Scientific and technological advances are resulting in improved forecasts of risk, but do better forecasts result in better risk management? I investigate to what extent the improvements in lead time of winter weather advisories affect the frequency of motor vehicle crashes. I construct a data...

The natural disasters of 2017-19 have exposed weaknesses in our preparation for disaster and climate change. What if we had paid attention — before disaster ensued — to how environmental protection and planning can prevent and minimize the harm that disasters cause to people, their housing,...

In 2022, the United Nations recognized the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right. The UN Resolution urged “[s]tates, international organizations, business enterprises and other relevant stakeholders to adopt policies, to enhance international cooperation,...

Drought has erupted across the Middle-East, as a result of climate change and global warming, leading to a considerable reduction in rainfall and snowfall, as well as a substantial drop in water resources. Climate change is, without a doubt, one of Iraq’s most pressing issues, with...

Der GWS Research Report 2013/1 "Eckpunkte eines ökologisch tragfähigen Wohlfahrtskonzepts" ist die der Abschlussbericht zum gleichnamige dreijährigen Forschungsprojekt für das Bundesumweltministerium. Das Projekt zu einem Wohlfahrtskonzept für die Umweltpolitik mit dem dahinter liegenden...

Aim of the study The purpose of this article is to present the second National Plan for Health and Environment (PNSE 2) that has just been published for the period 2009–2013. Method The French government has just published the National plan for health and environment describing which action it...

The paper discusses the possibility of behavioural change in accordance with the objectives of sustainable development considering the human behaviour through the needs. Using the concepts of fundamental human needs and satisfiers of Manfred Max-Neef, the attempt was made to determine the...

This paper develops policy recommendations on the use of cluster-based economic policies and the adoption of a new concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline. A first section discusses summarizes key findings from the previous research...

We study the effectiveness, spillovers, and well-being effects of low emission zones in Germany, an emission-intensity-based driving restriction rapidly growing in popularity. Using regression discontinuity and group-time difference-in-differences designs, we show that previous estimates of the...