This paper reports the extent to which the effects of such life-course experiences as partnership formation, the transition to parenthood, divorce and unemployment on housing quality persist over the…
Dissolved inorganic phosphorus export to the coastal zone: results from a spatially explicit, global model
Here we describe, test, and apply a spatially explicit, global model of river-borne dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) export called NEWS-DIP. Among the innovations in NEWS-DIP are increased spatial…
SustainabilityA-Test Inception report: progress to date and future tasks
The ultimate aim of the project SustainabilityA-Test is to improve the scientific basis of the application of tools in (sustainability) impact assessments. This report provides an overview of the…
Effectiveness of the EU White paper: 'European transport policy for 2010'
This report takes a look at general European transport and environmental trends, and the (likely) influence of the policy focusing in the White Paper, 'European transport policy for 2010', in…
Towards a long-term European strategy on climate change policy
One of the key challenges facing European policymakers today is developing a politically credible and economically progressive post-2012 climate policy regime. Over the course of two workshops…
Nitrogen surface balances in intensive agricultural production systems in different world regions for the period 1970-2030
The results indicate that the overall system N recovery and fertilizer use efficiency slowly increased in the industrialized countries between 1970 and 1995, the values for developing countries have…
The Dutch Environmental Balance 2005 describes the Dutch state of the environment in 2005. It offers an evaluation of policy influences on the environment, including the barriers, opportunities and…
Sustainability outlook, findings in society and science
In 2004, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has published the National Sustainability Outlook. A summary of this report was presented on the conference of the European Society for…
ETC/ACC Street Emission Ceiling (SEC) exercise: phase 2 report
Traffic related air pollution is still one of the most pressing problems in urban areas. Evidence of the adverse health effects of fine particulate matter is continuously emerging and the fact that…
Immission targets for nutrients (N and P) in catchments and coastal zones: a North Sea assessment
Concern about the rising concentrations of nutrients and their adverse effects on freshwater, estuarine and marine organisms led to political action in 1970s and 1980s. Emission targets, aimed at…
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