Environmental Economics : Theory and Policy in Equilibrium

by Hans Wiesmeth

This text provides an analysis and investigation of the most essential areas of environmental theory and policy, including international environmental problems. The approach is based on standard theoretical tools, in particular equilibrium analysis, and aims to demonstrate how economic principles can help to understand environmental issues and guide policymakers. Current topics including climate change, overfishing and integrated approaches to environmental policies are carefully analyzed in this framework, and a multitude of practical examples from various parts of the world is presented

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Wiesmeth, Hans
Publisher:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Subject:	Umweltökonomik \| Environmental economics \| Umweltpolitik \| Environmental policy \| Theorie \| Theory \| Welt \| World \| Umweltökonomie
Description of contents:	Introduction -- Part I: The Environmental Movement -- Part II: Theoretical Environmental Economics -- Part III: Environmental Policy -- Part IV: The Environment in the Globalized World -- Index

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (XIX, 307p. 37 illus, digital)
Series:	Springer Texts in Business and Economics SpringerLink / Bücher
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Lehrbuch
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index ""Environmental Economics""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Acronyms""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Ecology and Economy: Unequal Partners?""; ""1.1.1 Environmental Economics""; ""1.1.2 Why is Theory Needed for Environmental Policy?""; ""1.2 Survey of the Book""; ""Part I: The Environmental Movement""; ""Part II: Theoretical Environmental Economics""; ""Part III: Environmental Policy""; ""Part IV: The Environment in the Globalized World""; ""References""; ""Part I The Environmental Movement""; ""Chapter 2 Differing Views on the Environment"" ""2.1 The Europeans and the Environment""""2.1.1 Environmental Awareness in Europe""; ""2.1.2 Conclusions for Environmental Economics""; ""2.2 The Environmental Movement in the US""; ""2.3 The Developing World and the Environment""; ""2.3.1 China and the Environment""; ""2.3.2 India and the Environment""; ""2.4 Attitudes Towards the Environment: A Summary""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3 The International Dimension of the Environment""; ""3.1 International Environmental Issues""; ""3.1.1 Global Environmental Commodities""; ""3.1.2 Consequences of Globalization"" ""3.1.3 The Environment and International Trade""""3.2 International Conferences and Environmental Agreements""; ""3.2.1 The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)""; ""3.2.2 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)""; ""3.2.3 The Kyoto Protocol""; ""3.2.4 Copenhagen, Cancun, Durban and Rio?""; ""References""; ""Part II Theoretical Environmental Economics""; ""Chapter 4 Basics of Environmental Economics""; ""4.1 Fundamental Concepts""; ""4.1.1 Environmental Awareness and Perceived Scarcity"" ""4.1.2 Environmental Commodities and Allocation Problems""""4.2 Efficiency as a Normative Criterion for Environmental Economics""; ""4.2.1 Economic Efficiency and the Environment: Theory""; ""4.2.2 Economic Efficiency and the Environment: Applications""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5 Allocation Problems in a Market Economy""; ""5.1 Efficient Equilibrium Allocations""; ""5.1.1 The Model Economy""; ""5.1.2 Market Equilibrium""; ""5.2 Environmental Effects in a Market Economy""; ""5.2.1 The Concept of an External Effect""; ""5.2.2 Analysis of an Externality"" ""5.2.3 Market Equilibrium with External Effects""""5.3 Public Commodities in Environmental Economics""; ""5.3.1 The Prisonersâ€? Dilemma in an Environmental Context""; ""5.3.2 The Prisonersâ€? Dilemma and the Kyoto Protocol""; ""5.3.3 The Tragedy of the Commons""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6 The Internalization of External Effects""; ""6.1 External Effects and Missing Markets""; ""6.1.1 Supplementing the Market System""; ""6.2 The Pigou Tax""; ""6.3 Firm-Specific Prices for an Environmental Commodity""; ""6.4 Tradeable Emission Certificates""; ""6.5 Pollution Rights"" ""6.6 The Coase Theorem""
ISBN:	978-3-642-24514-5 ; 978-3-642-24513-8
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-3-642-24514-5 [DOI]
Classification:	Volkswirtschaftliche Ressourcen, Umweltökonomie
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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