Projects of the Working Group
“Governance and Institutions”

Current Projects

Completed Projects

Naturkapital Deutschland – TEEB DE: Über den ökonomischen Wert der Natur für den Menschen

ADVOCATE – Advancing Sustainable In Situ Remediation for Contaminated Land and Groundwater (Marie-Curie Initial Training Network)

Operationalisation of Natural Capital and EcoSystem Services: From Concepts to Real-world Applications

BASE − Bottom-Up Climate Adaptation Strategies for Europe

GLAMURS − Green Lifestyles, Alternative Models and Upscaling Regional Sustainability

EnGeno − Transformative potentials of energy cooperatives

Integrating Nature Conservation into Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (UFZ/HGF)

Stärkung eines nachhaltigen Konsums im Bereich Produktnutzung durch Anpassungen im Zivil- und öffentlichen Recht

POLICYMIX – Assessing the role of economic instruments in policy mixes for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services provision

KNEU – Developing a Knowledge Network for European Expertise on biodiversity and ecosystem services to inform policy making and economic sectors (EU FP7)

PRESS – PEER Research on EcoSystem Services

TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

InfraWass: Nachhaltigkeitsinstitutionen zur Governance langlebiger technischer Infrastruktursysteme am Beispiel der europäischen Wasserver- und Abwasserentsorgung unter den Bedingungen klimatischen und demographischen Wandels (BMBF)

Praktische Ausgestaltung einer fortzuentwickelnden Abwasserabgabe sowie mögliche Inhalte einer Regelung (UBA)

TIMBRE – Tailored Improvement of Brownfield Regeneration in Europe (EU FP7)

SAFIRA II Decision Support System for Megasite Management (UFZ)

EU – Network of Excellence LIAISE: Linking Impact Assessment Instruments to Sustainability Expertise (EU FP7)

Verantwortung für Nachhaltigkeit – Die Bewirtschaftung von Wasserressourcen in der EU (BMBF)

Sustainable Water and Wastewater Management in Urban Growth Centres Coping with Climate Change – Concepts for Lima Metropolitana (Perú) – (LiWa) (BMBF)

CapHaz-Net – Social Capacity Building for Natural Hazards: Toward More Resilient Societies (EU)

International Water Research Alliance Saxony (IWAS): Management of Water Resources in Hydrologically Sensitive Regions (BMBF)

InContext – Individuals in Context: Supportive Environments for Sustainable Living (EU FP7)

GeNECA – Fair sustainable development based on the capability approach (BMBF)

PEER Project: Climate Policy Integration, Coherence and Governance

Multi-level Governance of Natural Resources (GoverNat) (EU)

Designoptionen und Implementation von Raumordnungsinstrumenten zur Flächenverbrauchsreduktion – DoRiF (BMBF-Projekt REFINA)

Water 2050 Sustainable Water Management Solutions – Prospects for German Water Business

FLOODsite – Integrated Flood Risk Analysis and Management Methodologies (EU)

ALIVE: Accountability and Legitimacy of Governance Institutions that support Viable Environments

GLOWA Elbe II: Impacts of global change on the hydrological cycle of the Elbe River Basin. Risks and options (BMBF)

Risks of chemical substances, water quality and control of chemicals (UFZ/HGF)

From Conflict to Collective Action: Institutional Change and Management Options to Govern Transboundary Water Courses (CollectiveWater) (BMBF)

Effektivierung des raumbezogenen Planungsrechts zur Reduzierung der Flächeninanspruchnahme

Conflict, Cooperation, and Institutions in International Water Management (UFZ/HGF)

URBS PANDENS – Urban Sprawl: European Patterns, Environmental Degradation and Sustainability (EU)

Legal questions regarding the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (UFZ/HGF)

Sociological observations on the implementation and execution of demolitions, aiming at the reduction of housing vacancies and the improvement of environmental conditions and the quality of life (BMBF)

Innovation impacts of tradable emission certificates – the role of design choices

Strategies for the Resolution of Conflicts in Nature Conservation: Participation, Co-operation, and Negotiation (EU)

Umsetzung der Biodiversitätskonvention: Chancen und Probleme der Integration von Naturschutz und landwirtschaftlicher Entwicklung in Guatemala: Eine politik- und institutionenökonomische Analyse

Regulative Vorsorgepolitik in ihren Wirkungen auf Innovationen zum nachhaltigen Wirtschaften – dargelegt am Beispiel der Chemikalienregulierung

Pooling of surface areas and compensation measures: Impact regulation under nature protection law as an instrument of nature protection policy at the local and regional level (UFZ/HGF)

Decision Support for Integrated River Basin Management – Conflict Assessment and Possible Solutions Using the Example of the River White Elster (BMBF)

Influencing factors of water demand (BMBF) (Part of the Project: Decision Support for Integrated River Basin Management – Conflict Assessment and Possible Solutions Using the Example of the River White Elster)

The Implementation of EU Environmental Policies: Efficiency Issues (EU)

International Science-Policy Interfaces for Biodiversity Governance (IMoSEB-Workshop)

→ European Water Framework Directive and Cost-efficient Water Pricing (BMBF)

→ Institutional Aspects of Emissions Trading Schemes (UFZ/HGF, Land Sachsen-Anhalt)