Principles of environmental economics and sustainability : an integrated economic and ecological approach
Ahmed Hussen
| Year of publication: |
2012 ; 3rd ed
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| Authors: | Hussen, Ahmed M. |
| Publisher: |
New York : Routledge |
| Subject: | Theorie | Theory | Welt | World | Umweltökonomik | Environmental economics | Umweltpolitik | Environmental policy |
| Description of contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Extent: | xxii, 417 p. |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record Cover; Principles of Environmental Economics and Sustainability: An integrated economic and ecological approach; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Introduction: What is environmental economics all about?; THE ECONOMIC NOTION OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS: SCOPE AND NATURE; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; Part I Environmental economics: Foundational concepts, theories and perspectives; Chapter 1 The natural environment and the human economy: The neoclassical economic perspective; 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 THE MARKET AS A PROVIDER OF INFORMATION ON RESOURCE SCARCITY1.3 FACTOR SUBSTITUTION, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND RESOURCE SCARCITY; 1.4 THE HUMAN ECONOMY AND THE NATURAL WORLD: THE NEOCLASSICAL WORLDVIEW; 1.5 CHAPTER SUMMARY; REVIEW AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; Chapter 2 The natural environment and the human economy: The ecological perspective; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 ECOLOGICAL INTERDEPENDENCY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS; 2.3 THE LAWS OF TRANSFORMATIONS OF MATTER-ENERGY AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS; 2.4 ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS 2.5 HUMANS AS BREAKERS OF CLIMAXES2.6 CHAPTER SUMMARY; REVIEW AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; Chapter 3 Tradeoffs: Economic activity versus environmental quality; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 ECOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF THE TRADE OFF BETWEEN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; 3.3 THE ANATOMY OF MARKET FAILURE; 3.4 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ADDRESSING MARKET FAILURE; 3.5 CHAPTER SUMMARY; REVIEW AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; Part II Pollution control, policy instruments, valuationof the environment and project evaluation Chapter 4 The economic theory of pollution control: The optimal level of pollution4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 THE DETERMINANTS OF POLLUTION-CONTROL AND DAMAGE COSTS; 4.3 THE OPTIMAL LEVEL OF POLLUTION; 4.4 THE OPTIMAL LEVEL OF POLLUTION: AN ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL; 4.5 CHAPTER SUMMARY; REVIEW AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; Chapter 5 The economics of environmental regulations I: Emission standards and effluent charges; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 EMISSION STANDARDS; 5.3 EFFLUENT CHARGES; 5.4 CHAPTER SUMMARY; REVIEW AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING Chapter 6 The economics of environmental regulation II: Transferable emission credits and the macroeconomic effects of environmental regulation6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 TRANSFERABLE EMISSION CREDITS; 6.3 APPLYING THE THEORY: THE SULFUR EMISSIONS TRADING PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES; 6.4 THE MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS: IS THERE A TRADE OFF BETWEEN EMPLOYMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION?; 6.5 CHAPTER SUMMARY; REVIEW AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; Chapter 7 Economic valuation of environmental goods and services; 7.1 INTRODUCTION 7.2 VALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AMENITIES AND AVOIDED DAMAGES: THE METHODOLOGICAL ISSUE Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web |
| ISBN: | 978-0-203-09624-6 ; 978-0-415-67690-8 ; 978-0-415-67691-5 ; 978-0-415-67690-8 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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