There is a palpable tension between the planning and implementation of climate targets, for instance as regards renewable energy resources - among which wind power plays a significant role. This tension comes to the fore when assessing the effectiveness of spatial planning approaches to the...

Ziel der von ARL und ÖGR gemeinsam veranstalteten Wissenschaftlichen Plenarsitzung im Mai 2000 war es, das Problembewusstsein zu schärfen und vor dem Hintergrund der Forderung nach nachhaltiger Entwicklung zu klären, wie im Hinblick auf die Raumplanung zu einer zukunftssicheren...

This paper focuses on the climate change challenge faced by Central & Eastern European countries both those inside the European Union and those outside it. They have enormous energy intensity and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly from energy production, which is oil, and worse,...

We examine how different renewable energy support policies affect innovation in solar and wind power technologies. The analysis is conducted using policy and patent data for a large sample of 194 countries and territories. The policy data allows distinguishing two dimensions of regulation, i.e....