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Technological change and the environmental imperative : challenges to the copper industry
Brundenius, Claes (contributor) - 2003
Technological Change and the Environmental Imperative considers the extent of the success of polluting industries in becoming cost-efficient whilst acquiring less polluting technologies, in the face of fierce competition. The authors also discuss what has been the impact of privatisation on this...
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Valuing complex natural resource systems : the case of the Lagoon of Venice
Alberini, Anna (contributor);  … - 2006
In complex natural resource systems, modifications or disruptions tend to affect many and diverse components of the ecological system, settlements and groups of people. This book uses the Lagoon of Venice-- a unique natural resource, wildlife habitat, centre of cultural heritage and recreational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851947
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Globalization and the environment : risk assessment and the WTO
Kellow, Aynsley John (contributor);  … - 2001
One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with:...
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The economics of pollution havens
Fullerton, Don (ed.) - 2006
A pollution haven may arise if environmental stringency differs between countries, when capital is mobile, and when …, how those flows affect pollution, prices, and incomes, and finally how all of these last considerations feed back into … pollution policies, how local environmental rules respond to those location decisions, and how trade liberalization affects the …
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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 …
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Road congestion pricing in Europe : implications for the United States
Bae, Chang-Hee Christine (contributor);  … - 2008
In February 2003, the London Congestion Charging Scheme was introduced and in 2006 a similar policy was introduced in Stockholm. In both cases automobile traffic entering the cordon declined by about 20 percent. This book evaluates these and other similar programs exploring their implications...
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Innovation in environmental policy : economic and legal aspects of recent developments in environmental enforcement and liability
Tietenberg, Thomas H. (ed.) - 1992
This important new book is an indispensable guide to the development and implementation of environmental policy. It presents authoritative analyses and state-of-the-art summaries which will be essential both to scholars and practitioners trying to keep abreast of the most recent developments in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473908
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Economic valuation of river systems
Hitzhusen, Fredrick J. (contributor) - 2007
1. The role of biology and ecological engineering in watershed and river restoration -- 2. Codification, case studies, and methods for economic analysis of river systems -- 3. Estimating willingness to pay for additional protection of Ohio surface waters : contingent valuation of water quality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420037
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Transatlantic regulatory cooperation : the shifting roles of the EU, the US and California
Vogel, David (contributor); Swinnen, Johan F. M. (contributor) - 2011
This well-documented book analyzes the possibilities and constraints of regulatory cooperation between the EU and the US (particularly California) with a specific focus on environmental protection, food safety and agriculture, biosafety and biodiversity
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850566