Environmental economics / Shunsuke Managi, Koichi Kuriyama.

By: Managi, Shunsuke [author.]Contributor(s): Kuriyama, Kōichi, 1967- [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Publisher: London : Routledge, 2016Description: 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315467320; 1315467321; 9781138960688; 1138960683; 9781138960695; 1138960691; 9781315467313; 1315467313; 9781315467306; 1315467305; 9781315467337; 131546733XSubject(s): Environmental economics | Economic development -- Environmental aspects | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics | SCIENCE / Environmental Science | TECHNOLOGY / Environmental Engineering & TechnologyDDC classification: 333.7 LOC classification: HC79.E5 | M34547 2016ebOnline resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: This work will help those concerned about environmental issues to firmly grasp relevant analytical methods and to comprehend the thought process behind environmental economics. It does so by drawing from specific environmental issues and at the same time providing commentary that facilitates understanding. This book aids those concerned about environmental issues to firmly grasp relevant analytical methods and to comprehend the thought process behind environmental economics. It does so by drawing from specific environmental issues and at the same time providing commentary that facilitates understanding. This text contains in-depth explanations necessary for a thorough understanding of the fundamental aspects and importance of environmental economics. Environmental Economics seeks to elucidate the mechanisms that give rise to environmental problems by approaching environmental issues from an economic perspective. At the same time, it is a study aiming to indicate specific countermeasures that could resolve present environmental issues. This text has been put together in way that allows readers without specialized economics knowledge to easily understand the situation, issues and challenges of environmental economics.
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<P><strong>Chapter 1: Our Lifestyles and the Environment</strong><br>Section 1. Economic Development and Environmental Issues<br>Section 2. Waste Problems and Sustainable Society<br>Section 3. Climate Change</p> <p><strong>Chapter 2: Mechanisms that Give Rise to Environmental Problems</strong><br>Section 1. Externalities and Market Failures<br>Section 2. The Use and Management of Common-Pool Resources<br>Section 3. Public Goods and Free Riding</p> <p><strong>Chapter 3: Fundamental Theories of Environmental Policy</strong><br>Section 1. Direct Regulations and Market Mechanisms<br>Section 2. Environmental Taxes and Subsidies<br>Section 3. Resolutions through Direct Negotiations<br>Section 4. Emission Cap and Trade</p> <p><strong>Chapter 4: Applications for Environmental Policies<br></strong>Section 1. Choice among Policy Measures<br>Section 2. Waste Policy<br>Section 3. The Kyoto Protocol and Climate Change Policy<br>Section 4. The Current State and Future Targets of Climate Change Policy</p> <p><strong>Chapter 5: Environmental Value Assessment<br></strong>Section 1. Environmental Value<br>Section 2. Environmental Valuation Method 1: Revealed Preferences Method<br>Section 3. Environmental Valuation Method 2: Stated Preferences Method<br>Section 4. Cost-Benefit Analysis</p> <p><strong>Chapter 6: Business and Environmental Problems</strong><br>Section 1. Business and Environmental Policies<br>Section 2. Social Responsibility Demanded from Business<br>Section 3. Business and Environmental Risks<br>Section 4. Biodiversity and the Ecosystem</p> <p><strong>Chapter 7: Global Environmental Problems and International Trade</strong><br>Section 1. International Trade and the Environment<br>Section 2. Environmental Regulations and Technological Development<br>Section 3. Sustainable Development<br>Section 4. Energy Economics<br></p>

This work will help those concerned about environmental issues to firmly grasp relevant analytical methods and to comprehend the thought process behind environmental economics. It does so by drawing from specific environmental issues and at the same time providing commentary that facilitates understanding. This book aids those concerned about environmental issues to firmly grasp relevant analytical methods and to comprehend the thought process behind environmental economics. It does so by drawing from specific environmental issues and at the same time providing commentary that facilitates understanding. This text contains in-depth explanations necessary for a thorough understanding of the fundamental aspects and importance of environmental economics. Environmental Economics seeks to elucidate the mechanisms that give rise to environmental problems by approaching environmental issues from an economic perspective. At the same time, it is a study aiming to indicate specific countermeasures that could resolve present environmental issues. This text has been put together in way that allows readers without specialized economics knowledge to easily understand the situation, issues and challenges of environmental economics.

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