The paper provides an overview of the institutional arrangements on the micro level that have evolved in the agro-food sector of Kazakhstan in the course of transition. Emphasis is laid on more complex arrangements like agroholdings and clusters, hitherto mostly unknown in the agro-food sectors...

The introduction and significant momentum on diffusion of wind power as a new technology for energy production involve a push for changing the institutional framework in the energy sector. The introduction of hydro (electric) power technology and the following institutional change process may be...

The introduction and significant momentum on diffusion of wind power as a new technology for energy production involve a push for changing the institutional framework in the energy sector. The introduction of hydro (electric) power technology and the following institutional change process may be...

Im Zuge der sukzessiven Verknappung des Erdöls als Energierohstoff durch sinkende Fördermengen und steigende Nachfrage in Schwellenländern - dazu der drohende Klimawandel - findet bei Stadt- und Raumplanung eine verstärkte Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema der post-fossilen Lebensweise statt....