Monitoring of regionally oriented environmental policy: analysis at provincial level
This study to investigate how the different Dutch provinces monitor regionally oriented policy and its effect on environmental protection areas has shown the goals of this policy not yet interpretable…
Following sustainable development in relation to the North-South dialogue: ecosystem health and sustainability indicators
The necessity for policy makers to follow the processes in relation to sustainability demands new tools for management, a major aspect of which is integrated attention to economic and sociocultural…
Compendium of data and indicators for sustainable development in Benin, Bhutan, Costa Rica and the Netherlands
In 1994, the Netherlands' Government signed three bilateral Sustainable Development Agreements with the Governments of Bhutan, Benin and Costa Rica. Initiatives taken within this framework resulted in…
WARiBaS, Water Assessment on a River Basin Scale. A computer program for calculating water demand and water satisfaction on a catchment basin level; to be used for global scale water stress analysis
The methodology presented as a technical background document to facilitate a first rapid quantitative assessment of water demand and resources on a watershed level is meant for use in global water…
The, in connection with this project adapted, Environmental Information and Planning Model (Dutch acronym RIM+) enables the users to calculate environmental costs on a scale of regions (provinces)…
A future policy instrument for assessing the consequences of changes (already made) to the physical environment can be found in the instrument known as the human environmental balance. By taking all…
Deposition of heavy metals to the Convention waters of OSPARCOM
The depositions of the heavy metals, arsene, cadmium, copper, chromium, nickel, lead and zinc on the Convention waters of OSPARCOM were calculated using an emission-based modelling approach. Emissions…
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands 1990-1996: Updated methodology
This inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands has been prepared according to the IPCC Guidelines and complies with the obligations under the European Union's Greenhouse Gas Monitoring…
Recruitment and composition of population of research to be used for the Natural History Study of the PIAMA project
This report describes the recruitment of participants for the Natural History study of the PIAMA (Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy) project, a birth cohort study on incidence and…
The Interactive Scenario Scanner (ISS): a Tool to Suppport the Dialogue between Science and Policy on Scenario Development; Version 1
In order to explore long-term policy options for controlling climate change, there is a need to develop and evaluate long-term emission scenarios. If these scenarios are to be policy relevant, they…