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The material basis of the global economy – Worldwide patterns of natural resource extraction and their implications for sustainable resource use policies
Behrens, A., Giljum, S., Kovanda, J. & Niza, S. (2007)
In: Ecological Economics 64 (2007) 444-453.
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(Deutsch) Eine Materialinputsteuer zur Senkung des Ressourcenverbrauchs – und Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen?
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(Deutsch) Reduktion des Ressourcenverbrauchs: Von der Vision zur Praxis
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Environmental Policy Instruments for Dematerialisation of the European Union
Behrens, A. (2004)
This paper deals with environmental policy instruments designed to reduce the material input of European economies. In line with sustainable development, these instruments need to allow for economic growth, while taking into account environmental and social considerations. With regard to the environmental dimension, dematerialisation has been pointed out as one of the [...]
Modelling scenarios towards a sustainable use of natural resources in Europe
Giljum, S., Behrens, A., Hinterberger, F., Lutz, C. & Meyer, B. (2007)
The issue of unsustainable patterns of natural resource use currently experiences a steep rise on the policy agenda both in Europe and other world regions. A rapidly increasing body of literature assesses past developments of material use and resource productivities, however, little effort [...]
