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Game practice and the environment
Carraro, Carlo (contributor); Fragnelli, Vito (contributor) - 2004
environmental costs, and environmental management and pollution control … pollution control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851610
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The economics of deforestation in the Amazon : dispelling the myths
Campari, João S. - 2005
This provocative new book presents the results of twenty years of research on deforestation in the Amazon. By carefully observing the changing character of human settlements and their association with deforestation over such a prolonged period, the author is able to reject much of the "perceived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850964
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Managing pollution : economic valuation and environmental toxicology
Spash, Clive L. (contributor); McNally, Sandra (contributor) - 2001
1. Evaluating the impacts of pollution : an introduction and overview -- 2. Environmental toxicology and health risk … assessment in the United States : economic and policy issues -- 3. Calculating morbidity benefits from reducing air pollution : a … Spanish case study -- 4. Air pollution and agricultural crop damage : can Europe learn from the United States? -- 5. Monetary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851486
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The economics of hydroelectric power
Edwards, Brian Keith - 2003
Despite the extensive body of literature on energy economics, very little economics research has been conducted that focuses specifically on dams and hydroelectric power. Brian Edwards addresses this deficiency by examining the multiple roles that dams play, as well as the role of hydroelectric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474088
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Environmental policy analysis with limited information : principles and applications of the transfer method
Desvousges, William H.; Johnson, F. Reed; Banzhaf, H. … - 1998
The transfer study, a technique used in cost-benefit analysis, is an increasingly important tool used by government agencies to assess environmental regulatory policy. This innovative book develops protocols for using the transfer method to approach environmental problems and introduces several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473959
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Modelling the costs of environmental policy : a dynamic applied general equilibrium assessment
Dellink, Rob B. - 2005
growth, pollution abatement and environmental policy. It addresses one main policy problem: how can the direct and indirect … improves the empirical analysis of the dynamic reactions of economic agents to pollution control, explicitly taking into …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474004
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Environmental costs and liberalization in European air transport : a welfare economic analysis
Schipper, Youdi - 2001
noise pollution and emissions, not to mention the reduction of profits that often accompany market liberalization. In the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474091
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Green accounting in Europe : a comparative study, volume 2
Markandya, Anil (contributor);  … - 2005
Using spatially desegregated data on measures of pollution to derive economic damage estimates, the main purpose of the … caused by ambient air pollution and the cost of defensive expenditures. They also present the results of the analysis and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420061
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The dynamics of regions and networks in industrial ecosystems
Davidsdottir, Brynhildur (contributor);  … - 2009
Dam -- Futures scenarios of industrial ecosystems : a research design for transportation planning / Paul Beavis ... [et al …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850894
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The impact of climate change on regional systems : a comprehensive analysis of California
Smith, Joel B. (contributor);  … - 2006
Models are used to estimate potential physical and biological impacts, efficient adaptations, and residual damages from climate change. The contributors cover a broad array of climate change impacts on affected market sectors (including water supply, agriculture, coastal resources, timber, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851109