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Der barrierefreie Naturerlebnispfad
Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 57.86Am Beispiel des ehemaligen Campingplatzes "Zur Wackenmühle" in der Gemeinde Rehlingen-Siersburg, Ortsteil Hemmersdorf, wurde als Teil eines Ökokontoprojekts ein touristisches Nutzungskonzept in Form einer besucherlenkenden Maßnahme durch einen Naturerlebnispfad erarbeitet. Begleitend hierzu hat die an der Wackenmühle durchgeführte Umfrage gezeigt,... more...
EMAS
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 36.02EMAS ist die Kurzbezeichnung für Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. Mit EMAS wurde von der Europäischen Union ein Umweltmanagement- und Umweltprüfungssystem geschaffen, das Organisationen seit 1995 auf freiwilliger Basis ein Instrument bietet, mit dem sie ihren eigenen Beitrag zum Umweltschutz leisten und ihr ökologisches Image verbessern können. Gleichzeitig... more...
Believing Cassandra
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 29.95A bestseller on Amazon.com within months of its first release, Alan AtKisson's debut book quickly became a modern classic of sustainability literature. Global companies, grassroots groups, university courses, government agencies, and even the US Army ordered it by the box. Now fully revised and updated, Believing Cassandra: How to be an Optimist in... more...
Sustainable Communities Design Handbook
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 63.95The objective of this book is to ensure a better quality of life for everyone, both now and for generations to come. This means creating a better and safer environment internationally through the sustainable use of natural resources, encouraging sustainable development which supports a strong economy, and ensuring a high quality environment that can... more...
Greening Household Behaviour
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2011; US$ 42.00Household consumption patterns and behaviour have an impact on stocks of natural resources, environmental quality and climate change. This is expected to increase significantly in the future. In response, governments have introduced a variety of measures to encourage people to take into consideration the environmental impact of their purchases and... more...
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Portugal 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2011; US$ 63.00This report presents the OECD review of Portugals environmental policy performance for 2011. It finds that environmental policies have been consolidated and strengthened since the last review in 2001, but that meeting the post-Kyoto targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions will be challenging. With energy and climate policies being... more...
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Norway 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2011; US$ 63.00This report presents the third OECD review of Norways environmental policy performance. Previous reviews were published in 2001 and 1993. Topics covered in this report include greening growth, implementation of environmental policies, international cooperation, climate change, waste management and the 3Rs (reduce,... more...
Clean, Green and Blue
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) 2008; US$ 85.40When Singapore became a sovereign state in 1965, the fledgling nation faced very similar problems as most other developing countries: high unemployment, low standard of living, and poor environmental conditions. In a scant four decades, it has become the 6th wealthiest country in the world in terms of per capita GDP and has managed its environment... more...
Governance, Politics and the Environment
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) 2008; US$ 98.90In the past two decades, research on environmental issues in East and Southeast Asian countries has mainly focused on existing institutional mechanisms of environmental management, the establishment of new environmental management structures, the introduction of incentives to improve natural capital and foster environmental protection, and the culture... more...









