(April 2013 - March 2016)

Coastal and marginal seas serve as natural reaction sites for the processing and accumulation of land-derived discharges. The main location of modification and accumulation of input into coastal and marginal seas are in most cases the sediments. Their key positions as central reactors in land-sea...

(November 2010 - October 2015)

Besides inducing ecological effects, land use changes always have socioeconomic consequences. The IÖW-subproject 'Socioeconomic Assessment of Land Management Strategies' therefore assesses direct and indirect costs and benefits of land management options. Focusing on supporting, provisioning,...

(September 2011 - January 2015)

The adaptation of society, the economy and the environment to the inevitable consequences of climate change gets increasingly important. For this process key stakeholders in economy and society need to be sensitised for the issue of adaptation. Information about the potential impacts of climate...

(October 2011 - September 2014)

(July 2009 - June 2014)