Urbanisation, Industrialisation and Sustainable development
This paper describes two important transformations of the past century: industrialisation and urbanisation. These transformations will continue in the new century and create policy challenges because…
The integrated nitrous oxide and methane grassland project
The integrated nitrous oxide (N 2 O) and methane (CH 4 ) grassland project aims to estimate and explain emissions of these greenhouse gases from two ecosystems, namely drained agricultural peat soil…
The PEARL model is used to evaluate the leaching of pesticide to the groundwater in support to the Dutch and European pesticide registration procedures. PEARL is an acronym for Pesticide Emission…
Selection of substances, deserving policy attention
In the current report an inventory is made of chemicals that may require extra policy attention. The focus is on chemicals that are of relevance for the Netherlands, and that have not been the subject…
Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases in the Netherlands: uncertainty and priorities for improvement ; Proceedings of a national workshop held in Bilthoven, 1 September 1999
A workshop was organised in the Netherlands on 1 September 1999 to improve the National System for Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions. These are the proceedings, including discussion papers…
Economic modelling approaches to land use and cover change
This report explores and developes approaches to spatially explicit modelling of land use/cover change and the potential impact on land use related emissions of greenhouse gases. The approaches are…
This document gives information about diseases caused by exposure to unsafe (drinking) water and poor sanitation. Diseased caused by micro-organisms are classified in four categories which are based…
Climate scenarios for semi-arid and sub-humid regions. A comparison of climate scenarios for the dryland regions, in West Africa from 1990 to 2050
The identification of climate scenarios for dryland areas in Sub-Saharan West Africa is part of a project to assess the impact of climate change on water availability, agriculture and food security in…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in an Equity-, Environment- and Service-Oriented World
This article describes a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scenario for a world that chooses collectively and effectively to pursue service-oriented economic prosperity while taking into account equity…
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