Category Archives: Journal articles (reviewed)
Integrating Ecological, Carbon and Water footprint into a “Footprint Family” of indicators: Definition and role in tracking human pressure on the planet
Galli, A., T. Wiedmann, E. Ercin, D. Knoblauch, B. Ewing, and S. Giljum (2012)
In Ecological Indicators 16(0): 100-112.
Abstract
In recent years, attempts have been made to develop an integrated Footprint approach for the assessment of the environmental impacts of production and consumption. In this paper, we provide for the first time a definition [...]
New Publication in Energy Policy from SERI researcher Andrea Stocker and colleagues:
[...]A new article from SERI researcher Andrea Stocker was published in Energy Policy.
Stocker, A., Großmann, A., Madlener, R. & Wolter, M. I. (2011). Sustainable energy development in Austria until 2020: Insights from applying the integrated model “e3.at”, Energy Policy 39 (2011) pp. 6082-6099.
Abstract:
This paper reports on the Austrian research project ‘‘Renewable energy
Modelling scenarios towards a sustainable use of natural resources in Europe
Giljum, S.;Behrens, A.;Hinterberger, F.; Lutz, C. and Meyer,B. (2008)
In: Environmental Science Policy, Vol. 11, Issue: 3, pp. 204-216
Abstract
Issues related to the unsustainable use of natural resources are currently high on the policy agenda both in Europe and in other world regions. A large number of studies assessed past developments of material use [...]
Examining Processes or/and Outcomes? Evaluation Concepts in European Governance of Natural Resources
Rauschmayer, F., Berghöfer, A., Omann, I. and Zikos, D. (2009)
In: Environmental Policy and Governance, Env. Pol. Gov. 19, 159–173
Abstract
Effectively evaluating the governance of natural resources is a precondition for its improvement in contexts of change. In order to do so, one can use methods for evaluating (1) the outcome of a governance [...]
Climate change as a threat to biodiversity: An application of the DPSIR approach
Omann, I.;Stocker, A. and Jäger, J. (2009)
In: Ecological Economics Journal
Abstract:
Climate change and its consequences present one of the most important threats to biodiversity and the functions of ecosystems. The stress on biodiversity is far beyond the levels imposed by the global climatic changes occurring in the recent evolutionary past. It includes temperature [...]
The Raw Material Equivalents of International Trade: Empirical Evidence for Latin America
Muñoz, P.; Giljum, S.; Roca, J. (2009)
In: Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 13, Nr. 6, pp. 881-897
This article aims at estimating the raw material equivalents (RMEs)—the upstream used material flows required along the production chain—of imports and exports for some Latin American countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico. Furthermore, the United States [...]
Eco-innovation – putting the EU on the path to a resource and energy efficient economy
Bleischwitz, R., Bahn-Walkowiak, B., Irrek, W., Schepelmann, P., Schmidt-Bleek, F., Giljum, S., Lutter, S., Bohunovski, L., Hinterberger, F., Hawkins, E., Kuhndt, M., Pratt N. (2009)
In: Policy, E.P.P.D.-E.a.S. (Ed.), European Parliament, Brussels.
The objective of this study is to support the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee in its work on the EU’s industrial and energy policy [...]
“What contribution can trade policy make towards combating climate change?”
Kraemer, R.A., Hinterberger, F., Tarasofsky, R. (2007)
In: Parliament, E. (Ed.), European Parliament, Brussels
Trade policy presents an area of opportunity for the EU to address the problem of global climate change. One approach is implementing measures to increase trade in environmental technologies and green services, as EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has identified in [...]
Eco-innovation – putting the EU on the path to a resource and energy efficient economy
Bleischwitz, R., Bahn-Walkowiak, B., Irrek, W., Schepelmann, P., Schmidt-Bleek, F., Giljum, S., Lutter, S., Bohunovski, L., Hinterberger, F., Hawkins, E., Kuhndt, M., Pratt, N., (2009)
In: Policy, E.P.P.D.-E.a.S. (Ed.), European Parliament, Brussels.
The objective of this study is to support the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee in its work on the EU’s industrial and energy policy [...]
