Formalizing knowledge on international environmental regimes: a first step towards integrating political science in integrated assessments of global environmental change
International environmental regimes are considered key factors in dealing with global environmental change problems. It is important to understand if and how regimes are effective in tackling these…
The price of protein: Review of land use and carbon footprints from Life cycle assessments of animal food products and their substitutes
Sources of protein in our diet, such as meat, dairy products and seafood can have significant environmental impacts. There are however very large differences between products, both in land requirement…
On 24 September 2012, the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency presented its second biannual ‘Assessment of the Human Environment’ to outgoing Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment…
Projections of health risks of climate change are surrounded with uncertainties in knowledge. Understanding of these uncertainties will help the selection of appropriate adaptation policies. We made…
Deep feelings around a shallow coast. A spatial analysis of tourism jobs and the attractivity of nature in the Dutch Wadden area
The Dutch Wadden area is an internationally renowned natural area with World Heritage status. Its ecological uniqueness can be attributed to its shallow coastal waters. However, the Wadden area is…
Limited attention has been paid to how neighbourhood conditions affect firm relocation choices. Using a panel dataset (1999-2006) of actual firm relocations in the Netherlands, the effect of different…
Choices Outlined 2013-2017. The outlines of the election programmes
The CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency have analysed the election manifestos of 10 political parties in the book Keuzes in Kaart…
The resilience of Dutch regions to economic shocks Measuring the relevance of interactions between employers and employees
Although increasing attention is being paid to the resilience of regions to economic shocks, theoretical and empirical insights into the determinants of regional resilience remain limited. This paper…
Once an outsider, always an outsider? The accessibility of the Dutch rural housing market among locals and non-locals
Are intended movers with a preference for rural living able to move to their preferred rural location? One of the most pressing questions addressed in the rural gentrification literature is whether…
Weather-related disasters: past, present and future
Disasters such as floods, storms, heatwaves and droughts may have serious implications for human health and the economic development of countries. One of the main findings of this report is that…
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