<title>Abstract</title> It is European Commission policy to charge modes of transport according to the marginal social cost of their use of the infrastructure, including environmental costs. However, progress in implementing this process has been slow, partly because of the difficulty of measuring and valuing...

The European Commission has adopted a strategy to combat acidification; this program will reduce significantly the extent of the areas in the European Union where the tolerance of sensitive ecosystems to acidity is exceeded. Benefits due to reduced adverse effects on human health, crop...

Die Beurteilung von Stromerzeugungssystemen erfordert die Berücksichtigung der negativen Nebenwirkungen auf Umwelt und Gesundheit - diese umfassen u.a. die Folgen von hohen Ozonbelastungen, saurem Regen und Aerosolen sowie die Verstärkung des Treibhauseffekts und die Risiken durch...

Waldsterben, globale Klimaver{nderungen, gesundheitliche Be- eintr{chtigungen, Sch{den an Bauwerken sind die drastisch- sten Auswirkungen der Luftverschmutzung. Deshalb sind poli- tische Instrumente zur Luftreinhaltung in den Mittelpunkt des |ffentlichen Interesses ger}ckt. Einerseits werden...

Using spatially desegregated data on measures of pollution to derive economic damage estimates, the main purpose of the book is to gauge the environmental damage sustained as a result of economic activities and to offer an insight into how the information generated can be used in conjunction...

Bringing together insights and perspectives from close to 70 of the world’s leading experts in the field, this timely Handbook provides an up-to-date guide to the most recent and state-of-the-art advances in transport economics. The comprehensive coverage includes topics such as the...