Das Projekt "Governing the Common Sea (GOVCOM)? Changing modes of governance in the Baltic Sea Region" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Greifswald, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Lehrstuhl für Vergleichende Regierungslehre durchgeführt. The pattern of environmental governance is changing as national governments are under stress from new political agents. In addition to the traditional nation state centered policy-making system, including international cooperation, political power is also exercised on the trans-national and local levels of society. A simultaneous movement of political power is also exercised on the trans-national and local levels of government and downward to local communities. Sub national units such as local governments, civic organisations and even loosely constructed networks introduce their own environmental policies. Global sustainability problems are created by the interaction of all societal levels, and a new politics of sustainability involving local, national, regional as well as global efforts must be implemented to solve these problems. National governments have responsed to this situation by introducing programs promoting ecological modernisation as well as new policy instruments that involve communities and other actors. The Baltic Sea Region (BSR) is an area of special concern both from an environmental point-of-view as well as from a governance point-of-view. The sea itself is highly vulnerable to pollution. At the same time the region is an ideal setting for the research because it has introduced several new fora for sustainable decision making, while showing considerable strength in existing administrative and political structures. The main objectives for this project are: Module 1. to deepen understanding of the origins, development and operation of traditional environmental governance in the BSR
Das Projekt "Seniorengerechte Muellvermeidung und Muelltrennung - eine Untersuchung zum umweltgerechten Verbraucherverhalten aelterer Menschen" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Technische Universität Berlin, Fachbereich 08 Architektur, Institut für Gesundheitswissenschaften durchgeführt. Eruierung des Wissensstandes aelterer Menschen in Bezug auf Muellvermeidung und Muelltrennung unter Einbeziehung kommunaler Beratungsangebote zum Themenkomplex Muell. Abhaengigkeit des Verbraucher- und Kaufverhaltens unter Auswertung der Informations- und Werbekampagnen zu diesem Thema. Aufdeckung der Hindernisse bei der Muellvermeidung und Muelltrennung fuer aeltere Menschen. Einfluss von Alter, Geschlecht, Einkommen, Bildungsstand und Wohnform der Senioren und Seniorinnen auf den Umgang mit wiederverwertbaren Materialien und auf die Vermeidung von Muell.
Das Projekt "International Conference on 'Integrative Approaches Towards Sustainability' (Baltic Sea Region sharing knowledge internally, across Europe, and world-wide) - SHARING" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von University of Latvia Riga durchgeführt. The 2nd Conference in the series of 'Integrative Approaches Towards Sustainability' is a response to the request of participants of the first conference held in Latvia March 26-29, 2003 (http://home.lanet.lv/ asi/). An impressive forum of excellent key-note speakers was challenged by an ambitious audience of young researchers at the 1st Conference proceedings of which contain 600 pages. The Baltic Rim, a recognised leader in integrated treatment of environmental, social, and economic problems of sustainable development (SD), is facing the challenge of full acceptance of the Baltic Countries and Poland to this worldclass club. The 2nd Conference aims to strengthen the integration of the region's RTD community and promotion of sharing its knowledge and expertise internally, across Europe (including the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions) and worldwide by inviting distinguished researchers to discuss the goals defined by the EU Council in Gothenburg, sciencebased thresholds of sustainability and limits with focus on the Baltic Rim, the corporate responsibility for SD in regional decision making, to share knowledge and expertise with particular focus on agriculture, forestry, education, and universitymunicipality partnership in basic and advanced fields of SD; to train the young researchers of the region and regions of Mediterranean and Black Sea. The 2nd Conference will contribute to creation of a 'critical mass' of human potential for SD in the region and Europe. The Conference tasks will be implemented by an appropriate Agenda and composition of participant list. It is essential for the region to organise a high level conference in a new member state on the East coast of the Baltic Sea in order to address senior researchers, to train the young ones from the Baltic countries and Poland and to encourage them to take the opportunities offered by the ERA and the EC 6th FP. The work under the project consists of 6 Work packages.