The dramatic decrease in biodiversity in the field of agrogenetic resources (agrobiodiversity) poses a creeping global environmental problem which is currently not accorded corresponding significance on the political agenda.  [...] More

Modern evolutionary economics depicts the creation and implementation of innovations as an unsteady process. Phases of radical change of technological paradigms alternate with phases of incremental improvement in given [...] More

The promotion of regional and social cohesion as well as of environmental protection and sustainability are among the most important Community objectives. The thematic network REGIONET (consisting of 16 european partners) [...] More

The objective of the intended study is to examine the current state of regulation regarding nanotechnology within selected EU member states and the United States of America and to consult the European Parliament regarding [...] More

Discussions on an Integrated Product Policy (IPP) are sometimes very abstract and vague. Comprehensive concretisations with regard to objectives, implementation, roles and tasks of stakeholders etc. are missing. Objectives of [...] More

This interdisciplinary research project aims to find out under which conditions Lead - Markets for sustainable products and processes develop, and how such conditions can be improved on by policy. Lead- Markets for [...] More

The objectives of the research project are to analyse the conditions under which environmental product information schemes are an efficient and effective tool to achieve sustainable development; to assess previous experience [...] More

The Project "Potential Applications of Nanotechnology based materials, Part 2: Analysis of the ecologic, social and legal aspects" is commissioned by the TAB (Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament). The aim [...] More