Optimal policy design should maximize environmental benefits and minimize negative impacts of the environmental tax reform (ETR) on economy and society. Both researchers and policy makers are interested in potential impacts of ETR implementation as perceived by the relevant stakeholders....

A hedonic model to the Prague real estate market was applied in order to estimate the effects of the proximity to urban forests and parks on prices of the real estate. Therefore, a large database of 1,701 observations was constructed. This database contains structural aspects, accessibility...

The paper investigates whether there is a statistically significant impact of short-term climate variables (specifically air temperature and rainfall) on residential water consumption at two selected case sites in the Czech Republic. The analysis is based on a unique time series of daily data...

In the paper the discrete choice models are discussed and applied based on empirical data. The main goal of the paper is to find out whether the various discrete choice models provide the analyst with the robust and reliable estimates of values of natural goods or values of changed quality of...

The paper deals with the different concepts of the human economic preferences in the point of view of the different economic schools, which deals with this topic. The paper begins with the description of the neoclassical concept of the preferences theory, followed by the critical analysis of...

A new trend in environmental policy has emerged in the 1990's. This trend is the voluntary participation of business in environmental protection and problem-solving. So-called environmental management system principles and standards are being developed and certified in many countries. A...

The solutions of ecological problems produced by human's activity claims for allocation of great volume of money. For the decision process it is necessary to evaluate a merits and costs associated with solution. The text deals with the problems of frequent floods in Frýdlant area, which are...

This paper considers an alternative approachto surface water quality management whensociety is faced with the need to reduce waterpollution in a region with a complicatedregulatory environment. The paper is focusedon a specific kind of negotiation betweenpolluters and an authority, leading...

Air pollution ranks as one of the most serious environmental problems worldwide due to its impacts on human health, natural ecosystems, cultural and historical monuments, aesthetics and economic welfare. It is a particularly significant problem in the formerly communist states of central and...

Several approaches to solving pollution reduction problems have been published in the 40 years history of environmental economics. Some of these serve as a theoretical basis for the creation of systems of practical environmental policies. In the 1990's, a new trend in environmental policies...