Information technology has become significant to all scientific groups and fields involved in environmental engineering: Model based systems which enable the study of environmental changes have been developed and are being extended to manage those environments. New paradigms for designing objects to enable easy disassembly and recovery of components contribute to reuse. Web-based information systems enhance public awareness to environmental changes and allow participation in decision making.

Developments in exploiting alternative energy sources are reducing dependence on non-renewable resources. Numerical economy-environment models contribute to cost-benefit analysis of environmental policy, and environmental monitoring and accounting systems facilitate market-based environmental regulation.

This special issue e-journal publishes six selected papers of the ITEE 07 (Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering ) conference in the field of new concepts as well as practical applications and experiences in the field of environmental engineering. The conference took place from March 29 - 30, 2007 at the Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (Germany).

Guest Editors

Dr. Ute Vogel
(Oldenburg University)

Prof. Dr. Michael Sonnenschein
(Oldenburg University)

Prof. Dr. Martin Müller
(Oldenburg University)

Prof. Dr. Heinz Welsch
(Oldenburg University)

Prof. Dr. Jorge Marx Gómez
(Oldenburg University)

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