Sustainability and environmental economics : an alternative text

著者

• Bowers, John

書誌事項

Sustainability and environmental economics : an alternative text

John Bowers

Longman, 1997

注記

Includes bibliographies and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This concise text provides an introduction to the concepts and theories of environmental economics for students of environmental science, geography and economics. John Bowers, an environmental economist who has worked with numerous environmental and conservation organisations, presents a critical analysis of the neoclassical approach to environmental economics. He offers new insights on the choice of instruments for environmental policy, on valuing the environment and on criteria for achieving sustainable development.

目次

Economic Preliminaries 1. Environmental Problems and Environmental Economics 2. The Economist's View of the World 3. Market Failure and the Environment The Choice of Instruments for Environmental Policies 4. The Economic Theory of Pollution 5. A Critique of the Pigovian Model of Pollution 6. Choice of Instruments for Pollution Policy 7. Nitrate Pollution 8. Domestic Waste 9. Atmospheric Emissions from Road Transport Cost-Benefit Analysis 10. Principles of Cost-Benefit Analysis 11. Valuing the Environment 12. Cost-Benefit Analysis in Practice Sustainable Development 13. Exhaustible Resources 14. Renewable Resources 15. Sustainability and Sustainable Development 16. Instruments for Biodiversity Policy 17. Global Atmospheric Pollution 18. Restrospect: Sustainability, Economics and the Environment Further Reading: A Brief Guide References

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA30555245
• ISBN:
  • 058227656X
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Edingburgh
• ページ数/冊数: vii, 238 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • DC21 : 333.7
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Environmental economics
  • LCSH : Economic development -- Environmental aspects
  • LCSH : Environmental policy -- Economic aspects