Tom Tietenberg, Lynne Lewis

Environmental Economics

The Essentials

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 188mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9780367280338
• ISBN-10: 0367280337
• Artikelnr.: 57497813

Autorenporträt

Tom Tietenberg is the Mitchell Family Professor of Economics, Emeritus at Colby College, Maine, USA. Lynne Lewis is Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics at Bates College, Maine, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

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