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Is a Sustainable Land-Use Policy in Germany Possible?
Fischer, Beate; Jöst, Frank; Klauer, Bernd; Schiller, … - 2009
Land is an essential but limited natural resource. We employ the concept of stocks to analyse driving forces for land-use conversion and to assess, whether the German political "30- hectares-goal" is feasible given the current institutional setting. In this paper major driving forces for...
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An empirical examination of repeated auctions for biodiversity conservation contracts
Groth, Markus - 2008
The European Union's Council Regulation on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development has introduced auctioning as a new instrument for granting agri-environmental payments and awarding conservation contracts for the recent multi-annual budgetary plan....
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A review of the German mandatory deposit for one-way drinks packaging and drinks packaging taxes in Europe
Groth, Markus - 2008
amending of the German Packaging Ordinance as well as experiences from the use of packaging taxes in Europe. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265182
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Monument protection and zoning in Germany : regulations and public support from an international perspective
Maennig, Wolfgang - 2011 - Version: April 2011
Restrictions on new constructions and modernisations occur in almost all countries and numerous regulations apply in Germany. This article outlines regulations regarding the protection of historical buildings, restoration law and preservation statutes and describes compensatory subsidies...
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Towards a national indicator for urban green space provision and environmental inequalities in Germany : method and findings
Wüstemann, Henry; Kalisch, Dennis - 2016
) for German major cities with more than 100.000 inhabitants. Based on open green space standards applied in European urban … green space provision in German major cities adds up to 8:1m2 per capita (median). Moreover, statistical analysis of the …. Distances to the nearest urban green also vary between cities ranging from 99m (city of Frankfurt/Oder) to 349m (city of …
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The transferability and performance of payment-by-results biodiversity conservation procurement auctions : empirical evidence from northernmost Germany
Groth, Markus - 2009
Managed grasslands contribute in a number of ways to the biodiversity of European agricultural landscapes and provide a wide range of ecosystem services that are also of socio-economic value. Against the background of a rapid biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes, increasing attention is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003802978
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Implementing EU renewable energy policy at the subnational level : navigating between conflicting interests
Lepesant, Gilles - Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis - 2016
The European Union (EU) has set targets for gradually reducing greenhouse gas emissions through 2050. One of the instruments involved is the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive, which specifies a 20 per cent renewable energy target for the EU by 2020. This paper reviews tensions and institutional...
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A revival of the private rental sector of the housing market? : lessons from Germany, Finland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands
Boer, Rik de; Bitetti, Rosamaria - 2014
This Working Paper studies ways to stimulate the private rental sector (PRS) of the housing market – and compares experiences with policies and reforms in Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the Czech Republic. Although in many countries the PRS has decreased in importance since the Second...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464867
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Innovation-Oriented Land-Use Policy at the Sub-National Level : Case Study Germany
Friedrich, Peter - 2014
This study investigates major features of land-use strategies that German municipalities have adopted to attract innovative firms (IFs). In this context a two-stage competition model is introduced: firstly a municipality should solve economic and interest conflicts related to its preference for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013066935
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Substitutability and Complementarity of Urban Amenities : External Effects of Built Heritage in Berlin
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. - 2014
This paper analyses the impact of heritage-listed buildings on condominium transaction prices in Berlin, Germany. We use transaction data to test for price differentials between listed and nonlisted properties and to study their impact on surrounding property prices. Proximity to built heritage...
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