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Nicht-erneuerbare Massenressourcen zwischen Dematerialisierung, Transmaterialisierung und globaler Umweltbelastung: Eine empirische Analyse

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Gegenstand dieses Beitrages ist die empirische Analyse von globalen Trends in der Nutzung von nicht-erneuerbaren Massenressourcen. Es werden im wesentlichen fünf Ergebnisse herausgearbeitet. 1. Die globale Nutzung von Massenressourcen im 20. Jahrhundert war durch enorme Zuwachsraten in der Ressourceninanspruchnahme in der zweiten Hälfte des Jahrhunderts und durch eine Stagnation im absoluten Ressourcenverbrauch in der Endphase des Jahrhunderts gekennzeichnet. 2. Bei vielen Ressourcen sind zeitlich differenzierte Prozesse einer Dematerialisierung nachweisbar, die sich im Gesamtzusammenhang eines Transmaterialisierungsprozesses konjunkturtheoretisch erklären lassen. 3. Zwischen 1960 und 1995 kann bei bedeutsamen nicht-erneuerbaren Massenressourcen ein globaler aggregierter Dematerialisierungseffekt in Höhe von mindestens 20% nachgewiesen werden. 4. Trotz der Effekte der Dematerialisierung in den Ressourcennutzungstrends und der Erfolge durch neue Umwelttechnologien im 20. Jahrhundert kann nicht ausgeschlossen werden, daß diese Prozesse mit einer erhöhten Umweltbelastung einher gingen. 5. Eine nachhaltige Transformation in der globalen Ressourcennutzung wird sich durch freie Marktprozesse nicht einstellen. Weitere Politikmaßnahmen sind dafür notwendig.

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  • Messner, Frank, 2000. "Nicht-erneuerbare Massenressourcen zwischen Dematerialisierung, Transmaterialisierung und globaler Umweltbelastung: Eine empirische Analyse," UFZ Discussion Papers 1/2000, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Division of Social Sciences (ÖKUS).
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