Adaptation to climate change is a new challenge for existing institutions and decision-making pro... more Adaptation to climate change is a new challenge for existing institutions and decision-making processes. In order to assess what form this challenge takes for decision-makers, we conducted interviews and a policy review to determine the perceived policy needs in Austria, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom. In each country, interviews are conducted at the national level and the sub-national (state) level if the national level is not sufficiently active in adaptation planning yet. We focus on general adaptation policy as well as specific sectors for each country, in line with the distribution of MEDIATION case studies. Different countries are at different stages of developing adaptation policy, but the underlying needs are similar across them. We group the needs into nine categories: inter-agency coordination, multi-level governance, mainstreaming, awareness-raising, coping with uncertainty, research needs, tools and information access, financial and human resources, and political commitment. We also look at suggestions for the EU's role in coordinating adaptation policy.
The circular economy is a core approach driving innovative economic solutions. Although the legal... more The circular economy is a core approach driving innovative economic solutions. Although the legal system should support the development of such an economy, scientific methods to assess the environmental impact of legal rules are lacking. Legislators and scholars have highlighted consumer law as an area requiring ecologically efficient solutions. This research aims to design a method to calculate environmental costs related to the exercise of remedies for nonconforming goods under a consumer sales contract. Various environmental impact assessment approaches are reviewed to identify those which can be used when designing a method for calculating the environmental impact of legislative provisions. The Life Cycle Thinking is applied and the Life Cycle Assessment method is chosen and used to compare different remedy-scenarios, that is, when the consumer chooses repair, replacement, price reduction or termination. A formula is devised to determine which remedies should be prioritized and ...
Climate change is perceived as a threat to future human well-being and a challenge to sustainable... more Climate change is perceived as a threat to future human well-being and a challenge to sustainable development of local communities and economies world-wide. While some countries and regions are expected to experience slight gains from the climatic changes the other are exposed to major losses. Ever more frequent natural disasters come as warning symptoms of the changes. However, for the sake of effective and efficient adaptation in various world regions answers to the following questions are important: do people notice this changes, do they experience their negative effects, are they satisfied with the climate change mitigation and adaptation actions taken by the governments, are they willing to participate to contribute to these actions. The perceptions and attitudes towards these issues are important factors in effective and efficient implementation of climate policies. In order to contribute to this important goal a research was designed to elicit people’s perceptions of and atti...
Uncertainty is a frequent obstacle in decision making process, therefore understanding its source... more Uncertainty is a frequent obstacle in decision making process, therefore understanding its sources might facilitate this process and increase its effectiveness. The objective of the paper is to identify the sources of uncertainty in planning in water management, which have been revealed and identified by carrying out the process of developing cognitive scenarios in the Klimat project (POIG.01.03.01-14-011/08). The paper discusses scenarios for development of water management and the development process thereof in the Klimat project. Selection of literature is presented, showcasing other projects in which scenario analyses of this type from around the world have been performed. A method of formulating development scenarios in water economy is presented, along with its results, which reveal the sources of uncertainties in water management planning.Niepewność jest często przeszkodą w procesie podejmowania decyzji, stąd poznanie jej źródeł może ułatwić ten proces i zwiększyć jego skutec...
Reclamation and rehabilitation of water reservoirs is particularly important for their functionin... more Reclamation and rehabilitation of water reservoirs is particularly important for their functioning and fulfilment of their economic, social, natural and other functions. The paper presents a case study of the ex-ante economic analysis used to determine the most suitable reservoirs reclamation method from the pre-selected methods (such as: hypolimnion removal and silt dredging) for the three reservoirs in the Kłodnica River catchment situated in Silesia Province. The presented results and their discussion are of practical importance in order to select a particular way of improving the water quality of the reservoirs as well as contribute to the development of methods of assessing the economic efficiency of water reservoir reclamation in Poland.Rekultywacja zbiorników przypływowych i zaporowych jest szczególnie istotna dla ich funkcjonowania i pełnienia przez nie funkcji ekonomicznych, społecznych, przyrodniczych i innych, do których zostały powołane. Artykuł prezentuje studium przypa...
Aim: The paper presents the application of optimum choice decision-making technique – the Analyti... more Aim: The paper presents the application of optimum choice decision-making technique – the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP), for system layout planning in virtual environment taking into account specific objectives and planning constraints. Design / Research methods: The Virtual Factory presents the factory in the form of computer virtual reality. This facilitates on-site design, planning and evaluation of production processes in real time. The virtual environment is a tool by which one can plan and evaluate management of a plant in detail. In the paper evaluation of the optimal decision option is conducted with regard to the changes made in production hall zone, followed by the sensitivity analysis of the decision-making process. A case study of the use of an Analytical Hierarchical Process as a technique for selecting the optimal option for planning and evaluation of a system in a virtual environment is presented. Conclusions / findings: The results allow understanding the mer...
Adaptation to climate change is a new challenge for existing institutions and decision-making pro... more Adaptation to climate change is a new challenge for existing institutions and decision-making processes. In order to assess what form this challenge takes for decision-makers, we conducted interviews and a policy review to determine the perceived policy needs in Austria, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom. In each country, interviews are conducted at the national level and the sub-national (state) level if the national level is not sufficiently active in adaptation planning yet. We focus on general adaptation policy as well as specific sectors for each country, in line with the distribution of MEDIATION case studies. Different countries are at different stages of developing adaptation policy, but the underlying needs are similar across them. We group the needs into nine categories: inter-agency coordination, multi-level governance, mainstreaming, awareness-raising, coping with uncertainty, research needs, tools and information access, financial and human resources, and political commitment. We also look at suggestions for the EU's role in coordinating adaptation policy.
The circular economy is a core approach driving innovative economic solutions. Although the legal... more The circular economy is a core approach driving innovative economic solutions. Although the legal system should support the development of such an economy, scientific methods to assess the environmental impact of legal rules are lacking. Legislators and scholars have highlighted consumer law as an area requiring ecologically efficient solutions. This research aims to design a method to calculate environmental costs related to the exercise of remedies for nonconforming goods under a consumer sales contract. Various environmental impact assessment approaches are reviewed to identify those which can be used when designing a method for calculating the environmental impact of legislative provisions. The Life Cycle Thinking is applied and the Life Cycle Assessment method is chosen and used to compare different remedy-scenarios, that is, when the consumer chooses repair, replacement, price reduction or termination. A formula is devised to determine which remedies should be prioritized and ...
Climate change is perceived as a threat to future human well-being and a challenge to sustainable... more Climate change is perceived as a threat to future human well-being and a challenge to sustainable development of local communities and economies world-wide. While some countries and regions are expected to experience slight gains from the climatic changes the other are exposed to major losses. Ever more frequent natural disasters come as warning symptoms of the changes. However, for the sake of effective and efficient adaptation in various world regions answers to the following questions are important: do people notice this changes, do they experience their negative effects, are they satisfied with the climate change mitigation and adaptation actions taken by the governments, are they willing to participate to contribute to these actions. The perceptions and attitudes towards these issues are important factors in effective and efficient implementation of climate policies. In order to contribute to this important goal a research was designed to elicit people’s perceptions of and atti...
Uncertainty is a frequent obstacle in decision making process, therefore understanding its source... more Uncertainty is a frequent obstacle in decision making process, therefore understanding its sources might facilitate this process and increase its effectiveness. The objective of the paper is to identify the sources of uncertainty in planning in water management, which have been revealed and identified by carrying out the process of developing cognitive scenarios in the Klimat project (POIG.01.03.01-14-011/08). The paper discusses scenarios for development of water management and the development process thereof in the Klimat project. Selection of literature is presented, showcasing other projects in which scenario analyses of this type from around the world have been performed. A method of formulating development scenarios in water economy is presented, along with its results, which reveal the sources of uncertainties in water management planning.Niepewność jest często przeszkodą w procesie podejmowania decyzji, stąd poznanie jej źródeł może ułatwić ten proces i zwiększyć jego skutec...
Reclamation and rehabilitation of water reservoirs is particularly important for their functionin... more Reclamation and rehabilitation of water reservoirs is particularly important for their functioning and fulfilment of their economic, social, natural and other functions. The paper presents a case study of the ex-ante economic analysis used to determine the most suitable reservoirs reclamation method from the pre-selected methods (such as: hypolimnion removal and silt dredging) for the three reservoirs in the Kłodnica River catchment situated in Silesia Province. The presented results and their discussion are of practical importance in order to select a particular way of improving the water quality of the reservoirs as well as contribute to the development of methods of assessing the economic efficiency of water reservoir reclamation in Poland.Rekultywacja zbiorników przypływowych i zaporowych jest szczególnie istotna dla ich funkcjonowania i pełnienia przez nie funkcji ekonomicznych, społecznych, przyrodniczych i innych, do których zostały powołane. Artykuł prezentuje studium przypa...
Aim: The paper presents the application of optimum choice decision-making technique – the Analyti... more Aim: The paper presents the application of optimum choice decision-making technique – the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP), for system layout planning in virtual environment taking into account specific objectives and planning constraints. Design / Research methods: The Virtual Factory presents the factory in the form of computer virtual reality. This facilitates on-site design, planning and evaluation of production processes in real time. The virtual environment is a tool by which one can plan and evaluate management of a plant in detail. In the paper evaluation of the optimal decision option is conducted with regard to the changes made in production hall zone, followed by the sensitivity analysis of the decision-making process. A case study of the use of an Analytical Hierarchical Process as a technique for selecting the optimal option for planning and evaluation of a system in a virtual environment is presented. Conclusions / findings: The results allow understanding the mer...
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