Umwelt Environment

Nr. 156/157 (2020) Artikel Article 102–24 {:en}Tracing Anthropogenic Impact on Arsenic Mobility in the Groundwater of Bangladesh and Southeast Asia — A Review of Methods and ResultsThe effect of anthropogenic impact on groundwater resources in Southeast Asian countries is subject to scientific debate, since it is increasingly considered a contributor to the observed contamination of groundwater with arsenic. It can be diverse, and range from direct pollution, through alteration of hydraulic conditions to indirect effects on geochemical conditions and reactions. While … von by Charlotte N. Stirn, Martin V. Maier und and Olaf Bubenzer
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Nr. 154/155 (2020) Artikel Article 111–28 {:en}Doing Discourse Research in Chinese Studies: Methodological Reflections on the Basis of Studying Green Consumption and Population PolicyAs Chinese Studies and other Area Studies have become increasingly sophisticated in the methodologies they use, more in-depth discussions on researchers’ discourse- analytic practices seem desirable. This article is thus a methodological reflection, coming as part of the authors’ own ongoing research projects. It describes some of the characteristic ways in which discourse fields in … von by Björn Alpermann und and Franziska Fröhlich
Nr. 143 (2017) Artikel Article 5–24 {:en}China’s Role in Global Transition Processes to Sustainability — A Role Theoretical ApproachThe transition to sustainability is a global project, and without China as an active supporter coping with this challenge will be impossible for the international community. The necessity to involve China is exemplified by the case of greenhouse gases (GHGs): the country is already responsible for about 28 percent of global emissions. In recent years … von by Ulrike Solmecke
Nr. 143 (2017) Artikel Article 25–46 {:en}Taiwan’s Polycentric Strategy Within the Environmental Regime Complex on Climate ChangeFor decades, Taiwan has tried to become part of the global climate mitigation program within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While these endeavors have been ineffective, a transnational regime complex on climate change mitigation has still emerged over the years. In recent years Taiwan’s sovereignty-centered approach has transformed toward this polycentric … von by Reinhard Biedermann
Nr. 142 (2017) Artikel Article 12–31 {:en}Governance of Low Carbon Transition in China: The Building and Transport SectorsRapid urbanization is one of the key features of China’s modern development. Chinese cities, growing in number and scale, consume evermore energy and their carbon footprint makes the country the world’s largest carbon emitter. In response, China is now pursuing low-carbon development. The low-carbon transition ideal suggests a fundamental change in the way that energy … von by Julia Aristova und and Xiaoli Lin
Nr. 140 (2016) Artikel Article 74–102 {:de}Das Verhältnis von Recht und Technik in Japan aus Perspektive der Haftung von Unternehmen und Staat für technikbedingte Massenschäden am Beispiel von Minamata, Asbest und FukushimaThere are two aspects to the relationship between law and technology. While, on the one hand, law promotes the development of technology, it also, at the same time, regulates its application and use — especially with regard to the protection of health and property. Japan has over the years experienced significant technology-related large-scale damage, well … von by Hiroki Kawamura
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Nr. 133 (2014) Artikel Article 5–23 {:de}Japans Abfall: Zwei Fallstudien zu Entsorgung und Verwertung aus Shibushi und KamikatsuJapan’s “3R Initiative” was implemented in 2004. The program aims at reducing, reusing, and recycling waste and is part of a larger package of laws and regulations under the umbrella of waste management and sustainable development. Although “3R” is a national-level initiative, it is up to each municipality to design and implement a specific agenda … von by Agathe T. Okumura und and Gabriele Vogt
Nr. 133 (2014) Artikel Article 24–51 {:en}China’s New Energy Geopolitics: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Central AsiaAs China is dependent on oil and gas imports to maintain its high growth rates, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Central Asia have become increasingly important for the country’s economic development. In May 2014, China and Russia signed a new gas deal, for example, and in recent years China has been able to improve … von by Ralph M. Wrobel
Nr. 133 (2014) Research Note 52–71 {:en}Climate Protection Governance and Participation in the People’s Republic of ChinaIn the last five years China has passed new laws and regulations and has formulated new policies and targets for climate protection. The country’s private sector is also making contributions to this new focus, in terms of technology development, green investments, public–private partnerships, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting. Civil society organizations, meanwhile, have built … von by Berthold M. Kuhn
Nr. 118 (2011) Artikel Article 7–28 {:de}Saurer Regen über Nordostasien: Warum effektive Kooperation versagtConcomitant to China’s economic growth, trans-boundary acid rain has turned into a major challenge to environmental cooperation in Northeast Asia. Emissions from China’s industries and a growing traffic volume are causing considerable damage to Japan and South Korea, much to the dissatisfaction of the eastern neighbors. Initiated by Japan and South Korea, a host of … von by Jost Wübbeke
Nr. 118 (2011) Artikel Article 29–49 {:en}Ambiguity of Images: Visualizing Ethnic/Racial Differences in Indonesian TV Advertisements during the New Order and the Post-New Order EraAdvertising imagery relating to ethnicity/race can provide significant cues to reveal the prevailing discourse about ethnic/racial relations in a society and, most importantly, about a perceived majority’s assumption in relation to a perceived minority. This study is concerned with the ways in which TV advertisements construct discursive strategies to define and represent ethnic/racial differences in … von by Ratna Noviani
Nr. 118 (2011) Artikel Article 50–74 {:de}Von der Ressource zum Ressourcenkonflikt? Rohstoffreichtum, Umweltverschmutzung und schwache Staatlichkeit in MelanesienThe Melanesian area is characterized by both a high level of cultural and political heterogeneity and an abundance of resources. In many cases, state structures are weak and the state is scarcely functional. Even more importantly, the traditional big man-system supports corruption and prevents effective nation-building. With these facts in mind, this article overhauls the … von by Andreas Holtz
Nr. 117 (2010) Editorial 5–6 {:en}EditorialAs an emerging world power, India is becoming an important partner in critical areas of ecological sustainability. Its rapidly emerging economy and Germany’s pioneering environmental economy offer different but mutually complementary perspectives. This issue of the journal presents various papers on environmental governance in India that stem from student research projects. The MA and PhD … von by Kirsten Jörgensen und and Christian Wagner
Nr. 117 (2010) Artikel Article 7–26 {:de}The Challenges of E-Waste Management in India: Can India draw lessons from the EU and the USA?This article examines e-waste management in India, identifying lessons and implications from e-waste management in the European Union and the United States which may influence or predict both strengths and obstacles to effectiveness in Indian e-waste regulation. India’s new draft E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules are much more comprehensive than any US e-waste regulations and … von by Alexandra Skinner, Yvonne Dinter, Alex Lloyd und and Philip Strothmann
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Nr. 117 (2010) Artikel Article 27–44 {:en}Water Stress in the Cauvery Basin, South India — How current water management approaches and allocation conflict constrain reformThis article presents insights on the state of water management in the Cauvery basin in South India and the ongoing interstate dispute concerning the allocation of the Cauvery’s water between the riparian states Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. A lack of multi-level, intersectoral, and participative approaches on the one hand have led to inadequate conditions in … von by Marius Ferdin, Stefan Görlitz und and Steffen Schwörer
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Nr. 117 (2010) Artikel Article 45–57 {:en}Towards a Public-Private Partnership Regime: An Analysis of Water-supply Systems in Urban IndiaThe institutional arrangements for supplying water to people living in urban conurbations in India is gradually being transformed from a conventional departmental arrangement to a new, rather fragmented structure of public-private partnerships with regulatory set-ups in a few cases. This article tracks the course of this development. It also identifies the prevailing patterns of public-private … von by Gopal K. Sarangi
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Nr. 112/113 (2009) Artikel Article 9–30 {:de}Konflikte um biokulturelle Diversität in Thailand: Moderne Herausforderungen an Karen-Gemeinschaften im Weltnaturerbe Thung YaiBiological diversity as well as cultural diversity are prominent concepts in the discourses on environmentalism, development, indigenous rights and globalization. Since the late 1980s, interrelations between biological and cultural diversity came increasingly into the focus of academic, political, and economic interests and discourses. This paper first reviews very broadly the development of the conceptualization of … von by Reiner Buergin
Nr. 92 (2004) Artikel Article 9–29 {:de}Der Taal-Vulkan auf den Philippinen – Ökotourismus als Zukunftschance für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung einer Risikoregion?For several years, early stages of different types of environmentally and socially sustainable tourism have been observable in the Philippines. Based on intensive fieldwork, this study discusses the conditions for ecotourism, using the example of the Taal Volcano region, which is one of the world's largest active volcanoes with almost 30 km wide, water filled … von by Hans-Joachim Fuchs und and Kerstin Koch
Nr. 92 (2004) Artikel Article 30–48 {:en}The Ancient Quarter of Hanoi – A Reflection of Urban Transition ProcessesThis paper describes the effects of the Doi Moi policy, the latest stage in a series of historical transitions, on the urban landscape of Vietnam's oldest existing trade, market, and retail estate, the Ancient Quarter of Hanoi or 36 Streets Quarter. Economic liberalisation and the opening up to global capital have caused an enormous economic … von by Michael Waibel
Nr. 87 (2003) Artikel Article 52–64 {:en}From Farming to Franchising: Current aspects of transformation in post-crisis Metro-JakartaThe rapid urbanization in Java is primarily based on the development of its metropolitan region Jabotabek, the mega-urban agglomeration around Indonesia's capital Jakarta. This article deals with the interdependence of economic, political, and demographic change within Metro-Jakarta, Southeast Asia's most densely populated urban region. Having been politically pushed since the beginning of former president Suharto's … von by Günter Spreitzhofer
Nr. 85 (2002) Artikel Article 5–18 {:de}Sandstürme im Tarim-Becken: Ursachen und sozio-ökonomische FolgenSandstorms are a typical, yet hazardous phenomenon in the Tarim Basin that is basically caused by certain meteorological frame conditions, but its disastrous socio‐economic impact is strongly affected by man. Frequency and intensity of sandstorms and their associated negative human and societal impact have increased in the recent past making the Tarim Basin a more … von by Manfred Domrös und and Buhalqem Mamtimin
Nr. 81 (2001) Artikel Article 32–52 {:en}WTO and implications for the Chinese environment policyRegulatory basis of trade and environment under the WTO are the provisions of the relevant WTO-Agreements. Though these Agreements are basically containing trade regulations, there are also a range of environment related provisions. With the entry into WTO, China has to follow these WTO-rules (reduction of WTO incompatible subsidies especially in the energy, textile and … von by Andreas Oberheitmann
Nr. 78 (2001) Artikel Article 5–24 {:de}Ökonomische Aspekte ordnungsrechtlicher und steuerpolitischer Maßnahmen zur SO2-Emissionsreduktion in ChinaEspecially the reduction of SO2‐emissions are on the political of Chinese environmental policy as these pollutant currently has the greatest impact on additional social costs in China. To internalise these external effects there are a set of options available, inter alia command and control measures and a SO2‐tax. Focus of this article is the assessment … von by Andreas Oberheitmann
Nr. 78 (2001) Artikel Article 25–49 {:de}Umweltbildung und Umweltkommunikation in der VR ChinaThe concept of sustainable development stresses the anthropocentric nature of environmental problems as well as the necessity to change human behavior towards the environment. Environmental Education and Communication are means of crucial importance to serve this purpose. In this article the concept of EE as based on multiplicators in the political, educational, media and non-governmental … von by Claudia Kruse

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