Several approaches to solving pollution reduction problems have been published in the 40 years history of environmental economics. Some of these serve as a theoretical basis for the creation of systems of practical environmental policies. In the 1990's, a new trend in environmental policies...

A new trend in environmental policy has emerged in the 1990's. This trend is the voluntary participation of business in environmental protection and problem-solving. So-called environmental management system principles and standards are being developed and certified in many countries. A...

This paper considers an alternative approachto surface water quality management whensociety is faced with the need to reduce waterpollution in a region with a complicatedregulatory environment. The paper is focusedon a specific kind of negotiation betweenpolluters and an authority, leading...

Air pollution ranks as one of the most serious environmental problems worldwide due to its impacts on human health, natural ecosystems, cultural and historical monuments, aesthetics and economic welfare. It is a particularly significant problem in the formerly communist states of central and...

The solutions of ecological problems produced by human's activity claims for allocation of great volume of money. For the decision process it is necessary to evaluate a merits and costs associated with solution. The text deals with the problems of frequent floods in Frýdlant area, which are...

This paper presents results of repeated economic lab experiments. They were designed to test a model of combinatorial auctions on the case of providing financial support (capital investment subsidies) to polluters. Combinatorial auctions are those auctions in which bidders can place bids on...