Towards Environmental Pressure Indicators for the EU

Towards Environmental Pressure Indicators for the EU
Author: Eurostat
Publisher:
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2000
Genre: Environmental indicators
ISBN: 9789282798119

Sixty indicators giving the first overview of the pressure of human activities on the environment in the EU. Ten policy fields are covered: air pollution, climate change, loss of bio-diversity, marine environment and coastal zones, ozone layer depletion, resource depletion, dispersion of toxic substances, urban environmental problems, waste, and water pollution.

Measuring Environmental Degradation

Measuring Environmental Degradation
Author: Anil Markandya
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781781950715

Measuring Environmental Degradation is a unique book that provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the key issues of environmental significance addressed as part of the Eurostat 'Environmental Pressure Indicators Project'. The book is part of the 'Towards Environmental Pressure Indicators for the EU' (TEPI) series that has resulted from the project.

Environmental Pressure Indicators for the EU

Environmental Pressure Indicators for the EU
Author: European Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2001
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9789289409551

As part of a project to provide the information necessary to design and monitor adequate environmental policies these statistics focus on the pressures from human activity that bring about changes in the state of the environment. They cover nine policy fields: resource depletion; waste; dispersion of toxic substances; water pollution; marine environment and coastal zones; climate change; air pollution; ozone layer depletion; urban environmental problems. This, the second edition of these statistics, sees greater emphasis on a sectoral approach, i.e. the contribution of the different policy sectors of the EU to environmental pressures. Because information is gathered from a number of sources, all of the indicators are evaluated for relevancy, accuracy, time representation and spatial representation.

The European Environment

The European Environment
Author: European Environment Agency
Publisher: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2005
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

This is the third state and outlook report on the European environment produced by the European Environment Agency (EEA) since 1994. The last report, published in 1999 concluded that, despite 25 years of Community environmental policy, environmental quality in the European Union (EU) was mixed and that the unsustainable development of some key economic sectors was the major barrier to further improvements. That remains the EEA's key conclusion, despite significant progress on some issues demonstrating that environmental policy works. The next report is due in 2010, and the EEA intends to have played its part in reversing unsustainable trends in sectors such as energy, agriculture and transport. This report is in four parts: (A) an integrated assessment of the atmospheric, aquatic and terrestrial environment; (B) a core set of indicators, including pollution, biodiversity, climate change, agriculture, energy, fisheries and transport; (C) country analysis; and (D) a bibliography of EEA publications since 2000.

Bioindicators and Biomonitors

Bioindicators and Biomonitors
Author: B.A. Markert
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 1017
Release: 2003-06-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080527973

This book provides comprehensive single source coverage of bioindication/biomonitoring in the fields of ecology, ecotoxicology and environmental sciences; from the ecological basics to the effects of chemicals on the environment and the latest test strategies.Contributions by leading figures in ecology from around the world reflect the broad scope of current thinking and research, making this volume essential reading for informed professionals and students.

Environment in the European Union at the Turn of the Century

Environment in the European Union at the Turn of the Century
Author: European Environment Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 460
Release: 1999
Genre: Affald
ISBN:

"Despite more than 25 years of Community Environmental Policy - which has been successful in its own terms - general environmental quality in the European Union is not recovering significantly, and in some areas, it is worsening. This present report confirms both that situation and the fact that the unsustainable development of some economic sectors is the major barrier to improvement. Up to now what has been missing has been an assessment of whether the actual economic, sectoral and environmental policies over the next decade or so will bring improvements, or whether there are trends and developments pushing us off target and seriously challenging substantial progress. This report is designed to address this issue, providing information on the current state and future trends that is of direct use for deciding on sound and effective measures to really improve and protect the environment and move towards more sustainable development."--Editor.