Books from European Environment Agency
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): A Guide to Approaches, Experiences and Information Sources
By Allan Astrup JensenRecoge: 1.A brief history of LCA - 2. What role for LCA in sustainable development? - 3. Applications of LCA - 4. Methodological framework - 5. LCA information sources.
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): The Significance of Gene Flow Through Pollen Transfer : a Review and Interpretation of Published Literature...
By European Environment Agency, Katie Eastham, Jeremy SweetThis report, written for the EEA by experts from the European Science Foundation, considers the significance of the transfer by pollen of genes from six major genetically modified (GM) crop...
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Agriculture and Environment in EU-15: The IRENA Indicator Report
By European Environment AgencyRecoge: 1. Introduction to the IRENA operation - 2. Agri-environmental indicators - 3. General trends in EU-15 agriculture - 4. Agricultural water use - 5. Agricultural input use and the...
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Integration of Environment Into EU Agriculture Policy: The IRENA Indicator-based Assessment Report
By European Environment AgencyThis report aims to provide a fair reflection of the progress, the achievements and obstacles in the integration of environmental concerns into EU agriculture policy, based on indicators developed in...
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Urban Adaptation to Climate Change in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for Cities Together with Supportive National and European Policies
By European Environment AgencyClimate change leading to higher temperatures, changing precipitation patterns and sea level rise, is a reality in Europe. Climate change mitigation measures will limit the magnitude and rate of related...
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European Forests: Ecosystem Conditions and Sustainable Use
By European Environment AgencyDespite political commitment, Europe is struggling to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010. Forests, as the hosts of much of the biological diversity in Europe, are vital to this...
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Sustainable Use and Management of Natural Resources
By European Environment AgencyThis reports focuses on a handful of natural resources: fisheries, forestry, water, fossil fuels, metals and construction minerals, and land use. It examines the driving forces of resource consumption: population...
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Using the Market for Cost-effective Environmental Policy: Market-based Instruments in Europe
By European Environment AgencyThis report presents an assessment of the main and most recent developments in the use of market-based instruments in European environmental policy. The report covers a range of instruments which...
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European Community and Member States Greenhouse Gas Emission Trends 1990-1999
By Bernd Gugele, Manfred Ritter, André JolRecoge: 1. Introduction - 2. Distance to target indicator (DTI) - 3. Sectoral assessment.
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Europe's Ecological Backbone: Recognising the True Value of Our Mountains
By European Environment Agency"The present report delineates Europe's mountain areas according to topography and altitude criteria, based on data from digital elevation models. For the purposes of this study, 36 % of Europe's...