Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Resource Economics

Problem dimensions - Overview


Resource-overarching Dimensions:

Problems Caused by lacking of Institutions of Sustainability in a Broader Context

1.                World Nutrition, Poverty, Social Exclusion, and Political Conflicts
2.                Issues of Economic Development and Developmental Cooperation
3.                Transformation Processes of Autocratic and Socialist Systems
4.                Adatpion Pressures from Globalization, Structural Change, Agricultural and Environmental Policy
5.                Rivalry and Coexistence of Different Cultivation Systems
6.                Environmental Consequences of Intensive Agricultural Production Practices

 

Resource-specific Dimensions:

Problems Caused by lacking of Institutions of Sustainability in Single Problem Areas

7.                Soil Degradation und Desertification including Land Conversion
8.                Water Shortage and Contamination, Waste Water, and Sanitation
9.                Climate Change, Requirements for Mitigation and Adaptation
10.              Loss of Nature, Biodiversity, and Genetic Resources
11.              Interference with Fish Stocks, Wildlife, and Forests
12.              Depletion of Fossil Energy Stocks, and Provision of Renewable Energy