How "sustainable" are Austria's local authorities? Does the system of revenue sharing foster or hinder their economic performance, is it suited to create a social balance and promote an ecological approach in local activities, or is it without any impact on sustainability-related objectives?

Selected measures in agricultural production are presented which reduce the national nitrogen soil surface balances and the nitrogen loads in the waters of Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania entering the Danube River. The measures are appraised empirically by calculating the ratio between...