Die amtliche Statistik der Bundesrepublik liefert mit den umweltökonomischen Gesamtrechnungen (UGR) ein modulares Rahmenwerk, das wichtige, aberfragmentarische Daten zu einzelnen Umweltbelastungen liefert. Die in Tonnenaggregierten Rohstoffnutzungen und Emissionen zeigen Trends und Ursachen...

Sustainable development is the globally embraced paradigm for integrating environment and development policies. Agreement ends with attempts atoperationalizing the elusive notion of sustainability. A contentious debate among'environmentalists' and 'environmental economists' has brought about a...

The reductionist trend of equalizing sustainable development with CO2control needs to be reversed - notwithstanding the significance of climate change. Conventional, 'compartmentalized' data systems impede an integrated vision andtreatment of the paradigm. New accounts and balances focus on the...