OECD Environmental Performance Reviews : Germany 2001.

Description

This review of Germany's environmental conditions and policies evaluates progress in reducing the pollution burden, improving natural resource management, integrating environmental and economic policies, and strengthening international co-operation. The analyses presented are supported by a broad range of economic and environmental data. ""Foreword"" ""General Introduction"" ""Table of Contents"" ""List of Figures and Tables"" ""Abbreviations and Signs"" ""List of Team Members"" ""Conclusions and Recommendations"" ""1. Environmental Management"" ""Implementing environmental policies"" ""Air"" ""Water"" ""Waste"" ""Nature conservation and biodiversity"" ""2. Towards Sustainable Development"" ""Integrating environmental and economic concerns"" ""Integrating environmental and social concerns"" ""Environmental convergence in the New LÃ?nder"" ""3. International Co-operation"" ""International commitments and co-operation""""Climate protection"" ""Part I. Environmental Management"" ""1. Air Management"" ""1. Evaluation of Performance"" ""1.1 Objectives and institutional framework"" ""1.2 Air management"" ""1.3 Integration of air pollution objectives into sectoral policies"" ""2. Focus on Selected Topics"" ""2.1 Steady declines in air emissions"" ""Figure 1.1 Air pollutant emissions"" ""Table 1.1 Atmospheric emissions by source"" ""Table 1.2 Indicators of persistent organic and toxic pollution"" ""Figure 1.2 Trends in air quality"" ""2.2 Improvements in urban air quality""""Table 1.3 Selected ambient air quality standards"" ""2.3 Key trends in the transport sector"" ""Figure 1.3 Trends in the transport sector"" ""2.4 Economic signals: pricing and taxation"" ""Table 1.4 Energy prices in selected OECD countries"" ""Figure 1.4 Road fuel prices and taxes"" ""2. Water Management"" ""1. Evaluation of Performance"" ""1.1 Water quality"" ""Figure 2.1 Water quality of selected rivers"" ""Table 2.1 Chemical water quality of selected rivers"" ""Figure 2.2 Nitrogen"" ""1.2 Flood control"" ""2. Focus on Selected Topics""""2.1 Toxic contaminants in rivers"" ""2.2 Expenditure on waste water management"" ""Figure 2.3 Population connected to public waste water treatment plants"" ""Figure 2.4 Unit rates of water effluent charges"" ""Table 2.2 Pollution abatement and control expenditure on waste water management"" ""2.3 Increased flood occurrence and damage"" ""3. Waste Management"" ""1. Evaluation of Performance"" ""1.1 Objectives and institutional framework"" ""1.2 Waste generation trends"" ""1.3 Management of municipal waste"" ""1.4 Management of non-municipal waste""""1.5 Remediation of contaminated sites"" ""2. Focus on Selected Topics"" ""2.1 Evolution of waste management legislation: towards extended producer responsibility"" ""Table 3.1 Key provisions of the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act"" ""2.2 Achieving high waste recovery and material recycling rates"" ""Figure 3.1 Treatment of municipal waste, Berlin"" ""Table 3.2 Glass and paper recycling rates"" ""2.3 Waste disposal capacity: a difficult situation"" ""Figure 3.2 Number of household waste landfills with base lining""