Environmental Policy and the Economy |
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| Editor:
| Dietz, F. J.
van der Straaten, J.
van der Ploeg, F. |
| Series title: | Issn Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4832-9118-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science & Technology Books
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| Imprint: | North Holland |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $72.95USD $87.54 |
Book Description:
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This volume focuses on issues of vital interest in environmental policy making. Knowledge is needed about the impacts of economic processes on the environment and vice versa; people's preferences regarding the environmental quality (including the availability of (non)renewable natural resources) must be known; and knowledge concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of the available policy instruments is essential. These issues are dealt with in various contributions on...
More DescriptionThis volume focuses on issues of vital interest in environmental policy making. Knowledge is needed about the impacts of economic processes on the environment and vice versa; people's preferences regarding the environmental quality (including the availability of (non)renewable natural resources) must be known; and knowledge concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of the available policy instruments is essential. These issues are dealt with in various contributions on environmental-economic modelling, valuation of the environment, the design of environmental policies and the economic consequences of environmental policy.