The international character of today's most pressing environmental problems has become a key challenge for environmental policy making. As regulation by a supranational authority is not a realistic option at present, policymakers have to rely on decentralized approaches to the management of international environmental resources.This study combines two core dimensions of international environmental policy: the traditional search for cost-effective policy instruments and the creation of incentives for voluntary cooperation among sovereign nations. The analysis offers some clear-cut policy recommendations for the design of environmental treaties and for the further development of existing international institutions to protect the global environment.

Das mehrbandige Handbuch "Produktion und Management" richtet sich an Fach- und Fuhrungskrafte technologieorientierter Unternehmen, die nach methodischer Unterstutzung suchen, ebenso wie an Wissenschaftler und Studierende der Ingenieurwissenschaften und der Betriebswirtschaftslehre.
Das "Produktionsmanagement" beinhaltet samtliche Aufgaben zur Gestaltung, Planung, Uberwachung und Steuerung eines Produktionssystems sowie der betrieblichen Ressourcen Mensch, Maschine, Material und Information. Dieser 5. Band ordnet die Kernprozesse der Produktionsprogrammplanung, des Auftragsmanagements, der Produktionsbedarfsplanung, der Eigenfertigungs- sowie der Fremdbezugsplanung und -steuerung in den Gesamtzusammenhang des "Produktionsmanagements" ein. Dabei wird der Gestaltungsspielraum innerhalb dieser funf Kernprozesse aus den Perspektiven der Aufgaben, Methoden und Verfahren sowie aus Sicht der fertigungstypbezogen differenzierten Prozesse detailliert betrachtet."

This book presents accounts of economic and psychological analyses of association football (or "soccer" as it is popularly known in the USA). As football is widely accepted to be the world's most popular sport, the case for scientific investigation of its characteristics is self-evident. As the contributions to this book demonstrate, the game of football offers an ideal opportunity to empirically investigate a wide range of broad issues, for example: behavioural decision-making; judgmental forecasting; motivation; game-theoretic models of strategic choice; competition and labour markets. Are teams more likely to concede a goal after having just scored? Does the team going first in a penalty shoot-out have an advantage? Should goal-keepers dive or stay put for penalty kicks? Do referees make decisions consistently? Why do fans like their teams? What factors influence the career of footballers? How well can experts predict football matches? How accurate are prediction markets? How does the stock-market react to match outcomes? These questions and others are addressed in this book. A particular focus is the investigation of popular conceptions-and misconceptions-about football. Of interest to psychologists, behavioural economists and football enthusiasts with an analytic approach to understanding the game, this book brings together contributions from a range of academic disciplines and will stimulate further research into football and the intriguing insights into behaviour it offers. See feature article in The Independent, October 8th, 2008:http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/fact-or-fiction-form-in-football-954440.html Listen to interview with Patric Andersson on Swedish National Radiohttp://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/P1/program/index.asp?ProgramID=1302Read Chris Charles's blog on BBC website:http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrischarles/2008/10/lies_damned_lies_and_statictic.html