Handbook of Environmental Economics
Author | : Karl-Goran Maler |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 2003-05-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780080495095 |
ISBN-13 | : 0080495095 |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Handbook of Environmental Economics focuses on the economics of environmental externalities and environmental public goods. Volume I examines environmental degradation and policy responses from a microeconomic, institutional standpoint. Its perspective is dynamic, including a consideration of the dynamics of natural systems, and global, with attention paid to issues in both rich and poor nations. In addition to chapters on well-established topics such as the theory and practice of pollution regulation, it includes chapters on new areas of environmental economics research related to common property management regimes; population and poverty; mechanism design; political economy of regulation; experimental evaluations of policy instruments; and technological change.