Environmental economics : an introduction
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Environmental economics : an introduction
McGraw-Hill, 2006
4th ed., McGraw-Hill international ed
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
This work includes twenty-one chapters covering Cost and Benefits of Environmental Policy, Environmental Analysis, Policy Analysis, US Policy (Air Pollution, Toxic Wastes, State and Local Issues), and International Environmental Issues.
Table of Contents
Field - Environmental Economics: An Introduction, 4/e(0073137510) Contents in Brief Section 1 - Introduction 1 What is Environmental Economics? 2 The Economy and the Environment Section 2 - Analytical Tools 3 Benefits and Costs, Supply and Demand 4 Economic Efficiency and Markets 5 The Economics of Environmental Quality Section 3 - Environmental Analysis 6 Frameworks of Analysis 7 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Benefits 8 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Costs Section 4 - Environmental Policy Analysis 9 Criteria for Evaluating Environmental Policies 10 Decentralized Policies: Liability Laws, Property Rights, Voluntary Action 11 Command-and-Control Strategies: The Case of Standards 12 Incentive-Based Strategies: Emission Charges and Subsidies 13 Incentive-Based Strategies: Transferable Discharge Permits Section 5 - Environmental Policy in the United States 14 Federal Water Pollution - Control Policy 15 Federal Air Pollution - Control Policy 16 Federal Policy on Toxic and Hazardous Substances 17 State and Local Environmental IssuesSection 6 - International Environmental Issues 18 Comparative Environmental Policies 19 Economic Development and the Environment 20 The Global Environment 21 International Environmental AgreementsAppendix: Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the BookName IndexSubject Index
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