Die Arbeit widmet sich vor dem Hintergrund der globalen ??kologischen Krise der Fragestellung, wie eine ??kologisierung der Hochschule aussehen k??nnte. Ziel ist es dabei, eine Konzeption f??r die Universit??t Trier zu erarbeiten, die auf Basis einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung die ??kologisierung...

Diese Untersuchung geht der Frage einer m??glichen strukturellen und individuellen Pr??disposition des Handwerks f??r die Umsetzung des Konzepts einer ???nachhaltigen Entwicklung??? (???sustainable development???) nach. Hierzu werden, ausgehend vom globalen Nachhaltigkeitskonzept, Leitlinien...

Income inequality in China is severe; measured by the Gini-coefficient it amounted to 0.46 in 2011; wealth distribution is even worse with 0.61. These disparities led to a major shift in emphasis of politics in general and of the Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development by the...

The paper critically examines the status of the sustainability discourse and sustainability politics against the backdrop of considerations about the meaning of justice in the context of sustainability. We argue that the preservation of the natural basis of life is by itself a requirement of...

This paper discusses the performance of the Philippine economy as it recovers from the Asian financial crisis and the challenges the country faces in sustaining the recovery and propelling the economy to a higher growth path. The economy has some strengths such as relatively healthy financial...

The persistence of serious natural resource depletion and environmental degradation means that much remains to be done years into the implementation of Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21). With this background, the paper reviewed the past experiences and discussed the future challenges faced in the...

The effectiveness and capacity by which society manages its watershed resources is mediated by different factors, namely: economic considerations - financial capital; technical and administrative capacity - intellectual capital; social governance capacity - social and institutional capital; and...

Local research in the Manupali watershed, with about 60% of its land area belonging to the upland municipality of Lantapan, Bukidnon, found that water quantity and quality declined due to soil erosion and domestic waste contamination. As population grows and agriculture becomes more integrated...

The paper analyzed the presence or absence of elements needed to have an effective system of watershed management in the Maasin Watershed, Iloilo Province. IT concluded that: a) both the legal and institutional structures needed support watershed management effort are in place; b) there is evidence...