A good climate for clean air: linkages between climate change and air pollution
Understanding the factors driving demand for transportation in industrialised countries is important in addressing a range of environmental issues. Previous work has identified demographic factors as…
Climate impacts from international aviation and shipping; State-of-the-art on climate impacts, allocation and mitigation policies
Assessment of the latest policy developments and scientific findings on development of greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation and shipping, impacts on climate, allocation options…
Air pollution and climate change policies in Europe: exploring linkages and the added value of an integrated approach
There is an increasing awareness in both the science and policy communities of the importance of addressing the linkages between the traditional air pollutants and greenhouse gases. Many of the…
The book considers an array of state-of-the-art coupling and modelling concepts. First the relevant Earth system cycles are presented, followed by a discussion on scale issues and multiple equilibria…
Environmental (in)equity in the Netherlands - A case study on the distribution of environmental quality in the Rijnmond region
As a part of a broader investigation on environmental inequity in the Netherlands, an exploratory case study on the socio-economic distribution on (perceived) environmental quality was carried out in…
Exploring past and future changes in the ecological footprint for world regions
The Ecological Footprint (EF) has received considerable attention as a useful indicator in the context of sustainable development. So far, it has mostly been applied as a static indicator. Here, we…
Pesticide leaching to the groundwater in drinking water abstraction areas. Analysis with the GeoPEARL model
In the new Dutch decision tree for the evaluation of pesticide leaching from soils, leaching to the shallow groundwater is assessed with the spatially distributed model GeoPEARL. The relative…
How much does a 30% emissionreduction cost? Macroeconomic effects of post-Kyoto climate policy in 2020
This study analyzes the macro-economic impacts of a climate policy that aims to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by industrialized countries to 30% below the level of 1990. Such an effort is…
During the last few decades urban expansion in the Netherlands has led to a reduction in the quality of Dutch landscapes. Historic features continue to disappear. The government’s new National Spatial…
Ammonia concentrations in the Netherlands: spatially detailed measurements and model calculations
From September 2000 to September 2001 the ammonia concentrations in air were measured on a monthly basis at 159 locations in the Netherlands using passive samplers. Eight of the locations were…