Environmental economics : an introduction
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Environmental economics : an introduction
（McGraw-Hill international editions, . Economics series）
McGraw-Hill, 1994
- : pbk
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: pbk ISBN 9780070207974
Description
This text provides a survey of environmental economics, which requires no prior knowledge. It is devoted to the issues and policy choices facing the US, both at federal and state level, as well as those of global importance. News clippings are reproduced throughout the text to connect text presentations to current, real-world concerns. An instructor's manual (ISBN: 0-07-020798-4) is also available.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Introductory: what is environmental economics?
- the economy and the environment. Part 2 Analytical tools: benefits and costs, supply and demand
- economic efficiency and markets
- the economics of environmental quality. Part 3 Environmental analysis: framework of analysis
- benefit-cost analysis - benefits
- benefit-cost analysis - costs. Part 4 Environmental policy analysis: criteria for evaluating environmental policies
- decentralized policies - liability laws, property rights, moral suasion
- command and control strategies, the case of standards
- incentive-based strategies - emission tables and subsidies
- incentive-based strategies - transferable discharge permits. Part 5 Environmental policy in the United States: federal water pollution control strategy
- federal air pollution control policy
- federal policy on toxic and hazardous substances
- state and local environmental issues. Part 6 International environmental issues: environmental policies in other industrialized countries
- economic development and the environment
- the global environment
- international environmental agreements.
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ISBN 9780071133081
Description
Designed as an introduction to a fast-growing area of economics for economists and non-specialists, this new environmental economics survey text requires no prerequisites and includes the necessary economic concepts (at a principles level) to use the book effectively. Field presents a focused, technically accurate, and carefully illustrated survey of environmental economics devoted to the issues and policy choices facing not only the US, but also those of global importance, with four full chapters dedicated to international coverage. There are comprehensive learning aids including brief summaries, questions for further discussion, and news clippings relating the text to current real world concerns. A complete instructor's manual includes course organising schemes and for every chapter, a list of objectives, an outline of main topics, a full topic discussion, and answers to all end-of-chapter questions.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Introductory: What is Environmental Economics?
- The Economy and the Environment. Part 2 Analytical Tools: Benefits and Costs, Supply and Demand
- Economic Efficiency and Markets
- The Economics of Environmental Quality. Part 3 Environmental Analysis: Frameworks of Analysis
- Benefit-Cost Analysis: Benefits
- Benefit-Cost Analysis: Costs. Part 4 Environmental Policy Analysis: Criteria for Evaluating Environmental Policies
- Decentralised Policies: Liability Laws, Property Rights, Moral Suasion
- Command and Control Strategies, The Case of Standards
- Incentive-Based Strategies: Emission Taxes and Subsidies
- Incentive-Based Strategies: Transferable Discharge Permits. Part 5 Environmental Policy in the United States
- Federal Water Pollution Control Strategy
- Federal Air Pollution Control Policy
- Federal Policy of Toxic and Hazardous Substances
- State and Local Environmental Issues. Part 6 International Environmental Issues: Environmental Policies in Other Industrialised Countries
- Economic Development and the Environment
- The Global Environment
- International Environmental Agreements.
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