UK Water Body Management Planning in Times of Brexit: Slow De-Europeanisation?© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (12/2023)
This article investigates the extent to which the English and Scottish approaches to water body management planning in times of Brexit constitute a slow De- Europeanisation of law- and policymaking in this field. The article’s starting point is theWater Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (‘WFD’ or ‘Directive’)which requires the EU Member States tomanage both surface water bodies and groundwater ‘with the aimof achieving’ good statuswithin a specified timeframe.
Development of physical-biological filters for groundwater remediation of
tetrachlorethen and naphthalene© Lehrstuhl für Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft der Montanuniversität Leoben (11/2022)
Groundwater contamination by anthropogenic organic compounds represent a serious threat to water resources, which therefore have to be remediated to be available for future use. In addition, such remediation actions are often time and cost intensive. Hence, the overall goal of the presented project is the development of a physical-biological ex-situ filter for their effective removal.
The Role of Law for Coastal Adaptation to Rising Sea Levels© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2022)
Der Artikel beleuchtet die Rolle des Rechts für die Anpassung an den steigenden Meeresspiegel und einen zukunftsfähigen Küstenschutz. Die derzeitig u.a. in Deutschland vorherrschende Verteidigungsstrategie dürfte auf Dauer an ihre Grenzen stoßen, insbesondere aufgrund zukünftig zu erwartender Kostensteigerungen. Obwohl konkrete Anpassungsmaßnahmen stark von den örtlichen Gegebenheiten abhängen, ist eine Langzeitorientierung von Anpassungsstrategien insgesamt erforderlich. Dies hilft, Maladaptation und sog.
International Conference (2019): “25 Years of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2019)
On 17 and 18 October 2019, Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, the University of Hamburg, and the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea assembled leading experts, policymakers, and practitioners in the law of the sea in order to assess the health and future of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)1 25 years after its entry into force.
The Environmental Provisions of the EU Seaports Regulation© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2019)
Regulation (EU) 2017/352 of 15 February 2017 establishing a framework for the provision of port services and common rules on the financial transparency of ports, or in short, the EU Seaports Regulation, governs access to the market for port services in the EU and the financial management of the European port system.
Exposed Geomembrane System at Großer Mühldorfer See Dam© Springer Vieweg | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (6/2016)
Großer Mühldorfer See, a gravity dam owned by Verbund Hydro Power GmbH, will be part of Reisseck II pumped storage plant. The dam, 46.50 m high, has upstream prefabricated concrete slabs sealed with bituminous material and Kemperol strips requiring repeated repairs. A geomembrane system was installed to water tighten the dam and avoid maintenance. Among the challenges, the remote site location, the conditions of the facing and of the plinth, and the difficult climate. The article describes how design addressed such challenges and how installation was carried out to meet the objectives and deadlines.