"Wem gehört das Wasser?" sucht über eine phänomenologische Annäherung an das Wasser das Einverständnis des Betrachters, dass ein Element, welches sich ständig im Fluss befindet, sich jedem Besitzanspruch entzieht, sei er politisch oder ökonomisch. Unter ökonomischen, ökologischen,...

Declining water quality can impact the economy in various ways. Impacts can be found in the health sector, where labor productivity can be affected, in agriculture, where the quality and quantity of food produced can be reduced, and in tourism, real estate, aquaculture/fisheries and other...

This paper examines how robust economic, political, and demographic variables are related to water and air pollution. Employing Bayesian Averaging of Classical Estimates (BACE) for a cross section of up to 74 countries, 33 variables and 3 proxies for air and water pollution over a period from...

Biochar is the carbon-rich product produced by thermal decomposition of organic material in anaerobic conditions or under limited supply of oxygen. The removal of pollutants from water using biochar materials is a low cost, sustainable approach for providing pure water. The adsorption of mercury...