Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management

Name: Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management
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ISBN: 9781617260988

ISBN-10: 1617260983

ISBN-13: 9781617260988

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Thomas Sterner, Jessica Coria

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Book details

List price: $76.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/13/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 638
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.21" long x 1.26" tall
Weight: 2.156
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations



Background and Overview



The Need for Environmental and Natural Resource Policy



Causes of Environmental Degradation



The Evolution of Rights



Review of Policy Instruments



Direct Regulation of the Environment



Taxes



Tradable Permits



Subsidies, Deposit-Refund Schemes, and Refunded Emissions Payments



Property Rights, Legal Instruments, and Informational Policies



Selection of Policy Instruments



Efficiency of Policy Instruments



Role of Uncertainty and Information Asymmetry



Equilibrium Effects and Market Conditions



Distribution of Costs



Politics and Enforcement of Policy Instruments



International Aspects and Climate Change



Design of Policy Instruments



Policy Instruments for Road Transportation



Environmental Damage Caused by Transportation and Road Pricing



Taxation or Regulation for Fuel Efficiency



Fuel Quality Policies



Vehicle Standards, Urban Planning, and Lessons Learned



Policy Instruments for Industrial Pollution



Experience in Developed Countries



Experience in Developing Countries



Policy Instruments for the Management of Natural Resources and Ecosystems



Adapting Models to Ecosystems: Ecology, Time, and Space



Water



Waste



Fisheries



Agriculture



Forestry



Ecosystems



Conclusion



Policy Issues and Potential Solutions


References


Index