
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)
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)
PRESS – PEER Research on EcoSystem Services
TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
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)
CapHaz-Net – Social Capacity Building for Natural Hazards: Toward More Resilient Societies (EU)
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
Risks of chemical substances, water quality and control of chemicals (UFZ/HGF)
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)
Innovation impacts of tradable emission certificates – the role of design choices
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)