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Umweltgesamtrechnung.at. Die Umweltgesamtrechnungen haben das Ziel diese Formen der Wechselwirkung zwischen Gesellschaft und Umwelt, also Umweltbelastung, Umweltschutzmaßnahmen und Leistungen, die durch Verwendung von Umweltgütern für die Gesellschaft erbracht werden, zu beschreiben. Umweltgesamtrechnungen ergänzen dabei die Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnungen (VGR), indem sie diese um umweltrelevante Faktoren erweitern.

Als sogenannte „Satellitenkonten“ folgen sie dabei weitgehend den Konzepten und Regeln der Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnungen, um sicherzustellen, dass die Daten aus den beiden Berechnungen kompatibel sind. Durch diesen Einbezug der Umwelt, in Form von physischen und monetären Daten, als relevanten Faktor in der Ökonomie haben Umweltgesamtrechnungen einen höheren Informationsgrad als rein Volkswirtschaftliche Gesamtrechnungen. Home | Happy Planet Index. World Resources Institute | Global Warming, Climate Change, Ecosystems, Sustainable Markets, Good Governance & the Environment.

Environmental-Economic Accounting. Environmental-Economic Accounting. Sustainable scale. Introduction Sustainable scale is one of three defining goals (along with efficient allocation and just distribution) of ecological economics. It “refers to the physical volume of the through put, the flow of matter-energy from the environment as low-entropy raw materials, and back to the environment as high-entropy wastes”. Whereas neoclassical economics considers the ecosystem to be a component of the economy, ecological economics assumes the economy to be a subsystem of a fixed ecosystem. Earth, the global ecosystem, is a closed system of a finite size in which only energy passes through.

It is important to note that the maximum ecologically sustainable scale may not be the optimal scale for the economy. Micro-economists focus on economies of scale, the “phenomena in which an increase of inputs within some range results in more than proportional increase of outputs”. It is necessary here to note the difference between growth and development. Empty World vs. Natural Capital. Oslo Group - Welcome to the Oslo Group Website. The Oslo Group on Energy Statistics is a city group created by the UN Statistical Commission to address methodological issues related to energy statistics and contribute to improved international standards and improved methods for official energy statistics.

Focus in 2013 The main activity for the Oslo Group in 2013 will be the drafting and the finalisation of the ESCM. The Oslo Group is planning to have a virtual meeting before the next Oslo Group meeting where new revised chapters of the ESCM will be discussed. Eighth Oslo Group meeting in Azerbaijan , 2013 The 8th Oslo Group Meeting will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan before summer 2013. The meeting will be dedicated to the review of the first complete draft of the ESCM. Eighth meeting in Azerbaijan Seventh Oslo Group meeting in Finland, 23-26 October 2012 The 7th Oslo Group Meeting will take place in Helsinki, Finland 23rd-26th October 2012. Seventh meeting in Finland Sixth Oslo Group meeting in Australia, 2-5 May 2011 Fifth meeting in Cork.

The GPI ~ GPI Atlantic. Project Syndicate - the highest quality op-ed ( opinion-editorial ) articles and commentaries. European Indicators and Ranking Methodology for University Third Mission. The Conference Universities’ Third Mission: Indicators and Good Practices, which will take place on Thursday, 2nd and Friday, 3rd February 2012 at the Wood Quay Venue in Dublin, Ireland, will discuss issues related to measuring the Third Mission, and, as final conference of the E3M Research Project, will provide an opportunity to present a set of indicators developed by the project, and to share good practices in attempts to develop a European-wide measurement framework for Third Mission activities.

The conference, designed as a highly interactive event, is aimed at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), accreditation and ranking agencies, policy makers, institutions working with universities in the areas of technology transfer and innovation, continuing education and social engagement, international organisations and other colleagues working on projects in similar areas and having interest in the development of Third Mission activities. World Values Survey.