Environmental conflicts are on the increase in all democratic industrial societies. In some areas, especially those involving big technology development projects, there is growing resistance to government intervention using conventional policy instruments. Therefore, political administrations...

Umweltpolitik ist in Deutschland in einem politisch-administrativen Alleingang institutionalisiert worden und hat über lange Zeit (aus international vergleichender Sicht) beachtliche Erfolge erzielt. Neue Problemstellungen und veränderte Akteurskonstellationen bewirken gleichwohl, daß die...

This discussion paper starts with a brief sketch of the development of German environmental policy. There then follows a description of some of its deficits, on the basis of commentaries (analysis and criticism) by environmental experts from 14 countries, including Germany. In particular, as a...