This paper deals with a special type of voluntary approach to protect the environment, for example, that we would like to term voluntary commitment. Its major characteristic is that it represents a unilateral declaration without a decisively active role of regulators. In other words, voluntary...

This paper examines the energy savings, environmental benefits, and economic impact of green roof systems applied to a "micro" region in Western Turkey. This subdivision (Artur) in Karaağaç, Izmir, consists of 1729 residential units, mostly used as summer homes. The units are in 45m2, 60m2,...

Effiziente Energienutzung kann für nahezu alle Probleme der Energiepolitik (Energiekostensenkung, Versorgungssicherheit, Klimaschutz) den schnellsten, größten und wirtschaftlichsten Lösungsbeitrag leisten und positive Nettoeffekte für Wirtschaft und Beschäftigung bewirken. Die Studie des...