Tag Archives: Resource Use
(Deutsch) Brownbag mit Christian Kerschner am 29. März am SERI
(Deutsch) Am Donnerstag, 29. März 2012, gibt es wieder ein Brownbag-Seminar: SERI-Forscher Christian Kerschner spricht über den Technologiebegriff und Einstellungen zu Technologie in den Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. (…)
New glossary on the protection of resources published by the German Federal Environmental Agency
The Federal Environmental Agency [...] (UBA) was founded in 1974 and is the central environmental agency in Germany. Until 2015, the issue of “balancing the protection and use of natural resources” is one of the main focal points of the UBA strategy. UBA has broad competences on the protection of all natural resources. This includes renewable
SERI background paper published: “Resource use and resource efficiency in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States”
SERI’s background paper on “Resource use and resource efficiency in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States” has just been published. It was presented at the UNIDO Europe and NIS Round Table on the theme Promoting innovative industries and technologies for a sustainable future in the Europe and NIS region, held on 30 [...]
Compendium on resource efficiency and eco-innovation published
Fritz Hinterberger [...] gave a keynote speech on “Resource efficiency and eco-innovation: Opportunities and challenges for Eastern Europe and the NIS region” at the UNIDO Europe and NIS Round Table on the theme Promoting innovative industries and technologies for a sustainable future in the Europe and NIS region, held on 30 November 2011 in Vienna, during
Compendium on resource efficiency and eco-innovation
Fritz Hinterberger [...] gave a keynote speech on “Resource efficiency and eco-innovation: Opportunities and challenges for Eastern Europe and the NIS region” at the UNIDO Europe and NIS Round Table on the theme Promoting innovative industries and technologies for a sustainable future in the Europe and NIS region, held on 30 November 2011 in Vienna, during
Vacancy in the working group “Sustainable resource use & global responsibility”
For our team of the working group “Sustainable resource use & global responsibility” we are looking from the beginning of March for a 1-year temporary replacement (maternity leave) – with possibility for a later permanent employment – for a 30h-position as Junior Researcher for the collaboration in national and international research projects regarding the sustainable use of natural resources.
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 project: European Environmental Pressure Index
Content of the project “Environmental Pressure Index” is the construction of a composite indicator that describes the pressure for the environment on EU territory. It will comprise the major strands of European environmental policy: climate change and energy use, nature and biodiversity, air pollution and health impacts, water use and pollution, waste generation and use [...]
