Developing a new assessment tool in the area of sustainable development requires a
strategic methodology for a cohesive and logical framework incorporating relevant theory …

Sustainability assessment is now emerging as a more transparent, comprehensive,
integrated and far-sighted approach to decision making. Its basic demand is that all …

The aim of sustainable development is to balance social, economic, and environmental
needs. In order to justify the decisions they make, stakeholders must quantify the different …

The creation of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED)—
commonly known as the Brundtland Commission—and the publication in 1987 of its report …

The Environment Strategy emphasizes the need to strengthen the analytical foundation of
environmental work at the country level. Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) has been …

Most SEA practice and research has focused on the pre-decision stages, whereas post-
decision follow-up stages such as monitoring, evaluation, and management have been …

It remains challenging to derive general findings and conclusions from either economic
theory or empirical studies on the relationship between international trade and the regional …

This book looks at agriculture and the environment, placed within the dynamic context of
post-communist societal change and entry into the European Union (EU). Scrieciu explores …

Vom 10. bis zum 14. September diesen Jahres verhandelt die Ministerkonferenzder
Welthandelsorganisation (WTO) über eine weitere Liberalisierung desWelthandels. Dabei …

From 10 to 14 September 2003, the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization
(WTO) negotiated over a further liberalization of world trade. A lot was at stake there for the …