Nachhaltige Entwicklung erfordert in ihrer ökologischen Dimension die Erhaltung der natürlichen Lebensbedingungen und damit des "Naturkapitals". Die ökologisch-ökonomische Theorie bemüht sich, naturwissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung mit...

This report explores in detail material flows in the economy which have a possible influence on the environment. It attempts to define the parameters that need to be taken into account to steer human development towards ecological sustainability. The report proposes a measure for resource...

This report covers three different but related issues in international trade and climate change. First, by comparing the climate impacts of specific EU-produced goods with their imported counterparts, the report quantifies some of the ways in which international trade contributes to increased...