Wind energy-related employment has been surging recently in Germany: it rose from 9200 in 1997 to 90,000 in 2007 and is estimated to be 112,000 in 2020. The industry particularly emerged in coastal, Northern Germany. Recently, big hopes have been particularly set on the offshore wind energy...

Wind energy-related employment has been surging recently in Germany: it rose from 9,200 in 1997 to 90,000 in 2007 and is estimated to be 112,000 in 2020. The industry particularly emerged in coastal, northern Germany. Recently big hopes are particularly set on the offshore wind energy industry....

Die vorliegende Untersuchung wurde im Rahmen der Arbeiten zum Forschungsprojekt: Wasserverknappung, Wassernutzungskonflikte und Wassermanagement in Trockengebieten Zentralasiens (Usbekistan, Kasachstan, Kirgistan, Xinjiang/VR China) erstellt. Das Ziel des Forschungsprojektes besteht darin, die...

Der Beitrag gliedert sich wie folgt: Zunächst wird die Arbeit von Giese/Moßig (2004) zum Klimawandel in Zentralasien aufgegriffen und die Ergebnisse herkömmlicher Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Temperaturentwicklung anhand der vorliegenden Zeitreihen kurz dargestellt (Kapitel 2). Im Anschluss...

Much literature often discusses localized production networks as possible engines of prosperous regional development. In this literature, vertical disintegration and corresponding further specialization of individual firms within a commodity chain is seen as an essential factor in the success of...

The motion picture industry is one pillar of the so-called “cultural industries” which are highly concentrated in large urban agglomerations. Personal connections to the various informal networks found in these locations play an important role in facilitating information flows and reproduces...

Since the end of the 1990s cultural and creative industries have generated increasing attention in academic, public and political discourse. Nowadays, these industries are seen to be important factors of regional development. Because an urban environment offers a special quality of place, which...

This book rigorously explores the critical, initial stage of cluster emergence in which the seeds for further growth are sown. Whether economic growth actually occurs, however, ultimately depends on various regional conditions and the processes in place.

Wann ist eine Stichprobe repräsentativ? Wie viele Personen müssen befragt, wie viele Messwerte erhoben werden, um repräsentative Ergebnisse zu erzielen? Anhand welcher Verfahren kann die Auswahl der Stichprobenelemente vorgenommen werden? Welche Vor- und Nachteile sind mit dem jeweiligen...