Bei der Nutzung von Umwelt und Natur konkurriert die heutige Generation mit zukünftigen Generationen. Mineralische Brennstoffe wie Erdöl, die wir heute verwenden, sind in der Zukunft nicht mehr vorhanden, metallische Rohstoffe lediglich durch die Wiederverwendung teilweise zurückgewinnbar....

This timely and important Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be measured and achieved. -- 'This Handbook demonstrates the well-established body of thinking on sustainable development which now exists, and its...

DICE-2013R and Other Integrated Assessment Models -- Consumer Sovereignty vs. Intergenerational Equity: An Overview of the Stern-Nordhaus Debate -- Intergenerational Discounting and Overlapping Generations Models -- Intergenerational Discounting in the DICE Model.

The estimated values to society from long-term public projects, including climate change mitigation and infrastructure construction, are highly sensitive to the social discount rate (SDR) employed. Governmental guidance on social discounting has predominantly been based on input from expert...