Helfand, Gloria E.; Berck, Peter; Maull, Tim - In: Handbook of environmental economics : volume 1, …, (pp. 249-303). 2003
Physically, pollution occurs because it is virtually impossible to have a productive process that involves no waste …; economically, pollution occurs because polluting is less expensive than operating cleanly. This chapter explores the sources and … consequences of, and remedies for, pollution and associated environmental damages. If all goods had well-defined property rights …
