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Papers by B. Zoeteman

After outlining recent developments and the scope, target audience, and structure of the book, we... more After outlining recent developments and the scope, target audience, and structure of the book, we review the literature on globalisation and environmental policy, especially the impact of globalisation on the environment and changes in environmental governance in relation to increasingly global spheres of influence. This is followed by a succinct representation of the essential points of all contributions to this volume. While each chapter has its own distinct focus and perspective, we identify common themes in major outcomes and future directions: the delicate and multifaceted relation between economic globalisation and environmental protection, shifts in domestic environmental issues, evolving governance mechanisms, dealing with changed sovereignty, the promotion of self-enforcing mechanisms, prospects for existing and new policy instruments, and finding a new balance between globalisation and national environmental policy.

After outlining recent developments and the scope, target audience, and structure of the book, we... more After outlining recent developments and the scope, target audience, and structure of the book, we review the literature on globalisation and envi-ronmental policy, especially the impact of globalisation on the environ-ment and changes in environmental governance in relation to increasingly global spheres of infl uence. This is followed by a succinct representation of the essential points of all contributions to this volume. While each chapter has its own distinct focus and perspective, we identify common themes in major outcomes and future directions: the delicate and multifaceted relation between economic globalisation and environmental protection, shifts in domestic environmental issues, evolving governance mechanisms, dealing with changed sovereignty, the promotion of self- enforcing mecha-nisms, prospects for existing and new policy instruments, and fi nding a new balance between globalisation and national environmental policy.

Sustainability

Soils are an essential element in sustainable food systems and vital for ecosystem services. Soil... more Soils are an essential element in sustainable food systems and vital for ecosystem services. Soils are degrading, because of urbanization, poor soil management, depletion and mining, over-use of inputs and impacts of climate change. Poor soil management resulted from short-term yield maximization caused by changes in land tenure, property rights and land use. We argue for soil protection based on the concept of soil telos defined as the combined purposefulness in agricultural production and terrestrial ecosystem optimization. It includes the right of mankind to use soils, provided norms and values are respected based on the soil’s usefulness, its natural purposefulness and its right to be protected (including its physical, chemical and biological cycles). Finding a sustainable balance between these values and rights on the one hand and the need to use living soils for agricultural production on the other hand requires a new approach to soil management based on widely accepted norm- ...

Science of The Total Environment, 1985

Among the present environmental issues drinking water quality and more specifically organic micro... more Among the present environmental issues drinking water quality and more specifically organic micropollutants receive not the highest priority. The long tradition of potable water quality assurance and the sophisticated evaluation methodologies provide a very useful approach which has great potential for wider application in environmental research and policy making. Water consumption patterns and the relative importance of the drinking water exposure route show that inorganic water contaminants generally contribute much more to the total daily intake than organic micropollutants. An exception is chloroform and probably the group of typical chlorination by-products. Among the carcinogenic organic pollutants in drinking water only chlorination by-products may potentially increase the health risk. Treatment should therefore be designed to reduce chemical oxidant application as much as possible. It is expected that in the beginning of next century organic micropollutants will receive much less attention and that the present focus on treatment by-products will shift to distribution problems. Within the total context of water quality monitoring microbiological tests will grow in relative importance and might once again dominate chemical analysis the next century. As disinfection is the central issue of the present water treatment practice the search for the ideal disinfection procedure will continue and might result in a further reduction in the use of chemical oxidants.

Abstract: After outlining recent developments and the scope, target audience, and structure of th... more Abstract: After outlining recent developments and the scope, target audience, and structure of the book, we review the literature on globalisation and environmental policy, especially the impact of globalisation on the environment and changes in environmental governance in relation to increasingly global spheres of influence. This is followed by a succinct representation of the essential points of all contributions to this volume. While each chapter has its own distinct focus and perspective, we identify common themes in major outcomes ...

Water Science and Technology

ABSTRACT

Management-Reihe Corporate Social Responsibility, 2016

Environmental Development, 2015

Sustainable Development Drivers, 2012

After outlining recent developments and the scope, target audience, and structure of the book, we... more After outlining recent developments and the scope, target audience, and structure of the book, we review the literature on globalisation and envi-ronmental policy, especially the impact of globalisation on the environ-ment and changes in environmental governance in relation to increasingly global spheres of infl uence. This is followed by a succinct representation of the essential points of all contributions to this volume. While each chapter has its own distinct focus and perspective, we identify common themes in major outcomes and future directions: the delicate and multifaceted relation between economic globalisation and environmental protection, shifts in domestic environmental issues, evolving governance mechanisms, dealing with changed sovereignty, the promotion of self- enforcing mecha-nisms, prospects for existing and new policy instruments, and fi nding a new balance between globalisation and national environmental policy.

Sustainability

Science of The Total Environment, 1985

Water Science and Technology

ABSTRACT

Management-Reihe Corporate Social Responsibility, 2016

Environmental Development, 2015

Sustainable Development Drivers, 2012