Economics of the Environment : Theory and Policy

I Introduction -- 1 The Problem -- 2 Using the Environment—An Allocation Problem -- II Static Allocation Aspect -- 3 Production Theory and Transformation Space -- 4 Optimal Environmental Use -- 5 Environmental Quality as a Public Good -- 6 Property-Rights Approach to the Environmental Problem -- III Environmental-Policy Instruments -- 7 Incidence of an Emission Tax -- 8 Policy Instruments -- 9 The Political Economy of Environmental Scarcity -- IV Environmental Allocation in Space -- 10 International Dimension -- 11 Regional Aspects of Environmental Allocation -- V Environmental Allocation in Time and Under Uncertainty -- 12 Long-Term Aspects of Environmental Quality -- 13 Economic Growth and Environmental Quality -- 14 Risk and Environmental Allocation -- About the Author.