Beschreibung:
This text offers a policy-oriented approach to environmental economics, based upon a foundation of economic theory and empirical research. It provides students with a firm understanding of environmental economics, and includes case studies showing how economic principles provide the foundation for specific environmental policies.
Preface. An Overview of the Book. 1. Visions of the Future. 2. The Economic Approach: Property Rights, Externalities, and Environmental Problems. 3. Evaluating Trade-Offs: Benefit-Cost Analysis and Other Decision-Making Metrics. 4. Valuing the Environment: Methods. 5. Economics of Pollution Control: An Overview. 6. Stationary-Source Local and Regional Air Pollution. 7. Mobile-Source Air Pollution. 8. Climate Change. 9. Water Pollution. 10. Toxic Substances and Environmental Justice. 11. The Quest for Sustainable Development. 12. Visions of the Future Revisited. Answers to Self-Test Exercises. Glossary. Index