Environmental Economics An Introduction

Name: Environmental Economics An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780073137513

ISBN-10: 0073137510

ISBN-13: 9780073137513

Edition: 4th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Barry C. Field, Martha K. Field

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List price: $163.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 9/21/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Field - Environmental Economics: An Introduction, 4/e(0073137510)


Contents in Brief



Introduction



What is Environmental Economics?



The Economy and the Environment



Analytical Tools



Benefits and Costs, Supply and Demand



Economic Efficiency and Markets



The Economics of Environmental Quality



Environmental Analysis



Frameworks of Analysis



Benefit-Cost Analysis: Benefits



Benefit-Cost Analysis: Costs



Environmental Policy Analysis



Criteria for Evaluating Environmental Policies



Decentralized Policies: Liability Laws, Property Rights, Voluntary Action



Command-and-Control Strategies: The Case of Standards



Incentive-Based Strategies: Emission Charges and Subsidies



Incentive-Based Strategies: Transferable Discharge Permits



Environmental Policy in the United States



Federal Water Pollution - Control Policy



Federal Air Pollution - Control Policy



Federal Policy on Toxic and Hazardous Substances



State and Local Environmental Issues



International Environmental Issues



Comparative Environmental Policies



Economic Development and the Environment



The Global Environment



International Environmental Agreements


Appendix: Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the Book


Name Index


Subject Index