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Sautter, H. (Ed.) (1992).
Entwicklung und Umwelt.
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Entwicklung und Umwelt
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Entwicklung und Umwelt
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Sautter, Hermann
Schriften des Vereins für Socialpolitik
, Vol. 215
(1992)
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https://doi.org/10.3790/978-3-428-47388-5
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288
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Political economy
Table of Contents
Section Title
Page
Action
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
5
Hermann Sautter: Entwicklung und Umwelt – zur Einführung
7
Renate Schubert: Das Problem der Unsicherheit in der Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie
19
I. Zum Begriff der „Unsicherheit" in der Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie
19
1. Begriffsbestimmung auf der Grundlage der Entscheidungstheorie
19
2. Unsicherheit in der Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie
20
II. Identifikation optimaler Handlungsalternative
23
1. Optimale Ressourcenausbeutung im deterministischen Fall
23
2. Erwartungswert-Maximierung
25
3. Das μ-σ-Prinzip
26
4. Das Prinzip der robusten Entscheidunge
27
III. Konsequenzen der Unsicherheit bei Umwelt- und Ressourcenentscheidunge
29
1. Entscheidungen über die Ausbeutung von Ressource
29
2. Entscheidungen im Zusammenhang mit Schadstoffabgabe
33
IV. Resümee
38
Summary
38
Literatu
39
Hans-Jürgen Harborth: Armut und Umweltzerstörung in Entwicklungsländer
41
I. Zur Identifikation des Problembereichs
41
II. Umweltzerstörungen in vier „Armutsreservaten" der Entwicklungslände
47
1. Aride und semi-aride Zone
48
2. Bergregionen und Hügellände
50
3. Tropische Regenwälde
53
4. Armut in städtischen Ballungsräume
57
III. Synoptische Zusammenfassung und Schlußbemerkunge
61
Summary
66
Literaturverzeichnis
67
Christian Uhlig: Die Bedeutung staatlicher Politik zur Bekämpfung von Armut und Umweltzerstörung in Entwicklungsländern. Korreferat zum Referat von Hans-Jürgen Harborth
73
Summary
78
Werner Hammel: Das Schicksal des tropischen Regenwaldes in der Côte d'Ivoire: ein Fallbeispiel
79
Summary
83
Winfried von Urff: Nachhaltige Nahrungsmittelproduktion und Armutsbekämpfung
85
I. Vorbemerkung
85
II. Zur Definition des Begriffes „Nachhaltigkeit"
86
III. Offene Frage
90
IV. Ressourcenzerstörung durch nicht-angepaßte Produktionssysteme
92
V. Ursachen nicht-nachhaltiger landwirtschaftlicher Produktionssysteme
95
VI. Rahmenbedingungen der zukünftigen Entwicklung
98
VII. Ansätze zur Armutsbekämpfung und zur Erzielung einer nachhaltigen Nahrungsmittelproduktio
100
VIII. Konsequenzen für die entwicklungspolitische Zusammenarbeit
106
Summary
110
Literaturverzeichnis
111
Heiko Körner: Nachhaltige Nahrungsmittelproduktion und Armutsbekämpfung. Korreferat zum Referat von Winfried von Urff
113
I.
113
II.
114
III.
115
Summary
118
Hans-Bernd Schäfer: Lehren aus der Bhopal-Katastrophe. Eine ökonomische Analyse der rechtlichen Rahmenbedingunge
119
I. Ausmaß und rechtliche Behandlung des Bhopal-Unglücks
119
II. Alternative Haftungsregime aus ökonomischer Sicht
121
1. Die optimale Kombination von Sorgfalts- und Aktivitätsniveau
122
2. Die Leistungsfähigkeit alternativer Haftungsregime
124
a) Verschuldenshaftung
124
b) Gefährdungshaftung
125
3. Probleme bei der Verhaltenssteuerung der Opfe
127
a) Ersatz der Umzugskosten für Slumbewohner?
127
b) Risikoaversion der Opfe
127
c) Asymmetrische Information zwischen Schädiger und Opfe
128
III. Die Bündelung von Schadensersatzansprüchen bei vielen Geschädigten und wenigen schadensersatzbegründenden Voraussetzunge
130
1. Economies of Scale und Agenturproblematik bei monopolähnlicher Bündelung
130
2. Möglichkeiten der Bündelung und ihre Wirkunge
131
IV. Zum Problem der Durchgriffshaftung im Konzer
133
V. Schlußfolgerunge
135
Summary
136
Torsten Amelung: Kompensationszahlungen für Entwicklungsländer beim Nutzungsverzicht auf natürliche Ressource
139
I. Einleitung
139
II. Das Konzept der Kompensationszahlungen in der ökonomischen Theorie
140
III. Möglichkeiten zur Implementierung eines internationalen Transfersystems
150
IV. Darstellung und Beurteilung von bereits implementierten Kompensationslösunge
153
V. Zusammenfassung und Schluß
159
Summary
160
Literaturverzeichnis
160
Werner Lachmann: Kompensationszahlungen für Entwicklungsländer beim Nutzenverzicht auf natürliche Ressourcen. Korreferat zum Referat von Torsten Amelung
163
Summary
169
Udo Ernst Simonis: Globale Klimakonvention. Konflikt oder Kooperation zwischen Industrie- und Entwicklungsländer
171
I. Vorbemerkung
171
II. Das Klimaproblem – Ein kurzer Überblick
172
1. Der Treibhauseffekt
172
2. Der Treibhausgas-Index
174
3. Klimawirkunge
179
III. Globale Umweltpolitik und die Entwicklungsländer – Einige bisherige Erfahrunge
180
1. Die Londoner Dumping Konventio
181
2. Die Abkommen zur Verhütung der Meeresverschmutzung durch Schiffe
182
3. Die UN-Seerechtskonferenz
183
4. Die Wiener Konvention und das Montrealer Protokoll
184
5. Bisherige Umweltschutzabkommen: Konsequenzen für die globale Klimakonventio
185
IV. Globale Klimakonvention – Reduzierungs- und Umverteilungsprozesse
186
1. Theoretische Eingrenzung
186
2. Globale C02-Reduzierung: Drei ausgewählte Szenarie
188
3. C02-Reduzierungspläne im Nord-Süd-Kontext: Drei Beispiele
190
4. Mögliche Verteilungskriterien für die C02-Reduzierung zwischen Nord und Süd
192
V. Von hier nach dort
200
1. Einige Stich worte
200
2. Eine brauchbare Theorie?
201
Summary
202
Bibliographie
203
Jörn Altmann: Das Problem des Umweltschutzes im internationalen Handel
207
Problemstellung und Aufbau
207
I. Umweltschutzrechtliche Rahmenbedingungen der Außenwirtschaft
208
1. Supranationales Recht
208
a) Allgemeines Völkerrecht
208
b) Gemeinschaftsrecht der EG
209
2. Internationales Recht
210
a) Der GATT-Vertrag
211
b) Internationale Umwelt-Abkomme
215
3. Nationales Recht
216
II. Berücksichtigung des Umweltproblems in der Außenwirtschaftstheorie
218
1. Begriffsbestimmungen und allgemeine Modellannahme
218
a) Umwelt als ökonomisches Gut
219
b) Umweltbelastung (UB)
220
c) Umweltschutzmaßnahmen (USchM)
221
d) Exkurs: Umweltbelastung in Entwicklungsländer
223
aa) Armutsbedingte UB
223
bb) Umweltpolitik in EL
224
2. Modellstrukture
226
3. Ergebnisse theoretischer Analyse
227
a) Spezialisierung
227
b) Zahlungsbilanzwirkunge
227
c) Industrieflucht
228
4. Kritik
228
III. Empirische Wirkungen des Umweltschutzes auf den Außenhandel
230
1. Warenhandel
230
2. Industrieflucht und Standortentscheidunge
231
3. Dienstleistungshandel
234
a) Kommerzieller Gütertransport
234
b) Tourismus
236
4. Müllhandel
236
Summary
237
Literaturverzeichnis
238
Rolf J. Langhammer: Umwelt, Außenhandel und Kapitalverkehr Theoretische Überlegungen und handelspolitische Implikationen. Korreferat zum Referat von Jörn Altma
245
I. Umwelt als negative nicht-grenzüberschreitende oder grenzüberschreitende Externalität
245
II. Handelspolitische Lösungen bei grenzüberschreitenden Externalitäte
247
1. Erstbeste Lösung
247
2. Zweitbeste Lösunge
248
III. Umweltschutzmaßnahmen und Faktorwanderung
250
IV. Schlußfolgerunge
250
Summary
250
Bibliographie
251
Michael Bohnet: Umweltschutz in Entwicklungsländern als Aufgabe der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
253
I. Der ökologische Befund
253
II. Umweltschutz als entwicklungspolitische Herausforderung
254
Zu 1. Die globale Aufgabe
255
Zu 2. Gestaltung einer eigenständigen Umweltpolitik und Beeinflussung der Rahmenbedingunge
257
Zu 3. Förderung von Umweltprojekte
258
Zu 4. Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung (UVP)
263
a) Das UVP-Verfahren in der bilateralen Zusammenarbeit
263
zu aa) Abschätzung der Umwelterheblichkeit
265
zu bb) Erfassung und Bewertung von Umweltwirkunge
265
zu cc) Erarbeitung von Umweltstudie
267
b) Umsetzung der UVP
269
c) Erfahrungen mit der UVP
270
d) Grenzen der UVP
271
III. Schlußbemerkung
272
Summary
273
Literaturverzeichnis
273
Hans-Rimbert Hemmer: Die Berücksichtigung von Umweltaspekten in den Programmen der Deutschen Stiftung für internationale Entwicklung (DSE)
275
I. Die Rolle der Personellen Zusammenarbeit (PZ) bei der Förderung des Umweltschutzes in der Dritten Welt
275
II. Die Aufgaben der DSE als einer Institution der deutschen PZ
276
III. Die Berücksichtigung von Umweltaspekten bei der Aus- und Fortbildung von Fach- und Führungskräften aus Entwicklungsländer
279
1. Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer Förderung des Umweltschutzgedankens durch die DSE bei der Aus- und Fortbildung von Fach- und Führungskräften aus Entwicklungsländer
279
2. Zur Notwendigkeit der Konzentration der umweltbezogenen DSE-Programmarbeit auf wenige Entwicklungslände
280
3. Bisherige umweltbezogene DSE-Aktivitäten in fachlichen Schwerpunktbereiche
281
a) Grunderziehung und Wissenschaft
281
b) Regionalplanung und Projektmanagement
281
c) Vermessungs- und Katasterwese
282
d) Förderung des kommunalen Umweltschutzes
282
e) Gewerbliche Berufsförderung
282
f) Land- und Forstwirtschaft
283
IV. Die Berücksichtigung von Umweltaspekten bei der Vorbereitung deutschen Projektpersonals
283
V. Perspektiven: Überlegungen der DSE zum Ausbau von Dialog und Training zur Förderung des Umweltschutzes in Entwicklungsländer
284
1. Umweltschutz als Querschnittsaufgabe
284
2. Unterstützung von Entwicklungsländern beim Aufbau von Umweltinformationssystemen und Umweltverwaltunge
284
3. Unterstützung von Maßnahmen zur Erhaltung tropischer Wälde
285
VI. Ausblick
287
Summary
287
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