This book presents interdisciplinary approaches towards achieving regional sustainability. The relevance of interdisciplinary research and its consequences for economic research into the environment are elaborated, and new approaches are developed to integrate knowledge from ecological and social sciences into economic research.
Regional Sustainability includes the development of theoretical concepts as well as applied regional case studies relating to nature conservation and agricultural policies, coastal management and air pollution problems. Centered around the themes of...

Die Ursprunge dieses Bandes reichen in das Jahr 1993 zuruck. Schon friihzeitig hat sich die Sektion Angewandte Landschaftsokologie am UFZ-Umweltforschungs zentrum Leipzig-Halle GmbH in ihrer Forschung auf das Leitbild einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung von Regionen konzentriert. Untersuchungsraum ist neben dem Schwerpunkt Stadt Leipzig vor allem der Sudraum Leipzig gewesen, eine sich sud lich an Leipzig anschlieBende Industrie- und Bergbauregion. Die Lasten der Vergangenheit und die ungunstigen Ausgangsbedingungen ver langen eine Prtifung, ob das Leitbild einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung fUr diese...

This book is about conflicts between different stakeholder groups triggered by protected species that compete with humans for natural resources. It presents key ecological features of typical conflict species and mitigation strategies including technical mitigation and the design of participatory decision strategies involving relevant stakeholders. The book provides a European perspective, but also develops a global framework for the development of action plans.