Abstract: I. BUILDING BLOCKS. 1. Introduction to Environmental Economics. 2. Economic Activity and the Environment. 3. Foundations of Economic Efficiency and Equity. 4. Ethics, Public Policy, and the Environment. 5. Defining Policy Goals. II. ECONOMIC WELFARE, EQUITY, AND RIGHTS. 6. Externalities and Economic Inefficiency. 7. Policies to Address Efficiency Goals. 8. Externalities, Equity, and Fairness. 9. Policies that Address Noneconomic GoalsL. 10. Balancing Policy Goals. III. ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES: MEASUREMENT AND APPLICATIONS. 11. Measuring Environmental Costs and Benefits. 12. Measuring the Value of Life and Health. 13. Discounting Environmental Benefits and Costs Over Time. 14. Risk, Uncertainty, and Environmental Policy. IV. SELECTED POLICY AND TOPICS. 15. Exhaustible Resources. 16. Renewable Resources. 17. Water Resources. 18. Energy Resources. 19. Economic Growth, the Environment, and Sustainability. 20. International Environmental and Resource Issues I: Local Effects. 21. International Environmental and Resource Issues II: Global Effects. 22. The Future of Environmental Economics and Policy.
Publication Year: 1997
Publication Date: 1997-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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