sind in Gefahr -- Trügerische Sicherheit auf Kosten anderer -- Verstehen von Ursache und Wirkung – die Systemperspektive -- Auf großem Fuß zu leben macht nicht glücklicher -- Wie eine zukunftsfähige Ressourcennutzung aussehen könnte -- Wie wir in eine sichere...

The physical dimension of international trade is attaining increased importance. This article describes a method to calculate complete physical trade flows for all countries which report their trade to the UN. The method is based on the UN Comtrade database and it was used to calculate...

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>