We do not know; but simplistic answers to the title's question should be mistrusted. In this paper, we first provide a literature overview, laying out the vast diversity of theories on the role of monetary aspects for economic growth both within mainstream growth theory and within heterodox...

This report is a comparative study of the current legal situation in relation to the forth-coming implementation of the Floods Directive in selected EU Member States, focusing on the question of whether these states incorporate public participation into the process of flood risk mapping and, if...

This article develops eleven criteria focusing on the relative importance and strength of different, especially socio-economic drivers of and pressures on biodiversity. These refer to the syndrome concept designed to assess global environmental risks and the DPSIR framework developed to guide...

Biodiversity loss is a serious global environmental problem. Economic instruments in biodiversity policies can contribute towards reconciling the conservation costs encountered at local level with the benefits of biodiversity conservation at higher levels of governance, from regional and...

Tradable permits have already been applied in many areas of environmental policy and may be a possible response to increasing calls for flexible conservation instruments which are able to successfully conserve biodiversity while allowing for economic development. The idea behind applying...

Der Compartment Transfer als innovative Technologie zur Grundwassersanierung kann eine deutliche Kostensenkung bei der Sanierung kontaminierter Grundwasserkörper bewirken. Innovative Technologien können aber auch Gefahren und Risiken für Mensch und Umwelt mit sich bringen. Ihrem Schutz dienen...

Dieses Diskussionspapier beschäftigt sich mit bestehenden Ansätzen, "Good Governance" auf lokaler Ebene zu konzeptualisieren und zu operationalisieren. Es möchte damit einen Beitrag zur Diskussion um die Anwendbarkeit und den praktischen Wert von derlei Ansätzen leisten. Sein Ziel ist es...