Environmental economics Books

Book SynopsisRobert N. Stavins has emerged as one of the most influential voices in environmental economics over the last decade and a half. These 23 essays on environmental economics and policy, written by Professor Stavins and his co-authors over the period 1988-1999, originally appeared in a diverse set of leading, scholarly periodicals and are here collected for the first time. The book is divided into seven parts: overview; benefits and costs of environmental regulation; normative analysis of policy instruments; positive analysis of policy instruments; environmental technology innovation and diffusion; causes and consequences of land-use changes; and global climate policy. The book begins with an introductory essay in which Stavins reflects on the professional path that led to his research and writing and identifies common themes that emerge from this period of research. Students, scholars, practitioners and policymakers will find this volume a valuable and very useful addition to their collection.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Overview of Environmental Economics and Policy Part II: Benefits and Costs of Environmental Regulation Part III: Environmental Policy Instruments: Normative Analysis Part IV: Environmental Policy Instruments: Positive Analysis Part V: Environmental Technology Innovation and Diffusion Part VI: Causes and Consequences of Land-Use Changes Part VII: Global Climate Policy Index

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Book SynopsisThere has been an explosion in the literature and research on environmental and resource economics in recent years. This major annual publication provides a cutting-edge survey of current research by the leading experts in the field. The latest Yearbook includes contributions on: economics and the land use-environment link issues in the economics of water use the economics of residential solid waste management population and the environment subsidiarity, federalism and the environment transboundary pollution and international cooperation environmental valuation and standard economic theory. Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Economics and the Land Use–Environment Link 2. Issues in the Economics of Water Resource 3. The Economics of Residential Solid Waste Management 4. Population and Environment 5. Interjurisdictional Competition and Environmental Policy 6. Transboundary Pollution and International Cooperation 7. Environmental Valuations and Standard Theory: Behavioural Findings, Context Dependence and Implications Index

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Book SynopsisThis outstanding book focuses on how economics can contribute to the design, implementation and appraisal of legal systems that create the 'right' incentives for environmental protection. The sixteen original and specially commissioned contributions - written by some of the leading names in their field - span many of the important areas of contemporary interest and employ case study material combined with theoretical, empirical and experimental research. The book addresses many topical issues including: the fundamental notions of property rights and social norms; the design and implementation of civil liability regimes; the use of criminal law as an instrument of environmental policy; the role that citizen suits, self-monitoring and self-enforcement could and should play in the implementation of law; the international harmonisation of environmental law; and the treatment of environmental damages in courts. Cutting-edge economic technique is motivated by, and articulates with, real and pressing policy debates. The contributors refer to a range of legal cases and policy decisions, and draw out a host of policy implications and prescriptions for settings as diverse as Superfund reform in the US and the harmonisation of landfill regulations in the European Union.By combining incisive overviews of the latest thinking and results, complemented by original analysis, The Law and Economics of the Environment will appeal to researchers and students of the environment, law and economics, policy practitioners and those with an interest in knowing what constitutes 'good' environmental law.Trade Review'. . . their collection together here represents a valuable addition to the library of those who are concerned with studying, teaching analysing, practicing, or making, environmental law as well as students and practitioners of environmental economics.' -- David Hadley, The Economic Journal'The exploration of the basic economics of externalities and the basic common law doctrines and institutions for dealing with externalities constitute a 'first generation' of economic analysis of environmental law. The present book of essays illustrates the 'second generation' of economic analysis of environmental law. The fundamental economic issues, and the common law, are no longer the focus. The lessons of the 'first generation' have been absorbed and transcended. The focus has shifted to the level of application, which is the level at which the economist and the lawyer-economist can best hope to influence policy. We are making progress and the essays in this volume will do much to assure that progress continues.' -- From the foreword by Richard A. Posner, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and University of Chicago Law School, US'One of the most exciting and productive areas of research in environmental policy is resulting from the integration of the traditionally separate fields of environmental economics and law and economics. This book brings together the top researchers engaged in this enterprise to share the useful insights that are emerging. Both in terms of the scope of coverage and the depth of analysis this is an absolutely first-rate book.' -- Tom Tietenberg, Colby College, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Law and Economics of the Environment: An Overview 2. Coasean Bargaining in Collaborative Environmental Policy 3. The Vertical Extension of Environmental Liability through Chains of Ownership, Contract and Supply 4. Horizontal Vicarious Liability 5. Liability Policy and Toxic Pollution Releases 6. The Economics of Clean-up and Implications for Legal Design 7. Environmental Liability in Practice: Liability for Clean-up of Contaminated Sites under Superfund 8. Self-enforcement of Environmental Law 9. The Theory of Penalties: ‘Leverage’ and ‘Dealing’ 10. Criminal Law as an Instrument of Environmental Policy: Theory and Empirics 11. Citizen Suits 12. Law versus Regulation: A Political Economy Model of Instrument Choice in Environmental Policy 13. International Harmonization of Environmental Law: Theory with Application to the European Union 14. Insurability, Environmental Risks and the Law 15. Environmental Damages in Court: The American Trader Case 16. Protest, Property Rights and Hazardous Waste: A Reassessment Index

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Book SynopsisTo deal effectively with transboundary environmental problems such as climate change, it is important to have an idea of the model for an 'efficient' and 'fair' policy. An understanding of the strategic interactions involved in the international decision-making process is also essential. Carsten Helm uses rigorous theoretical reasoning and applications to address these issues. The first part of the book contains a normative analysis based on fair division theory and welfare theory. The empirical focus is on burden sharing in the climate change regime, for which a concrete proposal is derived. The book then extends the perspective by taking into account the self-interest of sovereign states. Using cooperative game theory the potential for Pareto efficient cooperation is analysed. Finally, Carsten Helm applies non-cooperative game theory to analyse issues such as environmental and welfare effects of emissions trading, the misuse of scientific uncertainties as a bargaining tool and the effects of discontinuities in environmental systems on cooperation. This highly topical book will be of great interest to economists and political and environmental scientists, as well as all those involved in the policy and decision making of international environmental agreements.Trade Review'Helm's book is impressive for its combination of rigorous theory in real world contexts . . . highly recommended.' -- David Pearce, Environmental and Resource EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: International Policy in the Fairness Mode 2. An Axiomatic Approach to Fair Burden Sharing 3. A Welfarist Approach to Fair Burden Sharing Part II: International Policy in the Cooperative Mode 4. Environmental Cooperation as a Coalitional Game Part III: International Policy in the Non-Cooperative Mode 5. International Emissions Trading and the Choice of Allowances 6. Cooperation Behind the Veil of Scientific Uncertainty 7. Dynamic Aspects and Threshold Effects 8. Outlook Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhat are the best land use combinations to meet the social and economic needs of developing nations without jeopardising the ability of natural systems to deliver their life-support functions? Based on theoretical analysis and original case study material, this book attempts to answer this question by studying the interactions between economic forces which can lead to land use changes and the subsequent loss of biodiversity. Raffaello Cervigni examines the policy options and management practices that may counteract these losses and encourage the development of sustainable land use and biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity in the Balance summarises the scientific and economic debate and highlights disagreements about the definitions of biodiversity management objectives. The author goes on to develop an original analytical treatment of the incremental cost financing mechanisms adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity. Significantly, he undertakes a microeconomic study of land use change in a biosphere reserve in South-East Mexico. Based on an original data set, the author presents a detailed modelling exercise of resource and land use choices at the individual farm level with related projections of the impact at both community and regional levels. Techniques used include multi-period linear programming and dynamic stock-flow simulation. The book concludes by addressing policy implications and options for future research. This book will be of interest to graduate students, researchers and professionals in a variety of disciplines including economics, natural resource studies, social studies, geography and land planning. The book will also be of value to the large environmental NGO community.Trade Review'Recognising that international policymakers are increasingly shifting away from the approach to biodiversity conservation that seeks to protect large, relatively undisturbed ecosystems, Raffaello Cervigni offers us a way to think about land use change and biodiversity loss in managed ecosystems. His very constructive and practical contribution to the economics of biodiversity loss is a step forward from the obsession with species preservation in biodiversity hotspots. It is well worth reading.' -- Charles Perrings, University of York, UK'No-one combines the practical experience with analytical expertise in biodiversity conservation better than Raffaello Cervigni. He has worked at so many levels on this problem - local, national, and global. This volume demonstrates the manner in which real world experience can inform the better understanding of biodiversity problem solving. I consider it essential reading for all academics and policymakers interested in the economic nature of the solution to this problem.' -- Timothy M. Swanson, University College London, UK'The book proposes an original analysis of key aspects of the biodiversity debate and puts the major Mexican case study in context. It deals with some issues that have not been treated well analytically in the general literature, including incremental cost, land use gradients etc. The end result is that the story is a complex one, but we should not be too surprised that complex issues don't have simple answers. There are very few studies that are so thorough or well researched, so it is going to repay careful reading.' -- David Pearce, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Biodiversity Conservation and Loss: The Background Part II: Theoretical Issues 2. Land Use Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Economic Analysis 3. Financing Conservation: Theoretical Aspects Part III: Biodiversity Loss and Conservation in Practice: A Case Study in Mexico 4. The Area: Sierra de Santa Marta, Veracruz, Mexico 5. The Process of Land Use Change: Modelling Farm Behaviour 6. Land Use Changes: Model Predictions and Policy Design References Index

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Book SynopsisThe international character of today's most pressing environmental problems has become a key challenge for environmental policy making. As regulation by a supranational authority is not a realistic option at present, policymakers have to rely on decentralized approaches to the management of international environmental resources.This study combines two core dimensions of international environmental policy: the traditional search for cost-effective policy instruments and the creation of incentives for voluntary cooperation among sovereign nations. The analysis offers some clear-cut policy recommendations for the design of environmental treaties and for the further development of existing international institutions to protect the global environment.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. International Environmental Problems 3. Cost-effectiveness 4. Incentive Compatibility 5. Enforcement and Side Payments 6. Financing Incremental Abatement Costs under Asymmetric Information 7. Institutions for the Global Environment 8. Summary and Outlook Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTransportation networks are essential to the functioning of societies and economies and provide the infrastructure for the movement of people and goods over space and time. The existence and utilization of transportation networks are fundamental to the modern age and the negative effects of congestion and pollution associated with their increasing usage demand urgent attention.This book cogently addresses the question as to whether transportation networks are sustainable: that is, can they last, given the growing demands on the network, on the one hand, and the desire to alleviate the associated negative impacts, on the other. Anna Nagurney answers the question positively by providing a rigorous foundation for the formulation, analysis, and computation of solutions to such problems through the use of appropriate policies ranging from tolls and tradable pollution permits to the design of the networks themselves.Sustainable Transportation Networks will be of great value to students, researchers, and practitioners of transportation studies, environmental economics, regional science, and urban planning.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction and Overview 1. Introduction 2. Foundations 3. Emission Paradoxes in Transportation Networks 4. Viable and Sustainable Transportation Networks Part II: Policies for Sustainable User-Optimized Transportation Networks 5. Emission Pricing for Sustainability – User-Optimized Perspective 6. Permits for User-Optimized, Fixed Demand Networks 7. Permits for User-Optimized, Elastic Demand Networks Part III: Policies for Sustainable System-Optimized Transportation Networks 8. Sustainable System-Optimized Networks 9. Tradable Permits for System-Optimized Networks Part IV: Special Topics 10. Spatial Oligopolies and Marketable Pollution Permits 11. Spatial Price Networks and Emission Policies 12. Technology and Network Design Issues Part V: Summary and Conclusions 13. Concluding Comments A. Optimization Theory B. Variational Inequality Theory C. Problems Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisEconomic activities that degrade the environment do not simply pit humans against nature. They also pit some humans against others. Some benefit from these activities; others bear net costs from pollution and resource depletion. In a provocative and original analysis, James K. Boyce examines the dynamics of environmental degradation in terms of the balances of power between the winners and the losers. He provides evidence that inequalities of power and wealth affect not only the distribution of environmental costs, but also their overall magnitude: greater inequalities result in more environmental degradation. Democratization - movement toward a more equitable distribution of power - therefore is not only a worthwhile objective in its own right, but also an important means toward the social goals of environmental protection and sustainable development.Combining theoretical analysis with empirical evidence from around the world, James K. Boyce demonstrates that changes in our relationship with nature ultimately require changes in our relationships with each other. He maintains that a more democratic and environmentally sustainable future is possible, but warns that it is not inevitable.This book will appeal to students, scholars, policymakers and other readers interested in the environment, economics and public policy.Trade Review'Professor Boyce's work is an excellent example of how ecological economics can be done in an objective, evidence-based approach that can put issues on the agenda in a manner where they will be taken seriously by other scholars. . . This is a well-written and provocative book that should encourage further research on all these important issues.' -- David I. Stern, International Journal of Social Economics'This succinct and sometimes provocative book sets out to document, quantify and explain the ways in which inequalities of wealth and power create an uneven apportionment of environmental costs across the world. It offers a combination of theoretical analysis and empirical evidence to support the author's central contention that greater democratisation and changes in society's relationship with nature are paramount for achieving the dual goals of environmental protection and sustainable development. . . This book is immensely well written. . . makes for a fascinating read.' -- Ian Bailey, European Spatial Research and PolicyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Stealing the Commons 2. Let Them Eat Risk? 3. Investing in Natural and Human Capital 4. Inequality as a Cause of Environmental Degradation 5. Rethinking the Environmental Kuznets Curve 6. Power Distribution, the Environment, and Public Health 7. The Globalization of Market Failure? 8. A Squandered Inheritance 9. Democratizing Environmental Ownership Index

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Book SynopsisThe use of dynamic models to address the problem of environmental degradation is central to environmental policy because decisions taken now affect not only the current generation but have a profound impact on the future. In this innovative book, Frank Hettich uses dynamic modelling to study the interactions between economic growth, environmental policy and tax reform. He incorporates pollution and abatement technologies into different endogenous growth models that take into account consumer preferences and physical and human capital accumulation. He focuses on the effects of environmental policy in closed and open economies in the short, medium and long term.He sheds light on the following questions: what kind of environmental policy can reverse tendencies towards increasing pollution? will tighter environmental policy inevitably reduce economic growth? does environmental taxation provide an efficient source of revenue for governments? how will higher preferences for a clean environment affect optimal growth rates? what are the effects of international cooperation on growth, welfare and pollution? does sustainable environmental development necessarily preclude economic growth? This book will interest all students and scholars of environmental economics and particularly those interested in the relationship between economic growth and environmental quality.Trade Review'An excellent volume for those specialising in environmental economics, especially those focusing upon the relationship between economic growth and environmental policy.' -- Aslib Book GuideTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Survey of Literature and General Model Setup 3. Environmental Policy in the Linear Growth Model 4. Environmental Policy in the Uzawa–Lucas Model 5. Environmental Policy in the Uzawa–Lucas Model with Leisure 6. Environmental Policy in the Generalized Uzawa–Lucas Model 7. Summary and Outlook A Technical Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThere has been an explosion in the literature and research on environmental and resource economics in recent years. This major annual publication provides a cutting-edge survey of current research by the leading experts in the field. The latest Yearbook includes contributions on: economics and the land use-environment link issues in the economics of water use the economics of residential solid waste management population and the environment subsidiarity, federalism and the environment transboundary pollution and international cooperation environmental valuation and standard economic theory. Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Economics and the Land Use–Environment Link 2. Issues in the Economics of Water Resource 3. The Economics of Residential Solid Waste Management 4. Population and Environment 5. Interjurisdictional Competition and Environmental Policy 6. Transboundary Pollution and International Cooperation 7. Environmental Valuations and Standard Theory: Behavioural Findings, Context Dependence and Implications Index

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Book SynopsisBiological invasions - the introduction of living organisms beyond their original range - are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss. They are a major threat to human health and a source of pests and pathogens in the world's farms, forests and fisheries.The growth of international trade and travel means that more species are being introduced to more places than ever before. This book represents the first concerted effort to understand the economic causes and consequences of biological invasions. The volume discusses the theoretical and methodological issues raised by invasion, including control strategies, modelling options, and a study of the economic, institutional and policy conditions that predispose countries to biological invasions. Also included are case studies of fisheries, agricultural systems, tropical forests and protected areas affected by invasive species in locations such as the Black Sea, Australia and Africa, and an evaluation of control programmes.The Economics of Biological Invasions provides an important first step towards codification of the advice needed to develop decision rules, tools and protocols for the effective management of invasive biological species.This volume will be a fascinating read for researchers, academics and students in ecology, economics and environmental science with an interest in the biodiversity problem. The book will also prove to be essential reading for policymakers responsible for health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and the environment in both developed and developing countries.Trade Review'. . . anyone interested in biological invasions will learn from this book, and many readers may be inspired to further consideration of economic aspects of invasions.' -- Daniel Simberloff, Biodiversity and Conservation'An interesting book catering perhaps for a more specific audience. It does however provide a somewhat new view of the problems of the field of biological invasions and is worth the effort.' -- Ann Sundqvist, M2 Best Books'Once again, Charles Perrings and colleagues have broken new ground by applying economic and ecological analysis to the very real problem of biological invasions. This is path-breaking work in what promises to be a new sub-discipline within environmental economics.' -- David Pearce, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Analysis 2. Economic Factors Affecting Vulnerability to Biological Invasions 3. Infectious Diseases as Invasives in Human Populations 4. Risk Reduction Strategies Against the ‘Explosive Invader’ 5. The Economics of an Invading Species 6. Weed Invasions of Australian Farming Systems Part II: Case Studies 7. An Introduced Disease in an Invasive Host 8. Invasive Species in Tropical Rain Forests 9. Economic Consequences of Alien Infestation of the Cape Floral Kingdom’s Fynbos Vegetation 10. The Impact of Invasive Species in African Lakes 11. Economic Evaluation in Classical Biological Control Part III: Conclusions 12. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisDuring the past twenty years there has been an explosive growth in research into environmental issues from a social science perspective. Ecological economics, in particular, has emerged as a true transdiscipline which seeks to conceptualise environmental concerns, thus allowing for the formulation of appropriate policy measures. This volume takes stock of this emerging body of work and offers an authoritative insight into current environmental thought. The book is divided into three broad sections: Disciplinary Approaches, Concepts and Issues. Under the heading of disciplinary approaches, the authors review the state of environmental thinking in the diverse fields of philosophy, politics, sociology, economics and law. The concepts addressed include the precautionary principle, sustainable development, environmental security and ecological modernisation. Finally, in the last section, they assess a range of crucial environmental issues such as consumption, biodiversity, global climate change and population. Each of the specially commissioned chapters is written by a recognised expert in the field, while the book as a whole offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective. Ecological economists, environmental researchers and environmental policy analysts will all find this an accessible and highly rewarding introduction to contemporary environmental thinking.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. An Introduction to Environmental Thought Part I: Disciplinary Approaches 2. Philosophy 3. Politics 4. Sociology 5. Economics 6. Law Part II: Concepts 7. The Precautionary Principle 8. Sustainable Development 9. Environmental Security 10. Ecological Modernisation Part III: Issues 11. Consumption 12. Biodiversity 13. Global Climate Change 14. Population Index

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Book SynopsisIssues surrounding Annex I trading - the trading of greenhouse gas emissions among industrialized countries under the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change - comprise the central theme of this collection, which offers an integrated discussion of the practical, economic and political issues involved in its implementation. Topics explored include compliance of the Protocol as a whole and compliance issues arising from trading; the design of a system for tracking the trade of permits; fair competition, market power and Annex B trading; and the development of guidelines for joint implementation. Global Emissions Trading has grown out of direct work with Annex I delegates and representatives of the business community. Thus, it reflects and responds to their concerns and their assessment of the political and practical feasibility of different options. Several authors have contributed to this volume, but the papers were developed together and the result is a unified and cohesive text, which aims to provide a focus for future debate on issues where there are real conflicts of interest and genuine uncertainties about appropriate design. Further, the book should stimulate debate on the solutions proposed and encourage research in areas where recommendations are ambiguous. Economists, policymakers, students and readers concerned about environmental issues and climate change will find this collection essential reading.Trade Review'This book is part of the significant international effort to think through how an international emissions trading system might work in practice and it does an excellent job of analyzing the principal issues . . . Economists who want to find a succinct, competent, and informed discussion of emissions trading in an international context will want to add Global Emissions Trading to their library. A more important audience are those, economists or not, who should consider carefully whether a global policy to limit greenhouse gas emissions can do with out international emissions trading.' -- A. Denny Ellerman, Journal of Economic Literature'Kerr provides an accessible book to this complex topic. The volume defines all the major issues surrounding emissions trading in an easy and comprehensible format for the layman. The topics explored include the compliance tracking systems, Annex B trading, and the development of joint-implementation guidelines. The study provides a current and practical guide to understanding the debate on these evolving environmental issues, particularly the issues of grandfathering and voluntary emissions standards that have been the basis of US environmental policy. The work has grown out of the research and work conducted with the business community and primary players in the climate change debate. Logically presented and well edited, it is a worthy primer to the climate change debate and provides guidance in its resolution on this fast moving and confusing topic. The book is highly recommended by this reviewer and is a helpful contribution to the field of energy economics.' -- Peter Fusaro, The Journal of Energy and Development'The book can be strongly recommended as a detailed and up-to-date analysis of Annex I flexibility under the Kyoto Protocol. It allows fluent reading, is well structured and includes all relevant references. While some of the issues have naturally been superseded by events at the Hague and the Bonn Agreement it remains a valuable guide to the intricacies of Kyoto Mechanisms apart from the CDM.' -- A. Michaelowa, Climate Policy'Global Emissions Trading, edited by Suzi Kerr, takes many steps toward developing global emissions trading institutions that can successfully combat climate change. . . . Global Emissions Trading offers extensive analysis of the institutions needed to successfully operate in an international emissions trading system for GHG. It also provides significant insights into a number of issues that arise in constructing an international trading system. . . . The analysis offered by this text of the issues faced in constructing and operating a trading system will greatly contribute to the development of institutions needed to successfully operate this system.' -- Dale B. Thompson, Natural Resources Journal'This is an especially accessible and technically responsible overview of the various complex design issues associated with the emissions trading programs authorized by the Kyoto Protocol. Rich with institutional detail on such traditionally neglected subjects as appropriate tracking and compliance systems and pragmatic ways of dealing with underlying uncertainties, this book weaves together some very useful original insights with insights derived from the vast economics and political science literature's.'<BR>- Tom Tietenberg, Colby College, US'Suzi Kerr's Global Emissions Trading provides the most comprehensive and detailed compilation to date of rigorous thinking about international tradable permit programs to address the threat of global climate change. Kerr is one of the leading researchers focusing on these issues, and in this important book, she brings light and considerable insight to debates that have more often been characterized by the "heat" they generate. This multi-disciplinary volume offers excellent reviews of existing literature, and breaks new ground by combining the tools of economics, political science, and legal scholarship. The book should be considered essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the challenges and implications of building a credible international trading system for global climate change.' -- Robert N. Stavins, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Edward A. (Ned) Helme 1. Introduction: Trading Toward a Stable Climate 2. An International Tracking System for Greenhouse Gas Trading 3. Treaty Compliance as Background for an Effective Trading Program 4. Additional Compliance Issues Arising from Trading 5. Inclusion of all Source and Sink Categories in International Emissions Trading 6. Domestic Greenhouse Regulation and International Emissions Trading 7. Fair Competition and Annex B Trading 8. Market Power and Annex B Trading 9. Developing Rules and Guidelines for Joint Implementation 10. The Way Forward? Design Principles for Annex B Trading Appendices Reference Index

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Book SynopsisThe debate on the valuation of nature and the environment, sustainable national income and economic growth is one of prime importance in environmental economics. Economic Growth and Valuation of the Environment deals with the fundamental approaches to calculating sustainable national income and their implications for the valuation of the environment. Leading economists present their views on how the UN system of national accounts could be adjusted to include environmental impacts and the depletion of natural resources. The discussion centres on the appropriateness of national income as an indicator for welfare, and specific attention is paid to the question of how to value changes in environmental quality or emissions of pollutants.Centred around the topics raised by the seminal publications of Roefie Hueting, this book will be of great interest to environmental economists and students focusing on environmental and natural resource economics. Environmental policymakers will welcome the lively and up-to-date discussion of a range of policy issues.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Valuation of Nature and the Environment Part I: Setting the Stage 2. Environmental Valuation and Sustainable National Income According to Hueting 3. Three Persistent Myths in the Environmental Debate 4. Key Issues in Environmental Economics Part II: Reflections 5. Roefie Hueting’s Perpendicular ‘Demand Curve’ and the Issue of Objective Value 6. Values, Valuation, and Valuing Processes 7. Technical Progress, Finite Resources and Intergenerational Justice Part III: Green Accounting and Sustainable National Income 8. Steering by the Right Compass: The Quest for a Better Assessment of the National Product 9. Valuing Nature 10. Nature Capital, the Greened National Product and the Monetization Frontier 11. Alternative Calculations of a Sustainable National Income for the Netherlands According to Hueting Part IV: Conclusion 12. An Appreciation of Dr Roefie Hueting’s Ecological Work 13. Rejoinders to Symposium Authors Index

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Book SynopsisApplied welfare economics proceeds from the assumption that preferences are fixed and independent of social context. Social psychologists and anthropologists, in contrast, interpret preferences as being strongly shaped by culture and the prevailing social norms. This viewpoint is supported by a wealth of evidence from ethnographies, social surveys, and experimental studies.Integrating theory and evidence from a range of social sciences, the authors argue that the satisfaction derived from material goods depends upon their symbolic meaning, as people use goods to reinforce a positive social identity. They further contend that this calls for the incorporation of status preferences in economic models. The book finds that concerns over social status may lead decision makers to significantly overvalue consumption and undervalue the natural environment. In addition, income and consumption taxes that are normally regarded as 'distortionary' may be necessary to address the social costs of status signalling. Based on the available evidence, the authors argue that failing to account for status preferences can lead to flawed policy prescriptions in debates over optimal taxation, the economics of climate change and Environmental Kuznets Curves. To address this bias, the book offers a tractable, operational, and theoretically grounded approach to the economics of social status. Students and scholars of ecological, environmental and resource economics will find Status, Growth and the Environment to be a highly original and fascinating read. It will also be of great relevance to anyone with an interest in applied welfare economics.Trade Review‘Status, Growth and the Environment is an impressive book. It employs a series of well-known mathematical models to explore ideas that have previously been discussed in a qualitative way.' -- Journal of Economic Psychology'This is an important and creative extension of economic theory, asking fundamental questions about the relationship between the happiness of individuals and the future of the global environment, human welfare and economic growth. The book is a prescient synthesis of social science and economics, and is both wide-ranging and very readable. This work has implications far beyond economic theory, turning much perceived wisdom on its head through rigorous analysis.' -- Richard Wilk, Indiana University, US'Economics has occasionally recognised, but usually ignored, the common sense truth that human well-being depends on many things other than absolute consumption or wealth. Key among these is the status gained from prosperity relative to others, which makes prosperity both a private benefit and a social cost. After carefully surveying social psychology and anthropology as well as economics, Brekke and Howarth conclude that at least a third of prosperity's effect on well-being comes from status. Armed with this number, they show how status effects dramatically alter the policy prescriptions of standard economic models of taxation, growth and the environment. Once taken seriously, this short book should have a long-term effect on economic policy and teaching.' -- Jack Pezzey, Australian National University, Australia'For many years to come this book will be the natural reference point for modern research on economics and the environment, where behavioural aspects are taken seriously. The authors impressively combine important insights from many social sciences, such as psychology, sociology and anthropology, without losing rigour in their economic analysis. I most strongly recommend this book to all serious scholars of our profession.' -- Olof Johansson-Stenman, Goteborg University, Sweden'Here are two economists who are not afraid to question their discipline's facile assumption that each individual is the best judge of his or her own interests. In a rigorously reasoned analysis, the authors explore instructively the implications for economic growth and environmental policy when economic theory is expanded to incorporate well-established findings by other disciplines of social interdependence. Highly recommended.' -- Richard A. Easterlin, University of Southern California, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Consumption, Identity and Behavioral Motivation 3. The Psychology of Well-Being 4. Modelling Socially Contingent Preferences 5. Status Signalling and Environmental Externalities 6. Status Signalling and Taxation 7. Status Signalling and Climate Change 8. Status Signalling and Economic Growth 9. Status Signalling and Environmental Kuznets Curves 10. Social Status in Applied Welfare Economics: Models and Rhetoric Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDeforestation and agricultural land degradation are major problems in developing countries. While they have attracted much attention, most analyses and policy recommendations examine them in isolation from their broader economic and policy setting. This path breaking and timely book takes an economy-wide approach to the analysis of developing-country resource degradation problems. The Open Economy and the Environment asks what globalization means for environmental quality and the use of natural resources in developing economies. The authors develop theoretical models that trace the effects of trade and trade liberalization on sectoral resource allocation, factor returns, income and welfare, as well as incentives to clear forest and degrade agricultural land. The models reflect important developing economy features including spatial distinctions between uplands and lowlands, open-access forest resources and the special features of domestic food markets. The authors also analyze representative economy submodels, explore empirical cases based on applied general equilibrium models of Asian economies, and examine welfare and environmental implications of migration, trade liberalization and development policy.Researchers and graduate educators in agricultural, development, environmental and international economics, will find the core subject matter of this book of great interest, as will economists specializing in Asian economies.Trade Review'. . . I congratulate the authors on making an important contribution to the field of environmental and development economics, particularly in the Asian economic context. I recommend this book to scholars, particularly graduate students, who wish to deepen their understanding of the impact of trade liberalisation and agricultural policy on the environment in developing Asian countries, and to master the applied general equilibrium model.' -- Budy P. Resosudarmo, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies'This book offers a comprehensive look at the role of environment and development in small open economies. The authors develop both a stylized general equilibrium framework for analyzing such economies, with the unique feature of recognizing explicitly the problem of insecure property rights in remote regions at the land frontier. The book provides both interesting illustrative case studies from South East Asia, and also draws out important policy implications.' -- - Edward B. Barbier, University of Wyoming, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Development–Environment Interactions 2. Analytical Approaches to the Trade–Environment Relationship 3. Growth and the Environment in Developing Asian Economies 4. Deforestation and Upland Land Degradation in an Open Economy: Empirical and Analytical Foundations 5. Applied General Equilibrium Models and Methods 6. Protection, Food Policy and the Environment in the Philippines 7. Development Policy and the Environment in Sri Lanka 8. Environmental Effects of Investment and Trade Policy Reform During Thailand’s Economic ‘Miracle’ 9. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe twin benefits of improving environmental quality and reducing tax distortions through the recycling of environmental tax proceeds prove an attractive policy objective. This book analyses the use of the double dividend concepts for evaluating ecological tax reforms.The author aims to analyse unilateral environmental policy measures thoroughly and to assess under which conditions a double dividend can be achieved. The analysis is undertaken in the context of international capital mobility and cross-border externalities. He also includes a discussion of an empirically relevant example for an ecological tax reform scenario in Germany - the DIW proposal.International Environmental Externalities and the Double Dividend will be of great interest to all researchers and those working in NGOs in the areas of environmental economics, ecological tax reform issues as well as trade and the environment.Trade Review'Killinger provides a wonderful analysis of the welfare effects of unilateral ecological tax reforms, which should deepen and inform research in this area . . . researchers and students of environmental economic issues should find this book very useful in clarifying and extending the discussion regarding ecological tax reform.' -- Randall J. Hannum, Natural Resources Forum'In looking at the effects of ecological tax reform on allocation, this book addresses a very important issue. The results are interesting and have significant policy implications.' -- Glenn Feltham, Canadian Tax Journal'The book contains an excellent analysis of how environment taxation affects large countries that are highly integrated in world capital markets.' -- Lans Bovenberg, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The DIW Report: An Empirical Example 3. National Environmental Policies and International Integration 4. The Double Dividend of Ecological Tax Reforms 5. Indirect Internationalization and International Capital Mobility 6. Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Economics of Industrial Water Use presents an authoritative collection of the most important articles to have applied economic models and measurement techniques to the topic of industrial water use over the last thirty years. It includes an original introductory chapter which summarizes and critically assesses the literature on this important subject.These papers employ a range of modelling approaches including econometric estimation, linear programming, input-output models, non-market valuation and integrated river basin planning models. They also provide empirical evidence of the significant role played by economic forces in determining industrial water intake, discharge and recirculation.This comprehensive volume will be an indispensable reference source for those with an interest in water's role in industrial applications.Trade Review'As water becomes scarcer and as the industrial sector expands in many countries, the competition over the resource among sectors is more difficult. Industrial water consumption has doubled over the past decade in several countries, and is expected to rise more as industry expands. Economic instruments play an important role in efficient allocation of scarce water resources. This book demonstrates how knowledge of features of industrial water use coupled with economic instruments may enhance efficient water management. Reading this book is a fascinating voyage through the existing economic literature that was published in the last 30 years. The book combines the work of the most authoritative scholars in this field. All together it provides the reader with the necessary technical and economic background that can be used to address various industrial water use issues.' -- Ariel Dinar, The World BankTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Steven Renzetti PART I EARLY PAPERS 1. Blair T. Bower (1966), ‘The Economics of Industrial Water Utilization’ 2. George O.G. Löf and Allen V. Kneese (1968), ‘The Water Technology of the Industry’ 3. Judith Anne Rees (1969), ‘Inter-industry Variations in the Demand for Water’ 4. Stephen J. Turnovsky (1969), ‘The Demand for Water: Some Empirical Evidence on Consumers’ Response to a Commodity Uncertain in Supply’ PART II WATER DEMAND IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR: ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF SELF-SUPPLY 5. Jacob De Rooy (1974), ‘Price Responsiveness of the Industrial Demand for Water’ 6. Joseph A. Ziegler and Stephen E. Bell (1984), ‘Estimating Demand for Water Intake by Self-Supplied Firms’ 7. Ronald Teeples and David Glyer (1987), ‘Comments on "Estimating Demand by Self-Supplying Firms" by Joseph A. Ziegler and Stephen E. Bell’ 8. Steven Renzetti (1992), ‘Estimating the Structure of Industrial Water Demands: The Case of Canadian Manufacturing’ 9. Steven Renzetti (1993), ‘Examining the Differences in Self- and Publicly Supplied Firms’ Water Demands’ PART III COST FUNCTION MODELS OF MANUFACTURING WATER DEMANDS 10. Frederick G. Babin, Cleve E. Willis and P. Geoffrey Allen (1982), ‘Estimation of Substitution Possibilities between Water and Other Production Inputs’ 11. Charles R. Grebenstein and Barry C. Field (1979), ‘Substituting for Water Inputs in U.S. Manufacturing’ PART IV PROGRAMMING MODELS OF INDUSTRIAL WATER USE 12. J.C. Stone and D. Whittington (1984), ‘Industrial Water Demands’ 13. F.D. Singleton, Jr., James A. Calloway and Russell G. Thompson (1975), ‘An Integrated Power Process Model of Water Use and Waste Water Treatment in Chlor-Alkali Production’ PART V NON-EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL WATER USE 14. Richard C. Zuker and Glenn P. Jenkins (1984), Blue Gold: Hydro-Electric Rent in Canada 15. Thomas C. Brown, Benjamin L. Harding and Elizabeth A. Payton (1990), ‘Marginal Economic Value of Streamflow: A Case Study for the Colorado River Basin’ PART VI ECONOMIC ANALYSES OF INDUSTRIAL WATER POLLUTION 16. Clifford S. Russell (1973), Residuals Management in Industry: A Case Study of Petroleum Refining 17. William A. Sims (1979), ‘The Response of Firms to Pollution Charges’ 18. Ajit K. Dasgupta and M.N. Murty (1985), ‘Economic Evaluation of Water Pollution Abatement: A Case Study of Paper and Pulp Industry in India’ PART VII THE VALUE OF INDUSTRIAL WATER USE 19. Robert A. Young (1996), ‘Applications 1: The Case of Water Used in Intermediate Goods’ 20. Diana C. Gibbons (1986), ‘Industry’ PART VIII REGULATING AND FORECASTING INDUSTRIAL WATER USE 21. Jack B. Carmichael and Kenneth M. Strzepek (1984), ‘Modelling and Forecasting Industrial Water Use Treatment Practices’ 22. Gardner M. Brown and Ralph W. Johnson (1984), ‘Pollution Control by Effluent Charges: It Works in the Federal Republic of Germany, Why Not in the U.S.’ 23. D.M. Tate (1986), ‘Structural Change Implications for Industrial Water Use’ 24. Steven Renzetti and Diane Dupont (1999), ‘An Assessment of the Impact of Charging for Provincial Water Use Permits’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisWater Resources and Climate Change presents an authoritative collection of key articles which explore the impact and effect of climatic change on all aspects of the hydrologic cycle.The articles selected focus upon the hydrological implications of climate change and its potential impact on water systems and water use, issues in climate impact assessment, planning and adaptation strategies and socioeconomic assessments of particular case studies.This important volume will be an essential source of reference for water managers and planners as well as those interested in understanding the hydrological, ecological, and socioeconomic implications of climate change.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Kenneth D. Frederick PART I HYDROLOGIC IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 1. Kevin E. Trenberth (1999), ‘The Extreme Weather Events of 1997 and 1998’ 2. George H. Leavesley (1994), ‘Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources – A Review’ 3. Kenneth D. Frederick and David C. Major (1997), ‘Climate Change and Water Resources’ 4. Patrick J. Mulholland and Michael J. Sale (1998), ‘Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources: Findings of the IPCC Regional Assessment of Vulnerability for North America’ 5. Harry F. Lins, David M. Wolock and Gregory J. McCabe (1997), ‘Scale and Modeling Issues in Water Resources Planning’ PART II POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON WATER SYSTEMS 6. Eugene Z. Stakhiv and David C. Major (1997), ‘Ecosystem Evaluation, Climate Change and Water Resources Planning’ 7. Judy L. Meyer, Michael J. Sale, Patrick J. Mulholland and N. LeRoy Poff (1999), ‘Impacts of Climate Change on Aquatic Ecosystem Functioning and Health’ 8. Henry D. Jacoby (1990), ‘Water Quality’ PART III CLIMATE IMPACTS ON WATER USE 9. John J. Boland (1997), ‘Assessing Urban Water Use and the Role of Water Conservation Measures Under Climate Uncertainty’ PART IV ISSUES IN CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 10. Robert C. Lind (1997), ‘Intertemporal Equity, Discounting, and Economic Efficiency in Water Policy Evaluation’ 11. K.E. McConnell (1997), ‘Nonmarket Valuation and the Estimation of Damages from Global Warming’ PART V SOCIOECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS: CASE STUDIES 12. Brian Hurd, Neil Leary, Russell Jones and Joel Smith (1999), ‘Relative Regional Vulnerability of Water Resources to Climate Change’ 13. Philip Chao (1999), ‘Great Lakes Water Resources: Climate Change Impact Analysis with Transient GCM Scenarios’ 14. Upton Hatch, Shrikant Jagtap, Jim Jones and Marshall Lamb (1999), ‘Potential Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Water Use in the Southeast U.S.’ 15. Nigel W. Arnell (1998), ‘Climate Change and Water Resources in Britain’ 16. W.E. Riebsame, K.M. Strzepek, J.L. Wescoat, Jr., B. Perritt, G.L. Gaile, J. Jacobs, R. Leichenko, C. Magadza, H. Phien, B.J. Urbiztondo, P. Restrepo, W.R. Rose, M. Saleh, L.H. Ti, C. Tucci and D. Yates (1995), ‘Complex River Basins’ 17. Brian Hurd, Mac Callaway, Joel B. Smith and Paul Kirshen (1998), ‘Economic Effects of Climate Change on US Water Resources’ 18. Kenneth D. Frederick and Gregory E. Schwarz (1999), ‘Socioeconomic Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Water Supplies’ PART VI PLANNING AND ADAPTATION 19. Nicholas C. Matalas (1997), ‘Stochastic Hydrology in the Context of Climate Change’ 20. Eugene Stakhiv and Kyle Schilling (1998), ‘What Can Water Managers Do About Global Warming?’ 21. Peter Rogers (1994), ‘Assessing the Socioeconomic Consequences of Climate Change on Water Resources’ 22. Kenneth D. Frederick, David C. Major and Eugene Z. Stakhiv (1997), ‘Water Resources Planning Principles and Evaluation Criteria for Climate Change: Summary and Conclusions’ 23. Benjamin F. Hobbs, Philip T. Chao and Boddu N. Venkatesh (1997), ‘Using Decision Analysis to Include Climate Change in Water Resources Decision Making’ 24. Kenneth D. Frederick (1997), ‘Adapting to Climate Impacts on the Supply and Demand for Water’ 25. Kathleen A. Miller, Steven L. Rhodes and Lawrence J. MacDonnell (1997), ‘Water Allocation in a Changing Climate: Institutions and Adaptation’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisIncluding work by some of the world's leading economists, engineers, ecologists and social scientists, Water Resources and Economic Development is a unique collection due to its global perspectives and specific focus upon the recent experiences of the developing regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America.It explores important topics such as basin and regional development, irrigation and agricultural development, water supply, sanitation and health, legal and institutional issues, water pricing and water markets, and policy trends and emerging issues.This authoritative volume will be an invaluable source for students, researchers and policymakers and also for those who would like to be more informed in this key area of development studies.Trade Review'The papers throw up many interesting facts, and provide a good selection of reference material. . . At £120 the book is arguably good value. . . for libraries and researchers this collection will be a useful one to own. . .' -- John Butterworth, Waterlines'Over 50 authors, excerpted from 26 books, journals, and policy papers are represented in this vade mecum aquae. It is a valuable resource tool for both students and teachers of development studies, whether economists, water resource specialists, or development practitioners.' -- Stephen Paul Booth, Canadian Journal of Development Studies'The book would be a valuable resource for scholars and policy analysts who focus on water resource issues. But it would also be of great value for those who are not 'water experts.' Those specializing in agricultural economics, environmental economics and policy, and economic development will find this volume a handy reference, allowing them to get 'up to speed' on many central issues in water resource management. For anyone teaching an undergraduate or graduate course in water resource management, this could ably serve as a course reader.' -- George Frisvold, Journal of the American Water Resources Association'Professor Saleth has collected some of the best work of the most creative thinkers in the water resources field today. I expect it to be one of the most-used volumes in my collection.' -- John B. Braden, University of Illinois, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction R. Maria Saleth PART I GENERAL 1. Malin Falkenmark (1999), ‘Forward to the Future: A Conceptual Framework for Water Dependence’ 2. Peter H. Gleick (1993), ‘Water in the 21st Century’ 3. Maynard M. Hufschmidt (1993), ‘Water Policies for Sustainable Development’ 4. Harald D. Frederiksen (1996), ‘Water Crisis in Developing World: Misconceptions about Solutions’ PART II BASIN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 5. Thayer Scudder (1994), ‘Recent Experiences with River Basin Development in the Tropics and Subtropics’ 6. Marcel Marchand (1987), ‘The Productivity of African Floodplains’ 7. Roger Epps and Tony Sorensen (1996), ‘Water Resource Management and Regional Development: A Potential Nexus in North West NSW?’ 8. Maurice O. Ebong (1988), ‘River Basin Development as a Regional Planning Strategy: The Case of the Cross River, Nigeria’ 9. Yacov Tsur, Hokyoun Park and Arie Issar (1989), ‘Fossil Groundwater as a Basis for Arid Zone Development? An Economic Inquiry’ 10. Giorgio Guariso and Dale Whittington (1987), ‘Implications of Ethiopian Water Development for Egypt and Sudan’ 11. Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr and Lise Sandsbråten (1997), ‘Water on Fire: Gains from Electricity Trade’ 12. Enrique H. Bucher and Paul C. Huszar (1995), ‘Critical Environmental Costs of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway Project in South America’ PART III IRRIGATION AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 13. William M. Adams and David M. Anderson (1988), ‘Irrigation Before Development: Indigenous and Induced Change in Agricultural Water Management in East Africa’ 14. David H.L. Thomas and William M. Adams (1999), ‘Adapting to Dams: Agrarian Change Downstream of the Tiga Dam, Northern Nigeria’ 15. Mark Svendsen and Liu Changming (1990), ‘Innovations in Irrigation Management and Development in Hunan Province: Financial Autonomy, Water Wholesaling, Turnover to Farmers, Mass Movement Labor’ 16. Mark W. Rosegrant and Mark Svendsen (1993), ‘Asian Food Production in the 1990s: Irrigation Investment and Management Policy’ 17. R. Maria Saleth (1997), ‘Irrigation-induced Indirect Employment During Eighth Plan: An Estimation Procedure with Tentative Estimates’ PART IV WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND HEALTH 18. Yok-shiu F. Lee (1994), ‘Urban Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries’ 19. World Bank Water Demand Research Team (1993), ‘The Demand for Water in Rural Areas: Determinants and Policy Implications’ 20. John Briscoe and Harvey A. Garn (1995), ‘Financing Water Supply and Sanitation Under Agenda 21’ 21. Peter H. Gleick (1998), excerpts from ‘Water and Human Health’ PART V LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES 22. J.W. Milliman (1959), ‘Water Law and Private Decision-making: A Critique’ 23. Vincent Ostrom and Elinor Ostrom (1972), ‘Legal and Political Conditions of Water Resource Development’ 24. I.D. Carruthers and J.A. Morrison (1996), ‘Institutions in Water Resource Management: Insights from New Institutional Economics’ 25. Robert Wade (1995), ‘The Ecological Basis of Irrigation Institutions: East and South Asia’ 26. Charles W. Howe and John A. Dixon (1993), ‘Inefficiencies in Water Project Design and Operation in the Third World: An Economic Perspective’ 27. K. William Easter (1993), ‘Economic Failure Plagues Developing Countries’ Public Irrigation: An Assurance Problem’ PART VI WATER PRICING AND WATER MARKETS 28. Ariel Dinar and Ashok Subramanian (1998), ‘Policy Implications from Water Pricing Experiences in Various Countries’ 29. Rajan K. Sampath (1992), ‘Issues in Irrigation Pricing in Developing Countries’ 30. Mark W. Rosegrant and Hans P. Binswanger (1994), ‘Markets in Tradable Water Rights: Potential for Efficiency Gains in Developing Country Water Resource Allocation’ 31. K. William Easter, Mark W. Rosegrant and Ariel Dinar (1999), ‘Formal and Informal Markets for Water: Institutions, Performance, and Constraints’ 32. Charles W. Howe, Dennis R. Schurmeier and W. Douglas Shaw, Jr. (1986), ‘Innovative Approaches to Water Allocation: The Potential for Water Markets’ PART VII POLICY TRENDS AND EMERGING ISSUES 33. World Bank (1993), ‘Appendix C. Privatization and User Participation in Water Resources Management’ 34. Sam H. Johnson III (1997), ‘Irrigation Management Transfer: Decentralizing Public Irrigation in Mexico’ 35. Dale Whittington, Jennifer Davis and Elizabeth McClelland (1998), ‘Implementing a Demand-driven Approach to Community Water Supply Planning: A Case Study of Lugazi, Uganda’ 36. Donna J. Lee and Ariel Dinar (1995), Review of Integrated Approaches to River Basin Planning, Development, and Management 37. J. Briscoe (1997), ‘Managing Water as an Economic Good: Rules for Reformers’ 38. Peter H. Gleick (1996), ‘Basic Water Requirements for Human Activities: Meeting Basic Needs’ 39. Frances Cleaver (1998), ‘Incentives and Informal Institutions: Gender and the Management of the Water’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis important collection reprints the most significant papers and case studies on the prevention and resolution of conflict over water resources. It focuses in particular on the human dynamics that are involved when conflicts over water resources impact on different interest groups, economic sectors and legal or political boundaries. It addresses key issues which arise at both the local and the international level, including amongst others: How do people interact in these situations of conflict? What methods do they use to find a compromise? What institutions do they create - either jointly or unilaterally - to help overcome problems in the future?This interdisciplinary collection will be essential reading for professional water practitioners throughout the world, including engineers, economists, geographers, geologists, and political scientists concerned with water disputes and conflict resolution. It will make a significant contribution to the study of water as an essential theme in the increasingly important topic of environmental security.Trade Review'. . . this volume . . . is certainly a valuable addition to university and research libraries.' -- Claudia Ringler, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture'Overall, I believe that Dr Wolf has edited a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners who are interested in responsibly managing and equitably resolving conflicts over water and the environment. This reference furnishes informative background information for both graduate and undergraduate courses in water management and provides guidance for future research on conflict resolution in water resources . . . Dr. Wolf's well-organized book on water conflict brings together under one cover a wealth of valuable information from a wide variety of sources that would be difficult to obtain otherwise.' -- Keith W. Hipel, Journal of Water Resources Planning and ManagementTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Aaron T. Wolf PART I WHO AFFECTS WHOM?: HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS IN WATER RESOURCES 1. Karl A. Wittfogel (1956), ‘The Hydraulic Civilizations’ 2. Arnold J. Toynbee (1946), ‘The Challenge of the Environment’ 3. Harold Sprout and Margaret Sprout (1957), ‘Environmental Factors in the Study of International Politics’ 4. Thomas Homer-Dixon and Valerie Percival (1996), ‘Key Findings’ 5. Thomas Homer-Dixon, Marc Levy, Gareth Porter and Jack Goldstone (1996), ‘Environmental Scarcity and Violent Conflict: Debate’ 6. Jerome Delli Priscoli (1998), ‘Water and Civilization: Using History to Reframe Water Policy Debates and to Build a New Ecological Realism’ PART II WATER AND FIRE: HYDROCONFLICTS 7. Sandra Postel (1999), ‘Water Wars I: Farms Versus Cities and Nature’ 8. Jon Martin Trolldalen (1992), ‘International River Systems’ 9. Peter H. Gleick (1993), ‘Water and Conflict: Fresh Water Resources and International Security’ PART III QUENCHED TENSIONS: HYDROCOOPERATION 10. Aaron T. Wolf (1998), ‘Conflict and Cooperation Along International Waterways’ 11. Bertram Spector (2001), ‘Transboundary Disputes: Keeping Backyards Clean’ 12. An Painter (1995), ‘Resolving Environmental Conflicts Through Mediation’ 13. Edwin H. Clark, II, Gail Bingham and Suzanne Goulet Orenstein (1991), ‘Resolving Water Disputes: Obstacles and Opportunities’ PART IV WATER ACROSS BOUNDARIES: CASE STUDIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD 14. Habib Attia (1985), ‘Water-Sharing Rights in the Jerid Oases of Tunisia’ 15. John J. Pigram and Warren F. Musgrave (1998), ‘Sharing the Waters of the Murray-Darling Basin: Cooperative Federalism Under Test in Australia’ 16. Álvaro Carmo Vaz and Arnaldo Lopes Pereira (2000), ‘The Incomati and Limpopo International River Basins: A View from Downstream’ 17. Asit K. Biswas (1992), ‘Indus Water Treaty: The Negotiating Process’ 18. Arnon Soffer (1994), ‘The Relevance of Johnston Plan to the Reality of 1993 and Beyond’ 19. I. Mustafa (1994), ‘The Arab-Israeli Conflict Over Water Resources’ 20. Dale Whittington, John Waterbury and Elizabeth McClelland (1995), ‘Toward a New Nile Waters Agreement’ 21. Hans-Peter Nachtnebel (2000), ‘The Danube River Basin Environmental Programme: Plans and Actions for a Basin Wide Approach’ 22. Raj Krishna and Salman M.A. Salman (1999), ‘International Groundwater Law and the World Bank Policy for Projects on Transboundary Groundwater’ 23. Ariel Dinar, Peter Seidl, Harvey Olem, Vanja Jorden, Alfred Duda and Robert Johnson (1995), in Restoring and Protecting the World's Lakes and Reservoirs PART V CATCHING WATER WITH A SIEVE: INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES 24. Stanley Crawford (1988), in Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico 25. Elinor Ostrom (1992), ‘Crafting Institutions’ 26. Mikiyasu Nakayama (1997), ‘Successes and Failures of International Organizations in Dealing with International Waters’ 27. Arun Agrawal and Clark C. Gibson (1999), ‘Enchantment and Disenchantment: The Role of Community in Natural Resource Conservation’ 28. A.R. Turton (1999), Water and State Sovereignty: The Hydropolitical Challenge for States in Arid Regions PART VI WORLDVIEWS OF WATER: DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES A Law 29. Lynne Lewis Bennett and Charles W. Howe (1998), ‘The Interstate River Compact: Incentives for Noncompliance’ 30. James L. Wescoat, Jr. (1996), ‘Main Currents in Early Multilateral Water Treaties: A Historical-Geographic Perspective, 1648–1948’ 31. Stephen McCaffrey (1998), ‘The UN Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses: Prospects and Pitfalls’ B Economics and Game Theory 32. Charles W. Howe, Dennis R. Schurmeier and W. Douglass Shaw, Jr. (1986), ‘Innovative Approaches to Water Allocation: The Potential for Water Markets’ 33. Peter Rogers (1993), ‘The Value of Cooperation in Resolving International River Basin Disputes’ C Engineering 34. Charles L. Lancaster (1990), ‘Dispute Resolution Experiences: The Engineer’s Role’ 35. Ann Solomon Bleed (1990), ‘Platte River Conflict Resolution’ D Political Economy 36. Richard E. Just, George Frisvold, Verna Harrison, Joe Oppenheimer and David Zilberman (1998), ‘Using Bargaining Theory and Economic Analysis as an Aid to Trans-Boundary Water Cooperation’ 37. J.A. Allan (1998), ‘"Virtual Water": An Essential Element in Stabilizing the Political Economies of the Middle East’ E Geography 38. Gilbert F. White (1986), ‘The Role of Scientific Information in Anticipation and Prevention of Environmental Disputes’ F Decision Support Systems 39. Slobodan P. Simonovic (1996), ‘Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Management of Water Resources: 1. General Principles’ PART VII THE VOICE LEAST HEARD: THE RIVER ITSELF 40. John Kolars (2000), ‘The Spatial Attributes of Water Negotiation: The Need for a River Ethic and River Advocacy in the Middle East’ 41. Sandra Postel (1992), ‘A Water Ethic’ PART VIII APPENDICES 42. Aaron T. Wolf, Jeffrey A. Natharius, Jeffrey J. Danielson, Brian S. Ward and Jan K. Pender (1999), ‘International River Basins of the World’ 43. (1998), ‘Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses’ 44. (1999), ‘The Bellagio Draft Treaty Agreement Concerning the Use of Transboundary Groundwaters’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThe global expansion of irrigated lands during the 20th century and beyond continues to contribute to food production, but also degrades the environment significantly. The consequent search for policy remedies has stimulated a vital body of economic research.The issues addressed in this comprehensive collection of previously published articles include the effects of existing government intervention on the environmental impacts of agriculture, the economic costs and benefits of environmental regulations for agriculture, and the economic and environmental merits of alternative mechanisms for water allocation and water quality protection.In this volume the editors present a sampling of economic research on the interface of irrigated agriculture with the environment. The articles included are by leading researchers in this field and span the topics of nonpoint pollution control, salinity management, and the allocation of water.Trade Review'This book is a very useful collection for those interested in the impact of agriculture on water resources, and on the allocation of water resources within the agricultural system. It pulls together most of the important theoretical papers since the early 1980s on the economics of non-point pollution control. The book also shows how interdisciplinary modelling has improved our understanding of water quality and quantity issues, and how better management of water resources generates real economic benefits. It will be of interest to all economists working in this area, whether academic or professional, as well as to water managers.' -- Nick Hanley, University of Glasgow, UKTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Introduction James S. Shortle and Ronald C. Griffin PART I POLLUTION CONTROL INSTRUMENTS FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE 1. Ronald C. Griffin and Daniel W. Bromley (1982), ‘Agricultural Runoff as a Nonpoint Externality: A Theoretical Development’ 2. James S. Shortle and James W. Dunn (1986), ‘The Relative Efficiency of Agricultural Source Water Pollution Control Policies’ 3. Kathleen Segerson (1988), ‘Uncertainty and Incentives for Nonpoint Pollution Control’ 4. Richard D. Horan, James S. Shortle and David G. Abler (1998), ‘Ambient Taxes When Polluters Have Multiple Choices’ 5. Richard Cabe and Joseph A. Herriges (1992), ‘The Regulation of Non-Point-Source Pollution Under Imperfect and Asymmetric Information’ 6. Scott L. Johnson, Richard M. Adams and Gregory M. Perry (1991), ‘The On-Farm Costs of Reducing Groundwater Pollution’ 7. Gloria E. Helfand and Brett W. House (1995), ‘Regulating Nonpoint Source Pollution Under Heterogeneous Conditions’ 8. Erik Lichtenberg, David Zilberman and Kenneth T. Bogen (1989), ‘Regulating Environmental Health Risks Under Uncertainty: Groundwater Contamination in California’ PART II SALINITY AND WATER ALLOCATION 9. Ariel Dinar, Mark B. Campbell and David Zilberman (1992), ‘Adoption of Improved Irrigation and Drainage Reduction Technologies Under Limiting Environmental Conditions’ 10. J.F. Booker and R.A. Young (1994), ‘Modeling Intrastate and Interstate Markets for Colorado River Water Resources’ 11. Donna J. Lee and Richard E. Howitt (1996), ‘Modeling Regional Agricultural Production and Salinity Control Alternatives for Water Quality Policy Analysis’ 12. Marca Weinberg and Catherine L. Kling (1996), ‘Uncoordinated Agricultural Environmental Policy Making: An Application to Irrigated Agriculture in the West’ PART III WATER REALLOCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT 13. Bonnie G. Colby (1990), ‘Enhancing Instream Flow Benefits in an Era of Water Marketing’ 14. Michael R. Moore, Aimee Mulville and Marca Weinberg (1996), ‘Water Allocation in the American West: Endangered Fish Versus Irrigated Agriculture’ 15. Ronald C. Griffin and Shih-Hsun Hsu (1993), ‘The Potential for Water Market Efficiency When Instream Flows Have Value’ 16. Neal S. Johnson and Richard M. Adams (1988), ‘Benefits of Increased Streamflow: The Case of the John Day River Steelhead Fishery’ 17. David B. Willis, Jose Caldas, Marshall Frasier, Norman K. Whittlesey and Joel R. Hamilton (1998), ‘The Effects of Water Rights and Irrigation Technology on Streamflow Augmentation Cost in the Snake River Basin’ 18. Bruce A. McCarl, Carl R. Dillon, Keith O. Keplinger and R. Lynn Williams (1999), ‘Limiting Pumping from the Edwards Aquifer: An Economic Investigation of Proposals, Water Markets, and Spring Flow Guarantees’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisDespite the extensive body of literature on energy economics, very little economics research has been conducted that focuses specifically on dams and hydroelectric power. Brian Edwards addresses this deficiency by examining the multiple roles that dams play, as well as the role of hydroelectric power within the context of the energy industry. Brian Edwards provides an in-depth analysis of how dams are used in water management, flood control and irrigation, as well as the environmental impacts of their construction and operation. He examines the types of restrictions imposed on operators to mitigate impacts, and the resulting tradeoffs between achieving hydroelectric generation and environmental management objectives. Also covered is the role of hydroelectric power in both a regulatory framework and within the context of the energy industry deregulation that has occurred in the US and other countries. A simple dynamic model of a hydroelectric generating facility forms the basis for other models discussed. Case studies of dams operated by the United States Department of Energy are also included.Environmental economists, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and those interested in natural resources and the energy industry will find this a unique and valuable study.Trade Review'This book provides and accessible introduction to the economics of hydroelectric power supply and the role of environmentally motivated restrictions on water releases on hydro plant operations. It is important background reading for anyone interested in a better understanding of hydroelectric power operations. The modeling tools presented here offer a useful starting point for anyone wishing to model hydro facility operation and to study the effects of various environmental constraints on the costs of power supply.' -- Karen Palmer, The Journal of Energy and Development'This simplified applications-oriented introduction to the sometimes complex problem of scheduling integrated hydroelectric facilities provides a well-written entry-point for a rich field.' -- - William W. Hogan, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Uses of Dams and Hydroelectric Power 3. An Overview of Natural Resource Economics 4. How They Work 5. An Economic Model of Hydroelectric Power Provision 6. An Economic Model of Hydroelectric Power Provision with Environmental Constraints 7. Hydroelectric Power Provision by a United States Power Marketing Administration 8. Hydraulically-Coupled Dams: When One Dam is Not Enough 9. Hydraulically-Coupled Dams: A Case Study of the Aspinall Unit 10. Summary and Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe WTO has laid the foundations for a new era of trade relations, and increased trade liberalization has improved global efficiency in production and consumption. The strengthening of trade rules, however, has increased the scope for disputes over interpretations of more extensive and complicated agreements, and has spilt over into environmental and scientific matters. One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules.The book is divided into sections dealing with: accounting for risk in trade agreements risk and the WTO managing risk in policy making negotiating experience with risk national risks and quarantine standards managing biotechnology. The chapters offer many perspectives on risk assessment and benefit from a rich diversity of approaches as befits contributions from authors with backgrounds in law, economics, political science and environmental and natural science as well as policy making.Globalization and the Environmentis a fascinating book that will draw its readership from these fields.Trade Review'There are two good reasons to read Robertson and Kellow's book on the WTO. First, the book offers a unique opportunity to get an inside, to learn how the WTO itself conceives of its role in environmental matters and of the criticism put forward by the anti-globalization movement. Secondly, individual chapters in the book extensively deal with topics relevant to international environmental negotiations from a WTO perspective: the role of risk in multi-lateral environmental agreements, risk communication and biotechnology, and GM food and global trade.' -- Hein-Anton van der Heijden, Environment Politics'As becomes clearer each day, the new global trade regime of the WTO is radically different in fundamental respects from its predecessor, the GATT. This book presents a most intriguing and innovative perspective on a cross-cutting issue of increasing importance: risk assessment. How will risk assessment and risk management affect the evolution of the multilateral rules-based system? Read this book and start thinking about it.' -- Sylvia Ostry, University of Toronto and Munk Centre for International Studies, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Risk and the WTO Part II: Managing Risk in Policy Making Part III: Negotiating Experience with Risk Part IV: National Risks and Quarantine Standards Part V: Managing Biotechnology Part VI: Concluding Summary Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisCan economic globalization and environmental protection co-exist or does globalization inevitably lead to environmental degradation? How have firms in Europe responded to increased environmental regulation in the face of growing international competition, particularly from newly industrializing and transition economies?This book attempts to answer these questions using case studies of three pollution-intensive industries: iron and steel, leather tanning, and fertilizers. Based on in-depth interviews with managers and regulators in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, the book illustrates the variety of responses to the conflicting pressures of globalization and environmental protection at corporate and industry levels. It also considers the impact which shifting competitive advantage has on the environment in newly industrialized countries and transition economies.Environmental managers and regulators of national and international environmental agencies will find Environmental Regulation in the New Global Economy of great interest, as will, academics and students of economics, environmental management, business studies, geography and international relations.Trade Review'. . . this is an accomplished work that will be of interest to students and researchers in a number of fields ranging from economic geography to strategic management, and one highly recommended by the reviewer.' -- Richard Perkins, European EnvironmentTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: An Overview by Rhys Jenkins 1. Introduction 2. Environmental Regulation, International Competitiveness and the Location of Industry 3. Environmental Regulation and Competitiveness in the European Union Part II: Environmental Regulations, Globalization of Production and Technological Change: The Iron and Steel Sector by Jonathan Barton 4. The Industry and its Environmental Impacts 5. The European Union Iron and Steel Sector 6. Steel and Environment: Industrializing and Transition Economies Part III: Leather Tanning: Environmental Regulations, Competitiveness and Locational Shifts by Jan Hesselberg and Hege Merete Knutsen 7. The Global Tanning Industry: A Commodity Chain Approach 8. The Tanning Industry in Western Europe 9. Tanning in Eastern Europe, Brazil, Mexico and India Part IV: Environmental Regulation and Industrial Restructuring: The Case of the Fertilizer Industry by Anthony Bartzokas 10. Technological Trends and Industrial Organization in the European Fertilizer Industry 11. The Fertilizer Industry in Developing Countries Part V: Conclusion by Rhys Jenkins 12. Environmental Regulation, Trade and Investment in a Global Economy References Index

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Book SynopsisLogistics is the management function responsible for the flow of materials through the supply chain. Freight transport typically accounts for a third of total logistics costs and is a major determinant of the quality of a distribution service.This comprehensive and integrated collection includes a wide range of previously published articles from logistics management, operations research and economics journals, as well as the mainstream transport literature. The volume is divided into 13 sections covering the full spectrum of research in the field, including the modelling of freight flows, just-in-time delivery, modal split, vehicle routing and utilisation, the environmental impact of freight transport operations, city logistics and telematics and the deregulation of freight markets.This authoritative volume will be an essential compendium for those teaching in and researching in the rapidly-expanding field of transport logistics and will be of interest to those involved in the management of logistics and formulation of public policy on freight transport.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Alan McKinnon, Kenneth Button and Peter Nijkamp PART I FREIGHT TRANSPORT WITHIN THE SUPPLY CHAIN 1. Edward A. Morash and Steven R. Clinton (1997), ‘The Role of Transportation Capabilities in International Supply Chain Management’ 2. James C. Cooper (1993), ‘Logistics Strategies for Global Businesses’ 3. Joseph R. Carter and Bruce G. Ferrin (1995), ‘The Impact of Transportation Costs on Supply Chain Management’ 4. Alan C. McKinnon and Allan Woodburn (1996), ‘Logistical Restructuring and Road Freight Traffic Growth: An Empirical Assessment’ PART II MODELLING FREIGHT MOVEMENT WITHIN LOGISTICS SYSTEMS 5. Lóránt A. Tavasszy, Ben Smeenk and Cees J. Ruijgrok (1998), ‘A DSS for Modelling Logistics Chains in Freight Transport Policy Analysis’ 6. D.A. Quarmby (1989), ‘Developments in the Retail Market and Their Effect on Freight Distribution’ 7. Lawrence D. Burns, Randolph W. Hall, Dennis E. Blumenfeld and Carlos F. Daganzo (1985), ‘Distribution Strategies that Minimize Transportation and Inventory Costs’ 8. Linda K. Nozick and Mark A. Turnquist (2001), ‘Inventory, Transportation, Service Quality and the Location of Distribution Centers’ PART III OUTSOURCING VS INSOURCING FREIGHT TRANSPORT OPERATIONS 9. Melvyn J. Peters, Robert C. Lieb and Hugh L. Randall (1998), ‘The Use of Third-party Logistics Services by European Industry’ 10. Phil Croucher (1998), ‘Insourcing’ PART IV MODAL SPLIT AND CARRIER SELECTION 11. W.J. Baumol and H.D. Vinod (1970), ‘An Inventory Theoretic Model of Freight Transport Demand’ 12. R. Gray (1982), ‘Behavioural Approaches to Freight Transport Modal Choice’ 13. Michael A. McGinnis (1989), ‘A Comparative Evaluation of Freight Transportation Choice Models’ 14. Antti Lehmusvaara, Markku Tuominen and Jukka Korpela (1999), ‘An Integrated Approach for Truck Carrier Selection’ PART V INTERMODAL SYSTEMS 15. A.S. Fowkes, C.A. Nash and G. Tweddle (1991), ‘Investigating the Market for Inter-modal Freight Technologies’ 16. Bart W. Wiegmans, Enno Masurel and Peter Nijkamp (1999), ‘Intermodal Freight Terminals: An Analysis of the Terminal Market’ 17. Glen D’Este (1996), ‘An Event-based Approach to Modelling Intermodal Freight Systems’ PART VI VEHICLE ROUTING AND NETWORK PLANNING 18. Teodor Gabriel Crainic and Gilbert Laporte (1997), ‘Planning Models for Freight Transportation’ 19. Peter G. Eibl, Roddy Mackenzie and David B. Kidner (1994), ‘Vehicle Routeing and Scheduling in the Brewing Industry: A Case Study’ PART VII EFFECTS OF JUST-IN-TIME ON FREIGHT TRANSPORT 20. Alain Garreau, Robert Lieb and Robert Millen (1991), ‘JIT and Corporate Transport: An International Comparison’ 21. Michael Tracey, Chong Leng Tan, Mark Vonderembse and Edward J. Bardi (1995), ‘A Reexamination of the Effects of Just-In-Time on Inbound Logistics’ PART VIII VEHICLE UTILIZATION 22. Anders Samuelsson and Bernhard Tilanus (1997), ‘A Framework Efficiency Model for Goods Transportation, with an Application to Regional Less-than-truckload Distribution’ 23. Ivy Penman (1997), ‘Efficient Unit Loads’ 24. Alan C. McKinnon (1996), ‘The Empty Running and Return Loading of Road Goods Vehicles’ PART IX ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT OPERATIONS 25. Stefanie Böge (1995), ‘The Well-travelled Yogurt Pot: Lessons for New Freight Transport Policies and Regional Production’ 26. David J. Forkenbrock (2001), ‘Comparison of External Costs of Rail and Truck Freight Transportation’ 27. Frances M. Vanek and Edward K. Morlok (2000), ‘Improving the Energy Efficiency of Freight in the United States Through Commodity-based Analysis: Justification and Implementation’ 28. Peter Nijkamp, Aura Reggiani and Simona Bolis (1997), ‘European Freight Transport and the Environment: Empirical Applications and Scenarios’ 29. David Martin, William Cannell and Ken Gwilliam (1995), ‘Reducing the Impact of Freight Transport on Global Warming: The Potential of Technical Solutions’ 30. Stephen Anderson, Michael Browne and Julian Allen (1999), ‘Logistics Implications of the UK Packaging Waste Regulations’ PART X CITY LOGISTICS 31. K.W. Ogden (1984), ‘A Framework for Urban Freight Policy Analysis’ 32. Eiji Shiomi, Hiroshi Nomura, Garland Chow and Katuhiro Niiro (1993), ‘Physical Distribution and Freight Transportation in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area’ 33. Eiichi Taniguchi and Rob E.C.M. van der Heijden (2000), ‘An Evaluation Methodology for City Logistics’ 34. Timothy Howgego and Michael Roe (1998), ‘The Use of Pipelines for the Urban Distribution of Goods’ PART XI TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND LOGISTICS 35. Kant Rao and William L. Grenoble IV (1991), ‘Modelling the Effects of Traffic Congestion on JIT’ 36. Alan McKinnon (1999), ‘The Effect of Traffic Congestion on the Efficiency of Logistical Operations’ 37. Amelia C. Regan and Thomas F. Golob (1999), ‘Freight Operators’ Perceptions of Congestion Problems and the Application of Advanced Technologies: Results from a 1998 Survey of 1200 Companies Operating in California’ 38. W.-J. Van Schijndel and J. Dinwoodie (2000), ‘Congestion and Multimodal Transport: A Survey of Cargo Transport Operators in the Netherlands’ PART XII INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 39. James A. Crowley (1998), ‘Virtual Logistics: Transport in the Marketspace’ 40. S. Anderson, R.A.M. Jorna and C.A. Verweij (1996), ‘Satellite Communication in Road Freight Operations: The METAFORA Experience’ 41. Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson and Rita Walczuck (1999), ‘The Development of Electronic Markets in Logistics’ PART XIII DEREGULATION OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT 42. Paul D. Larson (1991), ‘Transportation Deregulation, JIT, and Inventory Levels’ 43. James Cooper (1991), ‘Lessons for Europe from Freight Deregulation in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America’ 44. B.T. Bayliss and A.I. Millington (1995), ‘Deregulation and Logistics Systems in a Single European Market’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis important volume brings together an authoritative selection of the leading papers on the subject of maritime transport. With a new introductory essay by the editors, the collection provides a thorough examination of the topics associated with this area, including maritime economics, transport law and policy.Part I includes articles on carrier management and operations. Part II looks in detail at competition policy and pricing. Part III discusses finance, the fiscal treatment of shipping and flag of registry issues. Part IV covers the area of law and policy and Part V examines market and structures. Finally, Part VI focuses on ports.This collection will be an invaluable resource for major maritime academies and to students and researchers in the subject of maritime transport.Trade Review'The last 40 years has seen a marked increase in the number and quality of papers on various aspects of maritime economics; but they are scattered around a variety of journals, some of which are not readily available outside university libraries. This volume brings together 33 of the most important papers published in the last few years and from nearly a dozen different sources. A helpful introduction sets the scene and refers to several other papers. This book should have a prominent place on the shelves of everyone having a serious interest in the subject.' -- Richard Goss, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Mary R. Brooks, Kenneth Button and Peter Nijkamp PART I CARRIER MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 1. David Ronen (1983), ‘Cargo Ships Routing and Scheduling: Survey of Models and Problems’ 2. S. Gilman (1977), ‘Optimal Shipping Technologies for Routes to Developing Countries’ 3. Helen B. Bendall and A.F. Stent (1987), ‘On Measuring Cargo Handling Productivity’ 4. Jan Owen Jansson and Dan Shneerson (1982), ‘The Optimal Ship Size’ 5. Kevin Cullinane (1991), ‘The Utility Analysis of Risk Attitudes in Shipping’ 6. Kevin Cullinane (1992), ‘A Short-Term Adaptive Forecasting Model for BIFFEX Speculation: A Box-Jenkins Approach’ 7. Bernard Gardner (1985), ‘The Container Revolution and its Effects on the Structure of Traditional UK Liner Shipping Companies’ 8. Mary R. Brooks (1995), ‘Understanding the Ocean Container Market – A Seven Country Study’ PART II COMPETITION POLICY AND PRICING 9. J.A. Zerby and R.M. Conlon (1978), ‘An Analysis of Capacity Utilisation in Liner Shipping’ 10. Trevor D. Heaver (1972), ‘Trans-Pacific Trade, Liner Shipping and Conference Rates’ 11. Mary R. Brooks (1985), ‘An Alternative Theoretical Approach to the Evaluation of Liner Shipping Part II. Choice Criteria’ 12. Mary R. Brooks and Kenneth J. Button (1996), ‘The Determinants of Shipping Rates: A North Atlantic Case Study’ 13. J.E. Davies (1986), ‘Competition, Contestability and the Liner Shipping Industry’ 14. S. Gilman (1994), ‘Contestability and Public Policy in Liner and Short Sea Shipping’ 15. Stephen Craig Pirrong (1992), ‘An Application of Core Theory to the Analysis of Ocean Shipping Markets’ 16. Helmut W.R. Kreis (1992), ‘EC Competition Law and Maritime Transport’ 17. G. Wright (1991), ‘Freight Rates in the Tramp Shipping Market’ PART III FINANCE, THE FISCAL TREATMENT OF SHIPPING AND FLAG OF REGISTRY ISSUES 18. Bernard Gardner and Peter Richardson (1973/74), ‘Fiscal Treatment of Shipping’ 19. Bernard Gardner and Peter Marlow (1983), ‘An International Comparison of the Fiscal Treatment of Shipping’ 20. S.R. Tolofari, K.J. Button and D.E. Pitfield (1986), ‘Shipping Costs and the Controversy Over Open Registry’ 21. R. Charles Moyer (1977), ‘Maritime Subsidies: Problems, Alternatives and Tradeoffs’ PART IV LAW AND POLICY (OTHER THAN INCENTIVES) 22. Ernst Gabriel Frankel (1992), ‘Hierarchical Logic in Shipping Policy and Decision-Making’ 23. R. Glenn Bauer (1993), ‘Conflicting Liability Regimes: Hague-Visby v. Hamburg Rules – A Case By Case Analysis’ 24. Donald A. Kerr (1989), ‘The 1989 Salvage Convention: Expediency or Equity?’ 25. Willliam Tetley, Q.C. (1992), ‘Shipowners’ Limitation of Liability and Conflicts of Law: The Properly Applicable Law’ PART V MARKET AND STRUCTURES 26. Peter B. Marlow and Bernard Gardner (1980), ‘Some Thoughts on the Dry Bulk Shipping Sector’ 27. J.J. Evans (1988), ‘The Elasticity of Supply of Sea Transport’ 28. Wayne K. Talley, Vinod B. Agarwal and James W. Breakfield (1986), ‘Economies of Density of Ocean Tanker Ships’ 29. A.H. Vanags (1977), ‘Maritime Congestion: An Economic Analysis’ PART VI PORTS 30. Wayne K. Talley (1988), ‘Optimum Throughput and Performance Evaluation of Marine Terminals’ 31. G. Blauwens and E. Van de Voorde (1988), ‘The Impact of Port Choice on Inland Transportation’ 32. P. De Lombaerde and A. Verbeke (1989), ‘Assessing International Seaport Competition: A Tool for Strategic Decision Making’ 33. A.D. Couper (1992), ‘Environmental Port Management’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding the economics and the wider impact of transport infrastructure presents a major challenge to economists. The scale of investment, indivisibilities, the setting of appropriate charges and the rate of economic growth are problems which require analyses and create controversy. Further contentious issues are the need to rely on public sector finance and certain ambiguities concerning impact on productivity.The editors have brought together in Transport Infrastructure a set of classic readings in the literature which show the development of analysis in this field.As the names in this volume show, some of the best economic thinkers of the twentieth century have addressed these multi-faceted problems.This authoritative new collection of previously published papers presents a selection of the developments in a field which is still attracting new ideas and challenging transport planners and governments in both the developed and developing world, and indicate something of the diversity of analysis needed and the problems which remain.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Roger Stough, Roger Vickerman, Kenneth Button and Peter Nijkamp PART I FOUNDATION PAPERS 1. David Alan Aschauer (1989), ‘Is Public Expenditure Productive?’ 2. Harold Hotelling (1929), ‘Stability in Competition’ 3. Koichi Mera (1973), ‘II. Regional Production Functions and Social Overhead Capital: An Analysis of the Japanese Case’ 4. Herbert Mohring (1961), ‘Land Values and the Measurement of Highway Benefits’ 5. J. Tinbergen (1957), ‘The Appraisal of Road Construction: Two Calculation Schemes’ PART II INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 6. P. Nijkamp (1986), ‘Infrastructure and Regional Development: A Multidimensional Policy Analysis’ 7. Edward M. Gramlich (1994), ‘Infrastructure Investment: A Review Essay’ 8. Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Amy Ellen Schwartz (1995), ‘Infrastructure in a Structural Model of Economic Growth’ 9. Charles R. Hulten and Robert M. Schwab (1993), ‘Infrastructure Spending: Where Do We Go From Here?’ 10. Sau-Him Paul Lau and Chor-Yiu Sin (1997), ‘Public Infrastructure and Economic Growth: Time-Series Properties and Evidence’ 11. Catherine Lynde and J. Richmond (1993), ‘Public Capital and Long-run Costs in U.K. Manufacturing’ 12. Alicia H. Munnell with the assistance of Leah M. Cook (1990), ‘How Does Public Infrastructure Affect Regional Economic Performance?’ 13. Piet Rietveld (1989), ‘Infrastructure and Regional Development: A Survey of Multiregional Economic Models’ 14. John A. Tatom (1993), ‘The Spurious Effect of Public Capital Formation on Private Sector Productivity’ PART III INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS 15. Terry L. Friesz, David Bernstein and Roger Stough (1996), ‘Dynamic Systems, Variational Inequalities and Control Theoretic Models for Predicting Time-Varying Urban Network Flows’ 16. John D. Nystuen and Michael F. Dacey (1961), ‘A Graph Theory Interpretation of Nodal Regions’ 17. Dominique Peeters, Jacques-François Thisse and Isabelle Thomas (1998), ‘Transportation Networks and the Location of Human Activities’ 18. R.W. Vickerman (1995), ‘The Regional Impacts of Trans-European Networks’ 19. William S. Vickrey (1969), ‘Congestion Theory and Transport Investment’ PART IV INFRASTRUCTURE MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION 20. Ernst R. Berndt and Bengt Hansson (1992), ‘Measuring the Contribution of Public Infrastructure Capital in Sweden’ 21. U. Blum (1982), ‘Effects of Transportation Investments on Regional Growth: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation’ 22. Bernard Fritsch and Rémy Prud'homme (1997), ‘Measuring the Contribution of Road Infrastructure to Economic Development in France’ 23. Theodore E. Keeler and John S. Ying (1988), ‘Measuring the Benefits of a Large Public Investment: The Case of the U.S. Federal-Aid Highway System’ 24. Harvey J. Miller (1999), ‘Measuring Space-Time Accessibility Benefits Within Transportation Networks: Basic Theory and Computational Procedures’ 25. Piet Rietveld and Jaap Boonstra (1995), ‘On the Supply of Network Infrastructure: Highways and Railways in European Regions’ 26. Anwar Shah (1992), ‘Dynamics of Public Infrastructure, Industrial Productivity and Profitability’ 27. Roger R. Stough and Kingsley E. Haynes (1998), ‘MegaProject Impact Assessment’ PART V CASE STUDIES A Roads and Road Networks 28. Marlon G. Boarnet (1997), ‘Infrastructure Services and the Productivity of Public Capital: The Case of Streets and Highways’ 29. J.S. Dodgson (1974), ‘Motorway Investment, Industrial Transport Costs, and Sub-Regional Growth: A Case Study of the M62’ 30. Edward J. Taaffe, Richard L. Morrill and Peter R. Gould (1963), ‘Transport Expansion in Underdeveloped Countries: A Comparative Analysis’ 31. Anthony J. Venables (1999), ‘Road Transport Improvements and Network Congestion’ B Rail and Transit Networks 32. Gordon W. Davies (1976), ‘The Effect of a Subway on the Spatial Distribution of Population’ 33. G.H.M. Evers, P.H. van der Meer, J. Oosterhaven and J.B. Polak (1987), ‘Regional Impacts of New Transport Infrastructure: A Multi-sectoral Potentials Approach’ 34. Howard L. Gauthier (1968), ‘Transportation and the Growth of the São Paulo Economy’ 35. Komei Sasaki, Tadahiro Ohashi and Asao Ando (1997), ‘High-speed Rail Transit Impact on Regional Systems: Does the Shinkansen Contribute to Dispersion?’ C Bridges, Tunnels and Critical Links 36. Chris Jensen-Butler and Bjarne Madsen (1996), ‘Modelling the Regional Economic Effects of the Danish Great Belt Link’ 37. R.W. Vickerman (1987), ‘The Channel Tunnel: Consequences for Regional Growth and Development’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisEconomists are concerned by a wide range of environmental impacts from pollutants, as they affect human welfare and not just human health. This insightful book demonstrates how economic analysis can contribute to decision making in environmental policy and discusses the theoretical limitations of economic valuation.Through detailed case studies including land contamination and ecosystem damage, the expert contributors illustrate the range of methods economists currently employ to address and manage the impacts of pollutants, such as multiple criteria analysis, hedonic pricing and contingent valuation. They explore applications of the cost-benefit approach to the environment but also raise questions as to its continued role compared to alternative methods. By presenting the ongoing work of economists involved with environmental management the authors hope that understanding of typical economic practice can be enhanced and perhaps complemented by natural scientists working in the fields of ecotoxicology, epidemiology and ecology. The book also discusses how the sometimes difficult interaction between natural science and economic analysis can be managed.By adopting an international perspective and providing a critical overview of contemporary economic research into environmental pollution, this book will become essential reading for environmental economists, scientists and policymakers.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Evaluating the Impacts of Pollution: An Introduction and Overview 2. Environmental Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment in the United States: Economic and Policy Issues 3. Calculating Morbidity Benefits from Reducing Air Pollution: A Spanish Case Study 4. Air Pollution and Agricultural Crop Damage: Can Europe Learn from the United States? 5. Monetary Valuation of the Toxic Impacts due to Acidic Deposition in Scotland 6. Linking Physical and Economic Indicators of Environmental Damages: Acidic Deposition in Norway 7. Prioritizing Toxic Chemical Clean-up in Hungary Using Monetary Valuation 8. Combining Life Cycle Assessment and Multicriteria Evaluation: Comparing Waste Management Options in Spain 9. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Nitrate Pollution Control in the European Union 10. Pesticide Policy Design and Decision-Making in the United Kingdom: Information, Indicators and Incentives Index

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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurs and managers are increasingly aware that the environment can be both a threat and an opportunity to their current economic activities. This timely book discusses the question of environmental performance versus corporate practices and finds that environmental considerations can have a positive effect on business.The perception of the environment as a means to achieve competitive advantage for companies is a relatively recent phenomenon. The contributors address how to create institutional environments that stimulate businesses to integrate the environment in strategic decision making and thereby promote eco-efficiency. Together they build a convincing argument that the economy-environment trade-off is a false stalemate: societal and market forces may impact on the environment and on business in positive, neutral or negative ways. The authors use evidence from the United States and Europe to demonstrate that environmental considerations can have a positive effect on the competitive advantage of firms.This book draws together three fields - environmental economics, environmental regulation and strategic management - and will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners working in these areas.Trade Review'This book can be recommended for managers, policymakers and researchers at the same time as it gives a holistic view taking different aspects of environmental economics, environmental regulations and competitiveness from different authors into account. It provides the reader with a combination of high quality information on theoretical aspects as well as case studies. This book is an important contribution helping to resolve the apparent contradiction of being economically competitive and environmentally conscious at the same time.' -- Steffen Beerbaum, Quarterly Journal of International AgricultureTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Eco-efficient Economy: Threat or Opportunity for Companies? 2. Green and Competitive: Ending the Stalemate 3. Environmental Policies in Europe 4. Combining Economic Growth with Reducing Pressure on the Environment 5. Corporate Environmental Information and Public Policy 6. Strategic Environmental Management as an Economic and Ecological Challenge 7. Comment: Integrating the Environment in Business Practices Index

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Book SynopsisThe provision of water and sanitation services (WSS) in developing countries has traditionally been the preserve of the state, but recently there has been a move towards greater private sector participation (PSP).While the potential economic benefits of PSP are well-known, the authors extensively discuss the environmental and social implications unique to the sector. The focus of the book is on the crucial role public authorities must continue to play to guarantee sustainability, levels of service and access to a variety of consumers. The authors show how these objectives are realised in very different ways - and not always successfully - in developing countries. The authors critically review the current literature and include new case studies from Manila, Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Abidjan and Mexico City. Private Firms and Public Water will be of interest to regulatory officials, economists, development professionals and scholars, as well as government, business and NGOs.Trade Review'. . . the book is a useful exposition of some of the problems facing public regulators dealing with PSP in WSS in developing countries. It should be required reading for all working in the area.' -- Warren Musgrave, The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics'The authors are to be congratulated on the appearance of a rare and important book, which provides much to think about in this topical area.' -- J.T. Winpenny, Development Policy Review'There is much useful information contained in this collection, a wealth of empirical evidence that shows in great detail the actual implementation of water service privatization. . . Both the editors and the authors of the individual case study sections have gone to great lengths to gather as much data regarding everything from service provision to user costs in order to paint what they hope is a reasonably full picture.' -- Pablo Shiladitya Bose, Natural Resources Forum'I think this is an important subject and the book is timely. It offers the reader a set of interesting and useful reviews of what is happening in this area in a number of developing countries. That there is a role for the private sector in financing sustainable development is not in doubt. But there are many pitfalls and a book such as this, which improves our understanding of how best to harness private resources is very welcome indeed.' -- Anil Markandya, University of Bath, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Regulation of Social and Environmental Concerns with Increased Private Sector Participation in the Provision of Water and Sanitation 3. Water and Sanitation Provision in Low Income Neighbourhoods: The Scope for Service Differentiation and Decentralised Management 4. Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation: Realising Social and Environmental Objectives in Buenos Aires 5. Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation: Realising Social and Environmental Objectives in Manila 6. Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation: Realising Social and Environmental Objectives in Mexico D.F. 7. Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation: Realising Social and Environmental Objectives in Abidjan 8. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisThe impact of climate change on seven regions of the United States is studied in this new and accessible collection. The study examines how the different regions of the United States may be affected by climate change. In particular, the study explores whether warming would be beneficial to the northern (colder) regions but harmful to the economies of the southern (warmer) regions. The study examines important sectors of the US economy that are likely to be affected by climate change. It examines agriculture, forestry, water resources, energy, and coastal resources. Economic models are used to examine each sector and there is a separate chapter for each sector. Because the study focuses on including efficient adaptation responses, the special role of adaptation is discussed in detail. The book concludes with a discussion of the impacts across the country and in each region. Any reader interested in climate change and its impacts will find this book of detailed results enlightening. The book is especially useful for people interested in studying impact methodologies.Trade Review'This book is a good first attempt at examining the regional impacts of climate change for the United States. . . Overall, the book is an important read for those interested in climate assessment. It alerts us to the possibility that the impacts of global warming need not be homogenous, and points to the need for further research in combining basic ecological-economic modeling with plausible scenarios of technological change and globalization of the US economy.' -- Ujjayant Chakravorty, Journal of Regional ScienceTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Agriculture: Agronomic–economic Analysis 3. Agriculture: A Ricardian Analysis 4. Timber: Ecological–economic Analysis 5. Water Resources: Economic Analysis 6. Coastal Structures: Dynamic Economic Modeling 7. Energy: Cross-sectional Analysis 8. Adaption 9. Synthesis Index

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Book SynopsisIn developing countries, where growth expectations are high, least-cost environmental policies are crucial since they can reduce the conflict between economic growth and the environment. In view of this, policymakers in these economies must be very aware of the relationship between economic and environmental issues to offer policy initiatives which can increase efficiency and improve equity.The authors provide a comprehensive analysis of topics varying from the general problems of growth and conservation to specific applications such as; pollution costs, environmental taxation, deforestation and climate change. This volume also offers policymakers a comprehensive view of the challenges they face, and the legacies they leave, in order to convert environmental policy making into an actual programme of welfare improvement.Environmental Economics and Policy Making in Developing Countries is couched in accessible language and is policy-oriented. It will therefore be of great interest to both policymakers and scholars in development economics, environmental studies and international agencies involved in these areas.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Economic Growth, the Environment and Welfare: Are They Compatible? 2. The Impact of Perverse Subsidies on International Trade and the Environment 3. Valuing Statistical Lives 4. The Valuation of Health Impacts in Developing Countries 5. Economic Instruments for Waste Management in Brazil 6. Deforestation, Land Degradation and Rural Poverty in Latin America: Examining the Evidence 7. Public Policies and Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon 8. Technology, Climate Change, Productivity and Land Use in Brazilian Agriculture 9. Economic Incentives and Forest Concessions in Brazil Index

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Book SynopsisWith air transport becoming an increasingly vital part of the economy, the regulatory reform of this market has been a major development in European political economy. This book focuses on two market failures within the airline industry - market power and environmental externalities - and analyses how they have been affected by deregulation. The author employs economic models complemented by extensive empirical research, to demonstrate how the introduction of competition, brought about by liberalization, has resulted in considerable consumer benefits. The author argues that these benefits, such as increased choice through the expansion of operations, must be off set against increased environmental costs including greater noise pollution and emissions, not to mention the reduction of profits that often accompany market liberalization. In the process the book tackles a number of important issues including the background and history of airline regulation in the EU, the basic policy trade-off between monopoly power and external costs, monetary valuation of externalities, and the relationship between airline scheduling and external costs. Perhaps surprisingly, the author concludes that even in the presence of environmental costs, the introduction of competition in airline markets has resulted in net welfare improvements. Policymakers, as well as practitioners and researchers of environmental and transport economics, should draw great value from this original and pertinent volume.Trade Review'. . . the author makes an interesting contribution to the international aviation literature. This book should be on the reading list of anybody with a serious interest in (the environmental impact of) aviation.' -- Eric Pels, Journal of Air Transport Management'The author makes a timely contribution to the literature by examining the impacts of regulatory reform on airline market structure and competition, as well as on the environmental costs of air travel. This book is an informative and scholarly piece that provides a forthright assessment of the gains and losses to be expected from airline market reform.' -- Robin Lindsey, University of Alberta, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Regulation and Reform in Aviation Part I: Environmental Costs in Air Transport Markets 3. Evaluating Environmental Externalities 4. Noise 5. Emissions 6. Environmental Costs in European Aviation Part II: Economic Analysis of Air Transport Liberalization 7. Frequency Choice in Air Transport Markets 8. Frequency Choice and Liberalization: Simulation Modeling 9. Airline Liberalization in Networks 10. Welfare Effects of European Airline Liberalization 11. Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe environmental imperative exerts strong pressure on polluting industries in the industrialised countries. Environmentally-friendly technologies are available but often at prohibitive costs. Using evidence from the copper industry, this book addresses the question of how polluting industries in developing and transition economies have responded to this challenge. Technological Change and the Environmental Imperative considers the extent of the success of polluting industries in becoming cost-efficient whilst acquiring less polluting technologies, in the face of fierce competition. The authors also discuss what has been the impact of privatisation on this process and what lessons have been learnt. Against this backdrop, and drawing on case material from Chile, China, Peru and Russia, the book goes on to assess the latest technological breakthroughs, and their possible future impact on cost efficiency and the environment.International organisations, policymakers and industry analysts concerned with environmental issues will find this book of great fascination as will academics and researchers in the fields of development studies, transition economies and environmental studies.Trade Review'I am confident that the book will be valuable to a broad range of readers - including those in public policy, in industry, and academics - interested in environmental studies, technological change, technology transfer, development economics and industrial economics.' -- John T. Scott, Journal of Technology TransferTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Economic Liberalization, Innovation, and Technology Transfer: Opportunities for Cleaner Production in Copper Mining and Processing 3. Technological Change and the Environmental Imperative in Chile: Challenges to the Largest Copper Producer in the World 4. Technological Change and the Environmental Imperative: The Case of Copper Smelting in China 5. From Nationalization to Re-Privatization of the Peruvian Copper Industry: Structural Changes and Impact on Environmental Sustainability 6. Growth, Competitiveness and Sustainability: Technological Change in the Russian Copper Industry 7. Flash Technology Facing the Challenges of the Third Millennium Index

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Book SynopsisA number of tools for environmental analysis and decision support have been developed over time, including life-cycle assessment, substance-flow analysis, environmental impact and risk assessment. Many of these tools have different economic systems - a product, a regional substance-flow, a factory or emission pattern etc.- as their object. This book aims to reconcile and unify the many different tools for environmental analysis and decision-support into one meta-tool.The subject of this study revolves around two problems: the attribution problem - which environmental problems are to be attributed to which economic activities; and the position problem - what is the relative position of a number of the various tools for environmental decision-support? Both these problems can be resolved by the construction of a general framework and specific methodological steps within the framework. The main focus of this study is on the methodology.By providing a common framework for topics often treated in isolation this book enables experts from many fields, including scholars of environmental, resource and ecological economics, environmental science as well as researchers and professionals within industrial ecology, to understand the full depth and range of the material.Trade Review'This is a refreshing study which seeks to map out environmental phenomena from the perspective of interlinked chains. The main merit lies in the systematic attribution of environmental effects to economic activities and the implications for environmental policy analysis. This book forms an extremely valuable contribution to environmental science.' -- Peter Nijkamp, VU University Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. The Questions 2. The Scientific Context 3. Outlook Part II: Economic Systems 4. Introduction to Part Two 5. Economic Processes 6. On Solving the First Fundamental Equation 7. Towards Concrete Tools for Environmental Analysis and Decision-Support: Inventory Analysis Part III: The Environment 8. Introduction to Part Three 9. Environmental Processes 10. Environmental Impacts 11. The Environmental Problem 12. Towards Concrete Tools for Environmental Analysis and Decision-Support: Impact Analysis Part IV: Conclusion 13. The Answers 14. Further Reflections 15. Summary of Findings References Index

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Book SynopsisWaste is a quintessentially ecological economic issue. The generation of waste is rooted in the very laws of nature, but waste is also a social construct, and what we understand to be waste has evolved with human societies. Therefore, a crucial issue in modern waste management is the understanding of attitudes towards waste. This book examines the ecological economics approach to waste, its conceptualisation and management.In order to provide a comprehensive understanding of the issue of waste, the authors utilise an array of disciplinary approaches from both natural and social sciences. They begin by considering waste through the thermodynamics of production processes, and through an assessment of the history of waste. Building on this physical-social background, they concentrate on specific aspects of waste policy. These include the public's attitude towards waste, the economics of waste, and the laws and regulations surrounding waste disposal. Further chapters look in detail at the three main types of waste being generated by modern societies: municipal, toxic and nuclear waste. This path-breaking book seeks to lay the basis for a general conceptualisation of waste in ecological economics and to elucidate the main issues relating to waste generation and management.This is a comprehensive analysis of waste as a concept, and as an issue for humans as both producers and consumers. It will be of great value to ecological economists, waste managers and environmental policy analysts.Trade Review'Waste in Ecological Economics provides a broad discussion of the phenomenon of waste and offers a well-grounded introduction for students and those new to the topic. For readers with a background in waste issues the collection offers a refreshingly holistic perspective on a subject that is often fragmented across various technical discourse. And, for those wishing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck into waste as a research subject, this book outlines, both in its content and its tone, the fundamental empirical and theoretical issues that lie at the heart of this messy material and highly political subject.' -- Katharine Farrell, Environment Politics'The book is a good introduction for students and researchers in the field of waste management who try to include a broader multi-disciplinary view on the issues they study. The references at the end of each chapter will help the reader to further investigate the topics of interest.' -- Ernst Worrell, Resources Conservation & RecyclingTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. An Introduction to Waste Part I: Physical and Historical Perspectives 2. Thermodynamics of Waste Generation 3. History of Waste Part II: Waste Policy 4. Attitudes to Waste 5. Economics of Waste 6. Waste Law Part III: Specific Waste Issues 7. Municipal Waste 8. Toxic Waste 9. Nuclear Waste Index

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Book SynopsisThis significant book investigates the political economy of environmental policy in Europe with a careful analysis of how EU directives are realised in the member states. The authors explore this issue through a comparative evaluation of the implementation of three pieces of EU environmental legislation in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Areas covered by the legislation include air emission standards for waste incinerators, the electricity supply industry, and the certification of environmental management systems. The results vary across cases even though overcompliance is observed in certain cases. The regularity arising from the different case studies is related to the determinants of the environmental outcomes that are observed. When environmental directives are implemented they are likely to interact with parallel policy processes and these interactions can exert a strong positive or negative influence on the success of the policy in question. The central policy problem is the fact that these interactions are very difficult to anticipate at the policy formulation stage. It leads the authors to propose that effective environmental policy should therefore be adaptable in order to cope with these unanticipated effects.This book covers a very important and topical issue by studying the genuine impact of environmental directives and increasing the readers' understanding of the way in which environmental federalism works in Europe. It will be welcomed by scholars of environmental law and political science, environmental economists, and environmental policymakers, advisors and consultants.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: A Policy Perspective on the Implementation of the Community Environmental Legislation 2. The Implementation of Environmental Policy in the European Union Context 3. What Can We Learn from Economics and Political Science Analysis on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Policy Implementation? 4. The Large Combustion Plant Directive (88/609/EEC): An Effective Instrument for SO2 Pollution Abatement? 5. Implementing Command and Control Directives: The Case of Directive 89/429/EEC 6. The Implementation of EMAS in Europe: A Case of Competition between Standards for Environmental Management Systems 7. The Need for Adaptive Implementation Index

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Book SynopsisThere has been an explosion in the literature and research on environmental and resource economics in recent years. This major annual publication provides a cutting-edge survey of current research by the leading experts in the field. The latest Yearbook includes contributions on: environmental valuation in developing countries electricity restructuring industrial ecology experimental economics in natural resource and environmental management interest groups and the demand for environmental policy modelling sustainable ecological economic development environmental risk management and the business firm. Trade Review'This book will be useful to anyone interested in the relationship between resource economics and the natural and physical sciences.' -- Michael G. Messina, American Reference Books Annual 2003Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Environmental Valuation in Developing Countries 2. Electricity Restructuring: Consequences and Opportunities for the Environment 3. Industrial Ecology: Challenges and Opportunities for Economics 4. Experimental Economics in Natural Resource and Environmental Management 5. Interest Groups and the Demand for Environmental Policy 6. Modelling Sustainable Ecological-Economic Development 7. Environmental Risk Management and the Business Firm Index

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Book SynopsisHow will the industrial changes implicit within new biotechnologies affect modern agriculture? This book investigates these changes and provides an economic analysis of the industrial and distributional impacts of new biotechnologies, addressing in detail the significant consequences for developing countries.One of the most important facets of biotechnological change is the development of new technologies for appropriating the value of innovations in related industries. In agriculture these new appropriation technologies are known as 'genetic use restriction technologies', which enable the innovator to capture the value of innovative plant varieties by preventing their reproduction after purchase. This book analyses the implications of such technologies in terms of global agricultural production, the rate of innovation at the technological frontier and, in particular, the diffusion of these innovations across the globe. The authors set forth the economic and institutional framework within which innovations are occurring, focusing on the impacts on the least technologically advanced nations and their incentives to conserve genetic resources for use in future research and development.This stimulating book should be widely read by agricultural and resource economists, development economists, and scholars and researchers of environmental economics. Policymakers in developing countries will also gain valuable insights into the distribution of the potential benefits from biotechnology.Trade Review'. . . the volume offers many interesting calculations and insights.' -- Robert E. Evenson, Yale University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Biotechnologies and Developing Countries: How Will the Anticipated Industrial Changes in Agriculture Affect Developing Countries? Timothy Swanson PART I: SETTING THE SCENE: THE FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERING BIOTECHNOLOGY’S IMPACTS 2. Population Growth and Agricultural Intensification in Developing Countries Nadia Cuffaro 3. The Impacts of GURTs: Agricultural R&D and Appropriation Mechanisms Timothy Swanson and Timo Goeschl 4. Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Countries: Proprietary Knowledge and Diffusion of Benefits Charles Spillane PART II: A CASE STUDY ON TERMINATORS: THE IMPACTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES ON BENEFIT DISTRIBUTION 5. The Impact of Terminator Gene Technologies on Developing Countries: A Legal Analysis William W. Fisher 6. Impact of Terminator Technologies in Developing Countries: A Framework for Economic Analysis C.S. Srinivasan and Colin Thirtle 7. The Impact of GURTs on Developing Countries: A Preliminary Assessment Timothy Swanson and Timo Goeschl 8. Forecasting the Impact of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies: A Case Study on the Impact of Hybrid Crop Varieties Timo Goeschl and Timothy Swanson PART III: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY: THE IMPACTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES ON CONSERVATION OF GENETIC RESOURCES 9. Key Issues in Using Molecular Techniques to Improve Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources Carmen de Vincente, Toby Hodgkin and Geoffrey Hawtin 10. Biotechnology and Traditional Breeding in Sub-Saharan Africa Vittorio Santaniello CONCLUSION 11. Policy Options for the Biotechnology Revolution: What Can be Done to Address the Distributional Implications of Biotechnologies? Timothy Swanson and Timo Goeschl Index

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Book SynopsisSince the mid 1990s, theoretical and empirical research on how social capital affects well-being has blossomed in the field of economic development. Based on noted theoretical and empirical work in other social sciences, this concept is now becoming a vital new tool for economists. The chapters in this volume explore the challenges and opportunities raised by this concept for researchers, practitioners and teachers. Social Capital and Economic Development is based upon a consistent, policy-based vision of how social capital affects well-being in developing countries. The book includes a comparison of experimental and empirical evidence on social capital and a range of field-based evidence, from environmental to cultural to nation-building and on how investment in social capital can improve well-being. The contributions are from leading development economists as well as non-economic social scientists with expertise in this field.Development academics, practitioners, and environmental economists will find this coherent volume of great interest, as well as those involved in public policy in the developing world.Trade Review'. . . this book enables one to form a well-informed opinion or critique about the concept of social capital. . . it serves its purpose eminently well.' -- Journal of Social and Economic Development'This book presents a fine selection of papers about social capital. . . Personally, I enjoyed reading the book from the start. The different chapters present an interesting mixture of contributions written by researchers with mostly an economic background trying to cope with an analytical concept that originates from sociology. This is a great intellectual challenge. But the different examples show that the authors manage to deal with this challenge, and it is a road worthwhile to be taken. . . I really recommend this book to development economists as well as sociologists.' -- Lutz Laschewski, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture'The book is carefully edited and thoughtfully arranged. . .' -- Robert Tripp, Development Policy Review'This book would well serve an introductory course on development economics, to ensure that students do not lose sight of the value of families, friendships, culture, civic society, and social virtues for the well-being of peoples. Often, such things get left out because the do not fit into the working model. The essays in this volume seek to make room in the model.' -- Raymond J. de Souza, Markets & MoralityTable of ContentsContents Preface PART I THE HISTORY AND SCOPE OF THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS 1 Social capital and well-being in developing countries: an introduction Jonathan Isham, Thomas Kelly and Sunder Ramaswamy 2 Social capital in theory and practice: where do we stand? Michael Woolcock 3 Reflections on social and antisocial capital Paul Streeten 4 Bonds and bridges: social capital and poverty Deepa Narayan PART II EMPIRICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE ON SOCIAL CAPITAL AND WELL-BEING 5 Social capital, education and credit markets: empirical evidence from Burkina Faso Christiaan Grootaert, Gi-Taik Oh and Anand Swamy 6 The interactions of bonding, bridging and linking dimensions of social capital: evidence from rural Paraguay José Molinas 7 Measuring social capital: adding field experimental methods to the analytical toolbox Jeffrey P. Carpenter 8 Rethinking local commons dilemmas: lessons from experimental economics in the field Juan-Camilo Cardenas PART III INVESTING IN SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE FIELD 9 Can investments in social capital improve local development and environmental outcomes? A cost–benefit framework to assess the policy options Jonathan Isham 10 Social capital and environmental management: culture, perceptions and action among slum dwellers in Bangkok Amrita Daniere, Lois M. Takahashi and Anchana NaRanong 11 Building networks of social capital for grassroots development among indigenous communities in Bolivia and Mexico Kevin Healy 12 Resilient communities: building the social foundations of human security Nat Colletta and Michelle Cullen Index

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Book SynopsisNon-market valuation has become a broadly accepted and widely practiced means of measuring the economic values of the environment and natural resources. In this book, the authors provide a guide to the statistical and econometric practices that economists employ in estimating non-market values.The authors develop the econometric models that underlie the basic methods: contingent valuation, travel cost models, random utility models and hedonic models. They analyze the measurement of non-market values as a procedure with two steps: the estimation of parameters of demand and preference functions and the calculation of benefits from the estimated models. Each of the models is carefully developed from the preference function to the behavioral or response function that researchers observe. The models are then illustrated with datasets that characterize the kinds of data researchers typically deal with. The real world data and clarity of writing in this book will appeal to environmental economists, students, researchers and practitioners in multilateral banks and government agencies.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Welfare Economics for Non-market Valuation 2. Parametric Models for Contingent Valuation 3. Distribution-Free Models for Contingent Valuation 4. The Distribution of Willingness to Pay 5. Topics in Discrete Choice Contingent Valuation 6. Modeling the Demand for Recreation 7. Single Site Demand Estimation 8. Site Choice Models 9. Hedonic Price Equations 10. New Directions in Non-market Valuation References A. Maximum Likelihood Estimation B. Some Useful Results Index

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Book SynopsisThe market for residential solid waste management and disposal has experienced dramatic changes over the past 20 years. This collection of outstanding published research examines these changes and thoroughly analyzes the strategies popularized by municipal governments over the past two decades.Kerbside recycling, unheard of in the 1970s, is currently available to 46% of Americans. Thousands of towns across the nation have also implemented user fees requiring households to pay a fee for every bag of garbage they generate. These policy shifts have attracted the attention of environmental economists interested in knowing the best strategy for managing solid waste. The editors, both long-time scholars of these trends, offer theoretical solutions for the optimal pricing of garbage and recycling collection. They provide original data collection and suggest appropriate econometric techniques that correct for statistical biases. A policy focus provides information relevant to municipal governments as well as researchers.This excellent volume will be useful for policymakers, students and scholars in environmental economics.Trade Review'This is a wide-ranging, careful use of economic analysis to shed light on an important environmental problem. Its value stems not only from its contribution to the specific policy issue it addresses, but also as a broader illustration of how good economic research can inform policy. Readers will be rewarded with a host of intriguing (and sometimes provocative) new insights.' -- From the foreword by Tom Tietenberg, Colby College, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Tom Tietenberg 1. The Economics of Residential Solid Waste Management 2. Garbage, Recycling, and Illicit Burning or Dumping 3. How a Fee Per-Unit Garbage Affects Aggregate Recycling in a Model with Heterogeneous Households 4. Household Responses to Pricing Garbage by the Bag 5. Policies for Green Design 6. Garbage and Recycling with Endogenous Local Policy 7. Explaining Household Demand for the Collection of Solid Waste and Recycling 8. Explaining the Growth in Municipal Recycling Programs: The Role of Market and Nonmarket Factors 9. Environmental Levies and Distortionary Taxation: Comment 10. The Case for a Two-Part Instrument: Presumptive Tax and Environmental Subsidy Index

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Book SynopsisIn evaluating environmental policy, researchers have tended to focus on the industry or market that is targeted by regulation and to disregard policy impacts in other parts of the economy. Recent research indicates, however, that in economies where governments rely on distortionary taxes, environmental regulation can profoundly affect costs and efficiency in areas other than the targeted industry or market. These findings signal the importance of evaluating environmental policy using a general equilibrium framework - an approach that can capture interactions across industries, sectors or markets. General equilibrium analysis can fundamentally alter the evaluation of environmental tax policies, and can overturn conventional wisdom concerning the relative cost-effectiveness of environmental taxes, emissions quotas, or mandated technologies.This volume gathers together important papers on the general equilibrium impacts of environmental regulation in the presence of distortionary taxes. Topics include optimal environmental taxation,'green tax reform' and the 'double dividend', and the choice among alternative policy instruments. The volume will be of interest to environmental economists, public finance economists and researchers interested in the economics of regulation.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Surveys of Environmental Policy Making in the Presence of Distortionary Taxes Part II: Optimal Environmental Taxation in the Presence of Distortionary Taxes Part III: Environmental Tax Reforms and the ‘Double Dividend’ Part IV: Environmental Instrument Choice in a Second-best Setting Part V: Efficiency–Distribution Trade-offs in Environmental Policy Index

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Book SynopsisGreening the Budget regards the fundamental cause of environmental degradation as government and market failure and proposes the use of budgets as an instrument of environmental policy to rectify this problem. The book focuses on the elements of the public budget which currently affect the environment and explores the scope for greening both revenue and expenditure through specific measures. The authors begin by considering the effects of removing environmentally damaging subsidies and the potential for correcting market failure by way of appropriate pricing. They go on to examine the introduction of new taxes following the 'polluter pays' principle and, in contrast, the allocation of incentives for those who take the environmentally preferred course of action. They also explore the environmental and budgetary implications of European Union financial transfers by looking at a case study of the agricultural sector. The book concludes by addressing public purchasing and administration. This book will be of particular interest and value to scholars of environmental economics, researchers involved in environmental policy, and environmental consultants, practitioners and policymakers.Trade Review‘Greening the Budget offers a useful, and welcome, addition to the literature available to the environmental policymaker. The book can inspire policymakers to take a fresh look at old problems, help us to ask new questions and stimulate proposals for new solutions . . . Students of things environmental will find the book an inspiration for essay projects and research programs.' -- Thorolfur Matthiasson, Environmental and Resource EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface Part I: Environmentally Damaging Subsidies Part II: Taxes and Charges Part III: Subsidies for Environmental Purposes Part IV: European Financial Transfers Part V: Public Purchasing and Administration Index

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Book SynopsisThis coherent collection of both previously published and specially written papers applies general economic principles to the conservation of wildlife and natural areas, and outlines consequential policy issues. Particular consideration is given to open-access situations, property rights in wildlife and to the total valuation of species, allowing for their possible positive and negative values.Possible conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation is discussed, as are the arguments for state provision of parks and protected areas. Asian elephants, kangaroos and whales are selected examples of species used to illustrate applications of the underlying principles. Forestry management is also reviewed, drawing upon the experiences of China and India.Clem Tisdell aims to demonstrate how economics can help to clarify and resolve social conflicts about nature conservation, while also highlighting the limits of economics in providing answers such as those of an intrinsic value. Doubts are thrown upon some widely accepted concepts, such as the Environmental Kuznets curve, when applied to the relationship between nature conservation and economic growth.The Economics of Conserving Wildlife and Natural Areas will be warmly welcomed by academics and policymakers in the areas of ecological and environmental economics as well as natural resource economists and managers and those with a linked interest to development studies.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: An Overview Part II: General Issues in Biological Conservation Part III: Economics of Conserving Wildlife Species Part IV: Conservation and Use of Natural Areas Index

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Book SynopsisIn this two-volume set the editors have brought together some of the most significant previously published papers by leading academics in this field. The Economics of Natural Hazards investigates the impact of natural disasters on national and regional economies. Volume I considers the effects both of the perception of risk and of direct losses and explores the costs of reducing the impact of disasters by, for example, forecasting, self-protection and the building of physical structures. Volume II deals with mitigating the costs of disaster through insurance, including financial coverage for catastrophic loss, and investigates the development of private-public partnerships for managing disasters and the problems of reconstruction and recovery. A final section addresses the particular problems of disasters in developing countries.Trade Review'Given the recent events and the ever present risk of natural hazards, this book edited by Kunreuther and Rose is a timely and useful contribution. . . this book is a worthwhile contribution to the Elgar reference collection and is complemented by a readable introduction which deserves to be read widely. . . A pleasing feature of the selection of articles is the inclusion of articles not just from economics but from other disciplines as well.' -- Clem Tisdell, Economic Analysis and PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Howard Kunreuther and Adam Rose PART I FOUNDATIONS 1. J. Hirshleifer (1966), ‘Disaster and Recovery: The Black Death in Western Europe’ 2. Gilbert F. White (1966), ‘Optimal Flood Damage Management: Retrospect and Prospect’ 3. Ian Burton and Robert W. Kates (1964), ‘The Perception of Natural Hazards in Resource Management’ 4. Clifford S. Russell (1970), ‘Losses from Natural Hazards’ PART II RISK PERCEPTION AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT 5. Paul Slovic (1987), ‘Perception of Risk’ 6. Baruch Fischhoff, Stephen R. Watson and Chris Hope (1984), ‘Defining Risk’ 7. David S. Brookshire, Mark A. Thayer, John Tschirhart and William D. Schulze (1985), ‘A Test of the Expected Utility Model: Evidence from Earthquake Risks’ 8. Richard L. Bernknopf, David S. Brookshire and Mark A. Thayer (1990), ‘Earthquake and Volcano Hazard Notices: An Economic Evaluation of Changes in Risk Perceptions’ PART III DIRECT LOSSES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF IMPACTS 9. Arthur A. Atkisson, William J. Petak and Daniel J. Alesch (1984), ‘Natural Hazard Exposures, Losses and Mitigation Costs in the United States 1970–2000’ 10. Carol T. West and David G. Lenze (1994), ‘Modeling the Regional Impact of Natural Disaster and Recovery: A General Framework and an Application to Hurricane Andrew’ 11. Gary R. Webb, Kathleen J. Tierney and James M. Dahlhamer (2000), ‘Businesses and Disasters: Empirical Patterns and Unanswered Questions’ 12. Sam Cole (1995), ‘Lifelines and Livelihood: A Social Accounting Matrix Approach to Calamity Preparedness’ PART IV REGIONAL AND ECONOMY-WIDE IMPACTS 13. Richard W. Ellson, Jerome W. Milliman and R. Blaine Roberts (1984), ‘Measuring the Regional Economic Effects of Earthquakes and Earthquake Predictions’ 14. Adam Rose, Juan Benavides, Stephanie E. Chang, Philip Szczesniak and Dongsoon Lim (1997), ‘The Regional Economic Impact of an Earthquake: Direct and Indirect Effects of Electricity Lifeline Disruptions’ 15. Sungbin Cho, Peter Gordon, James E. Moore II, Harry W. Richardson, Masanobu Shinozuka and Stephanie Chang (2001), ‘Integrating Transportation Network and Regional Economic Models to Estimate the Costs of a Large Urban Earthquake’ 16. Mary F. Kokoski and V. Kerry Smith (1987), ‘A General Equilibrium Analysis of Partial-Equilibrium Welfare Measures: The Case of Climate Change’ PART V ROLE OF FORECASTING IN REDUCING DISASTER IMPACTS 17. Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter, Jr. (1964), ‘A Case Study in the Economics of Information and Coordination: The Weather Forecasting System’ 18. Charles W. Howe and Harold C. Cochrane (1976), ‘A Decision Model for Adjusting to Natural Hazard Events with Application to Urban Snow Storms’ 19. R.A. Howard, J.E. Matheson and D.W. North (1972), ‘The Decision to Seed Hurricanes’ 20. Stanley A. Changnon, Jr., Barbara C. Farhar and Earl R. Swanson (1978), ‘Hail Suppression and Society’ PART VI REDUCING RISKS THROUGH SELF-PROTECTION 21. Isaac Ehrlich and Gary S. Becker (1972), ‘Market Insurance, Self-Insurance, and Self-Protection’ 22. Tracy Lewis and David Nickerson (1989), ‘Self-Insurance against Natural Disasters’ 23. Jason F. Shogren and Thomas D. Crocker (1991), ‘Risk, Self-Protection, and Ex Ante Economic Value’ PART VII STRUCTURAL MITIGATION MEASURES 24. Linda Cohen and Roger Noll (1981), ‘The Economics of Building Codes to Resist Seismic Shock’ 25. Anthony Fisher, David Fullerton, Nile Hatch and Peter Reinelt (1995), ‘Alternatives for Managing Drought: A Comparative Cost Analysis’ 26. M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell and George Tagaras (1986), ‘Risk Costs for New Dams: Economic Analysis and Effects of Monitoring’ 27. Lester B. Lave and Tunde Balvanyos (1998), ‘Risk Analysis and Management of Dam Safety’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I ROLE OF DISASTER INSURANCE 1. Kenneth J. Arrow (1971), ‘Insurance, Risk and Resource Allocation’ 2. John V. Krutilla (1966), ‘An Economic Approach to Coping with Flood Damage’ 3. Dan R. Anderson (1976), ‘All Risks Rating within a Catastrophe Insurance System’ 4. Howard Kunreuther (1996), ‘Mitigating Disaster Losses through Insurance’ PART II FINANCIAL COVERAGE AGAINST CATASTROPHIC LOSSES 5. Dwight M. Jaffee and Thomas Russell (1997), ‘Catastrophe Insurance, Capital Markets, and Uninsurable Risks’ 6. J. David Cummins, Neil Doherty and Anita Lo (2002), ‘Can Insurers Pay for the “Big One”? Measuring the Capacity of the Insurance Market to Respond to Catastrophic Losses’ 7. Kenneth A. Froot (2001), ‘The Market for Catastrophe Risk: A Clinical Examination’ 8. Christopher M. Lewis and Kevin C. Murdock (1996), ‘The Role of Government Contracts in Discretionary Reinsurance Markets for Natural Disasters’ 9. Jerry R. Skees (2000), ‘A Role for Capital Markets in Natural Disasters: A Piece of the Food Security Puzzle’ PART III DEVELOPING PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR MANAGING DISASTERS 10. Richard Zeckhauser (1996), ‘The Economics of Catastrophes’ 11. Peter J. May (1991), ‘Addressing Public Risks: Federal Earthquake Policy Design’ 12. Board on Natural Disasters (1999), ‘Mitigation Emerges as Major Strategy for Reducing Losses Caused by Natural Disasters’ 13. Paul R. Kleindorfer and Howard Kunreuther (1999), ‘The Complementary Roles of Mitigation and Insurance in Managing Catastrophic Risks’ PART IV RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION 14. Peter H. Rossi, James D. Wright, Sonia R. Wright and Eleanor Weber-Burdin (1978), ‘Are There Long Term Effects of American Natural Disasters?: Estimations of Effects of Floods, Hurricanes, and Tornados occurring 1960 to 1970 on U.S. Counties and Census Tracts in 1970’ 15. Christopher M. Douty (1972), ‘Disaster and Charity: Some Aspects of Cooperative Economic Behavior’ 16. George Horwich (2000), ‘Economic Lessons of the Kobe Earthquake’ PART V INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDS 17. Robert W. Kates (1971), ‘Natural Hazard in Human Ecological Perspective: Hypotheses and Models’ 18. Hadi Dowlatabadi and M. 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Book SynopsisGlobal warming is widely considered to be one of the most serious environmental problems for current and future generations. Moreover, the apparent failure of the Kyoto Protocol to effect a meaningful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions has increased the importance of economic research into new ways to control global warming. In this exhaustive study, the authors break new ground by integrating cutting edge insights on global warming from three different perspectives: game theory, cost-effectiveness analysis and public choice. For each perspective the authors provide an overview of important results, discuss the theoretical consistency of the models and assumptions, highlight the practical problems which are not yet captured by theory and explore the different applications to the various problems encountered in global warming. They demonstrate how each perspective has its own merits and weaknesses, and advocate an integrated approach as the best way forward. They also propose a research agenda for the future which encompasses the three methods to create a powerful tool for the analysis and resolution of global pollution problems. Surveying a large amount of literature and providing plentiful examples of potential applications, this extensive book combines three branches of economic research on global warming into one accessible volume. It will be widely read by students and scholars in environmental courses, environmental and resource economists, and those working in governmental and non-governmental organisations concerned with international environmental problems.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Game Theory and International Environmental Cooperation: Any Practical Application? 3. Economic Impacts of Carbon Abatement Strategies 4. On the Political Economy of International Environmental Agreements – Some Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Findings 5. Interest Group Preference for Instruments of Environmental Policy: An Overview 6. Interest Group Preference for International Emissions Trading Scheme 7. Conclusion Index

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