Umweltdiffusion
Umweltdiffusion is a term used in environmental science and policy studies to describe the spread or diffusion of environmental influences—such as policies, technologies, practices, or pollutants—through space, institutions, and ecosystems. The term is not universally standardized and may refer to different diffusion processes depending on the context: policy diffusion, technology diffusion, or the environmental diffusion of substances within natural media.
Mechanisms of Umweltdiffusion include the spread of ideas and practices across regions through networks of actors,
The study of Umweltdiffusion draws on diffusion theory from sociology, political science, and ecology. Key factors
Applications of Umweltdiffusion include the diffusion of climate policies and renewable energy technologies, the spread of
See also policy diffusion, technology diffusion, pollutant transport, environmental diffusion modeling. The term remains descriptive and