Material Flows and Resource Management

Research Group 3 explores material flows from extraction to final disposal, taking account of global "ecological rucksacks" and the extent of land use involved. We develop concepts, strategies and instruments aimed at improving resource productivity and sustainable resource management. Our main focuses are:

• Increasing resource productivity without shifting the environmental burden
• Integrated assessment of land use and resource flows

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Environmental Taxes on Aggregate Materials in the EU A report presented by the European Environment Agency more	Conference on Sustainable Consumption Conference proceedings of the SCORE! network are online more
Ecological Impacts of the Copper Industry An article on examples in Chile and Germany more	Germany's Resource Use Is Aimed at A Study by the Wuppertal Institute for the Federal Environment Agency more
Resource Management: A Challenge for Global Governance The documentation of the concluding conference has been finished more	Sustainable Resource Management Special issue no. 2 of "Minerals & Energy - Raw Materials Report" more