This study focuses on the economic, market-related context of consumption patterns and incorporates the regulatory settings and values. The aim is to systemise the influences on sustainable consumption patterns. Special attention is drawn to the question how existing niche markets could be...

This study focuses on the economic, market-related context of consumptionpatterns and incorporates the regulatory settings and values. The aim is tosystemise the influences on sustainable consumption patterns. Special attention isdrawn to the question how existing niche markets could be extended...

Der Autor diskutiert vor dem Hintergund veränderter Handlungsspielräume undOrganisationsmuster die Aufgaben und Herausforderungen einer innovativen Regionalpolitik. Globalisierung und nachhaltige Regionalentwicklung werden hierbei als komplementäre Zielbereiche angesehen, die bei einem...

Approximately 9 million end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) are currently being discarded each year in Europe with around 25 percent going to landfill. Several voluntary programmes have already been established by car manufacturers. But hardly any of these meets the recovery percentages proposed by...