Environmental economics Books

Book SynopsisMaking the Environment Count brings together, in one accessible volume, an outstanding selection of Alan Randall's essays published over the past 30 years. It explores ideas on making the environment count from a conceptual perspective and addresses a range of topics pertinent to the study of environmental economics including: the limits of markets in reflecting environmental quality, and the implications of this for policy and institutional design cost-benefit analysis, with emphasis on its welfare-theoretic foundations, and its ability to reflect the public's demand for environmental quality conservation, biodiversity and sustainability developments in methodology the ethical foundations of public policy conceptual foundations of empirical methods of valuing the environment By improving access to Alan Randall's many important contributions, this volume makes a significant addition to the literature and will be welcomed by environmental economists.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Market Failure Part II: Benefit Cost Analysis Part III: Sustainability and Biodiversity Part IV: Methodology Index

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Book SynopsisThis major annual publication is an authoritative state-of-the-art survey of current issues in environmental and resource economics written by the leading academics in the field.The discipline of environmental and resource economics has undergone a rapid evolution over the past three decades with the early literature focusing mainly on valuation and the design of policy instruments to correct externalities and encourage optimal resource exploitation. In the past few years, the field has broadened its scope by making numerous links with other disciplines in economics as well as the natural and physical sciences. As a result there has been an explosion in the literature which has made it increasingly difficult to keep up with developments in the field. The Yearbook cuts through this by focusing on the principal issues of current interest. In this edition, experts in their specific field consider the problems of the monitoring and enforcement of environmental policy and examine possible voluntary approaches to environmental protection. Topics examined include policies to counter tropical deforestation, the analysis of transportation and environmental policy, models of climate change control, environmental labelling and the use of cost-benefit analysis.The Yearbook will provide economists, scholars and practitioners working in environmental and resource economics with a comprehensive overview of the up-to-date issues written by the leading international scholars.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Transportation and Environmental Policy 2. Monitoring and Enforcement of Environmental Policy 3. Economic Aspects of Environmental Labelling 4. Integrated Assessment Models for Climate Change Control 5. Tropical Deforestation: Issues and Policies 6. Taking Benefits and Costs Seriously 7. Voluntary Approaches to Environmental Protection Index

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Book SynopsisRapid economic growth in China has been fueled by, and continues to stimulate, a huge demand for power, posing significant challenges to local, regional and international atmospheric environments. This timely book assesses this environmental risk and considers the efficient design of environmental policy in the development of new coal-fired plants in China.Coal-fired electricity generation currently accounts for about 80 per cent of China's power sector and so it is vital to establish how new plants can be designed to minimize the harmful environmental effects of this type of power generation. In designing pollution control policies in China there is a need to identify appropriate policies for a fast developing economy where incomes, attitudes and technology are also rapidly evolving. Therese Feng explores the use of societal values in developing environmental policies and presents an integrated assessment which carefully characterizes the nature and value of environmental damage using the model of a new coal-fired power plant. Finally, the author defines an environmental policy which is sensitive to local variables and transboundary effects.Controlling Air Pollution in China will be of interest to energy and environmental economists and policymakers.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: The Integrated Assessment Model 2. Power Plant Emissions and Pollution Control Strategies 3. Transport and Fate of Coal-Fired Power Plant Emissions 4. The Nature and Valuation of Air Pollutant Effects Part II: Applications of the Integrated Assessment and Efficient Policy Design 5. Integrated Assessment of an Uncontrolled Coal-Fired Plant in China and the Choice of Efficient Pollution Control Techniques 6. Assessment of Uncertainty in the Integrated Assessment and Policy Analysis 7. Efficient Pollution Control Over Space 8. Efficient Pollution Control Over Time 9. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe impact of transport on the environment is a major issue of worldwide concern. This important new book presents state-of-the-art contributions on spatial and technological aspects of transport in relation to environmental degradation, together with analysis of sustainable transport policy.The first part of the book focuses on policy analysis. A sustainable transport strategy should include all elements of the transport sector, transcend the usual time and space constraints and address economic and equity concerns, in addition to the environmental targets it is often designed to meet. The second part concerns technological issues. The authors do not simply describe technological possibilities, but are instead concerned with broader issues such as scenario development and implementation strategies. The third part concerns spatial aspects, including an increasing spatial level in discussing sustainable transport issues, from the local and urban level to global aspects of sustainable transport. Transport and Environment thus offers a multi-disciplinary perspective on the multifaceted field of sustainable transport.The distinguished array of contributors and broad scope of the work will ensure this book is essential reading for scholars of transport and environmental economics, policymakers and those involved in urban and transport planning.Trade Review'The book is enjoyable and interesting to read and in each individual chapter comprehensive with useful references to the subject.' -- Moshe Givoni, European Journal of Transport and InfrastructureTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Policy Aspects 1. Transport and Environment: From Policy Measures to Sustainability Notions and Back 2. Sustainable Freight Transport for the Netherlands: An Evaluation of a Policy Analysis Study 3. From Policy Measures to Policy Packages: A Spatially, Temporally and Institutionally Differentiated Approach 4. Are Current Air Transport Policies Consistent with a Sustainable Environment? Part II: Technological Aspects 5. Traffic and Transport in the Twenty-first Century: Market Chances of New Drive Concepts for Land-based Transport 6. Electric Vehicles: A Socio-technical Scenario Study 7. Technological Innovations in Transport: An Implementation Strategy for Underground Freight Transport 8. Sustainable Underground Urban Goods Distribution Networks Part III: Spatial Aspects 9. Public Transport-oriented Urban Design: Plans and Possibilities 10. Effects of the Dutch Compact City Policy on Travel Behaviour 11. Land-use Impacts on Passenger Transport: A Comparison of Dutch Scenario Studies 12. International Transport and the Environment: An Assessment of Trends and Driving Forces Index

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Book SynopsisIn this controversial book Herman Daly, a leading commentator on the environment, offers lively criticism of existing work on ecological economics and the economics of ecology. The theme throughout the book is about changes in perspective, attitudes and policies required to avoid uneconomic growth - that is, the impoverishment that results when the environmental and social costs of growth exceed the benefits.Key issues addressed include: growth economics misunderstandings of thermodynamics economic development and population globalization money humans in the ecosystem. >This major new book will be of interest to economists, ecologists, environmentalists, public policy scholars and activists as well as social philosophers.Trade Review'This book will be essential reading for anyone who seeks answers to resolve the traditionally recognized conflicts between the economy and the environment. The answers this work proposes are not simple, but are well presented and necessary.' -- Bernardo Aguilar-Gonzalez, The Quarterly Review of Biology'Daly's book is an excellent and illustrating confrontation of the two important paradigms of scientific economics. It leaves the reader with the conviction that the still prevailing paradigm of neo-classical economics will have to be replaced if sustainability is to become a real objective of economic policy.' -- Gunther Weinschenck, Quarterly Journal of International AgricultureTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: On the Roots of Error in Growth Economics Part II: On Some Specific Errors in Growth Economics Part III: On Economists’ Misunderstanding of Thermodynamics Part IV: On Economic Development and Population Part V: On Globalization as Growth Economics’ Last Gasp Part VI: On Money Part VII: On Purpose Index

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Book SynopsisThis major annual publication is an authoritative state-of-the-art survey of current issues in environmental and resource economics written by the leading academics in the field.The discipline of environmental and resource economics has undergone a rapid evolution over the past three decades with the early literature focusing mainly on valuation, and the design of policy instruments to correct externalities and encourage optimal resource exploitation. In the past few years, the field has broadened its scope by making numerous links with other disciplines in economics as well as the natural and physical sciences. As a result there has been an explosion in the literature which has made it increasingly difficult to keep up with developments in the field. TheYearbook cuts through this by focusing on the principal issues of current interest. Considering both macroeconomic and microeconomic issues, this edition deals with environmental policy in economies in transition, green accounting, the impact of macroeconomic policies on the environment, the economics of fisheries management reactions to environmental policy within firms as well as means of incorporating uncertainty in environmental analysis and policy.The Yearbook will provide economists working in environmental and resource economics, as well as those who are interested in knowing more about the field, with a comprehensive overview of the main issues written by leading international scholars.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Discounting and Environmental Management 2. Countrywide Policies and Sustainable Development 3. The Firm, its Routines and the Environment 4. Environmental Policy in Economies in Transition 5. The Economics of Fisheries Management: A Survey 6. Green Accounting: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know? 7. The Economics of Global Environmental Risks

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Book SynopsisThis extraordinary book provides a critical review of the work of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen in conventional economics, environmental economics and methodology. Particular attention is paid to the role of thermodynamics in Georgescu-Roegen's economics.Trade Review'Georgescu-Roegen was a truly great economist . . . This welcome exposition of his major ideas by Beard and Lozada should help economists understand Georgescu, both the revolutionary boldness and originality of many of his ideas and the careful logic with which he developed them. I believe Beard and Lozada have done an excellent job, both of selection and of exposition . . . My hope is that this book will do for Georgescu's ideas what Alvin Hansen did for the ideas of John Maynard Keynes with his A Guide to Keynes published back in 1953. In my view Georgescu's intellectual contribution will be even greater than that of Keynes.' -- From the foreword by Herman Daly, University of Maryland, College Park, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Herman E. Daly 1. Introduction 2. Nicholas Georgesçu-Roegen: A Scholarly Refugee 3. Georgesçu-Roegen’s Epistemology and Economic Methodology 4. Georgesçu-Roegen and “Normal Science” 5. An Economist’s Primer on Thermodynamics 6. Thermodynamics and Georgesçu-Roegen’s Economics 7. Bioeconomics 8. Conclusion Bibliography References Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Dictionary is an important reference tool for all those interested in environmental science and environmental studies. Written in a clear and accessible style, the dictionary includes over three thousand up-to-date entries, all accompanied by a detailed yet straightforward definition covering all aspects of the subject.The book also includes three primers, which will bridge the gap between each discipline covered. These consist of introductions to environmental economics, international environmental problems and environmental systems, dynamics and modelling. Another unique feature is the inclusion of an appendix which lists and describes the world's major international environmental agreements.This Dictionary with its primers and appendices will prove immensely useful to all students and scholars of environmental science and studies.Trade Review'I would recommend the current book to schools and public libraries.' -- John Goodier, Reference Reviews'This Dictionary offers a much needed transdisciplinary reference presenting clear and concise meanings for disciplinary jargon and the specialised uses of certain familiar terms in the context of environmental economics, resource sciences and policy analysis.' -- Thilak Mallawaarachchi, The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics'A Dictionary of Environmental Economics, Science and Policy offers a reference that bridges the gap between the disciplines of environmental economics, environmental sciences and environmental studies. . . . This dictionary if a valuable reference source for professionals in natural resource and environmental management and for non-specialists.' -- Fakhry A. Assaad, Environmental Geology'Definitions are concise and readable even for readers with limited knowledge of the field. . . . Libraries serving environmental studies departments will want to add this unique, useful titles to their collections.' -- J.B. Napp, Choice'At last, three authors who have recognised the need for economic literacy among environmental scientists and scientific literacy for economists. Quentin Grafton and his colleagues offer a wide-ranging, ambitious, but highly successful guide to the ever-expanding terminology that any modern-day environmental researcher and reader needs. One to keep on the reference shelf.' -- David Pearce, University College London, UK'In a field like environmental studies that cuts across so many diverse disciplines, scholars and students really need a basic reference like this Dictionary<\/i>. It provides concise definitions of a myriad of terms from economics, environmental science, and the policy arena. And even more, it also provides a set of excellent primers for environmental economics itself and some related issues. It is an invaluable reference.' -- Wallace E. Oates, University of Maryland and Resources for the Future, US'This book is a very useful reference for professionals in natural resource and environmental management. . . . I recommend that practitioners get a copy for their own reference and that courses in this area adopt the book as a supplemental text.'- From the foreword by Robert Mendelsohn, Yale University, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Preface Introduction • Economics for the Environment: A Primer • International Environmental Problems: A Primer • Environmental Systems, Dynamics and Modeling: A Primer • Annotated References: A Starting Point • Dictionary of Environmental Economics, Science, and Policy • References • Appendix 1: Greek Alphabet Appendix 2: Roman Numerals Appendix 3: Système Internationale Units Appendix 4: Prefixes of the Système Internationale (SI) Appendix 5: Common Abbreviations Appendix 6: Geological Time Appendix 7: Selected Environmental Treaties and Conventions

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Book SynopsisThis timely book deals with the problem of pricing passenger and freight transportation within Europe. The contributors argue that current legislation affecting pricing and regulation is increasingly less successful in dealing with market failures and externalities such as congestion, air pollution, noise and accidents. Technological progress and greater European co-operation has brought increased scope for the reform of transport policies.Reforming Transport Pricing in the European Union includes an economic diagnosis of the pricing problem, proposals for new pricing and regulation structures together with a quantified assessment of the likely impact for several European cities and countries. The effects of traffic volume, cost, and overall economic welfare are computed for all forms of passenger and freight transport in urban and non-urban areas. The book analyses various alternative policies including combinations of higher fuel excise, alternative parking policies, cordon pricing, electronic road pricing and emissions regulation. The research is based on a set of formal models which facilitate the analysis and comparison of results. The range of policies studied and the variety of methodologies employed, will ensure that this book will be of great benefit to European and national transport policymakers, transport economists and transport consultants.Trade Review'. . . a useful handbook of state-of-the-art modeling of urban road pricing.' -- Kenneth D. Boyer, Transportation JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Principles Part II: Modelling Part III: External and Internal Costs Part IV: Case Studies Index

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Book SynopsisThis major annual publication is an authoritative state-of-the-art survey of current issues in environmental and resource economics written by the leading academics in the field.The discipline of environmental and resource economics has undergone a rapid evolution over the past three decades with the early literature focusing mainly on valuation and the design of policy instruments to correct externalities and encourage optimal resource exploitation. In the past few years, the field has broadened its scope by making numerous links with other disciplines in economics as well as the natural and physical sciences. As a result there has been an explosion in the literature which has made it increasingly difficult to keep up with developments in the field. The Yearbook cuts through this by focusing on the principal issues of current interest. In this edition, experts in their specific field consider the problems of the monitoring and enforcement of environmental policy and examine possible voluntary approaches to environmental protection. Topics examined include policies to counter tropical deforestation, the analysis of transportation and environmental policy, models of climate change control, environmental labelling and the use of cost-benefit analysis.The Yearbook will provide economists, scholars and practitioners working in environmental and resource economics with a comprehensive overview of the up-to-date issues written by the leading international scholars.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Transportation and Environmental Policy 2. Monitoring and Enforcement of Environmental Policy 3. Economic Aspects of Environmental Labelling 4. Integrated Assessment Models for Climate Change Control 5. Tropical Deforestation: Issues and Policies 6. Taking Benefits and Costs Seriously 7. Voluntary Approaches to Environmental Protection Index

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Book SynopsisThis modern and comprehensive book offers a broad survey of economic growth theory, with special emphasis on the impact of natural resources on long-term development. The book begins with the standard growth models of the 1950s and 1960s and extends its analysis to the so-called 'new' growth theory, in which the long-term growth rate of an economy becomes an endogenous variable. The impact of positive spillovers, human capital formation, public services and innovation on the growth process are carefully studied. Using models and empirical illustration, the author evaluates to what extent growth theory is able to explain the huge international differences in living standards prevailing in the world today. The theoretical foundation is then used to consider the issue of sustainable growth under stricter environmental regulation. Growth Theory and Sustainable Development shows that the understanding of growth theory is an important key to predict the sustainability of long-term development, making it required reading for students of economic development and environmental economics.Trade Review'Bretschger's book is useful for readers who have a relatively short time to digest essential ideas of modern development of neo-classical and endogenous growth theories and to bridge the gap between economic sustainability and environmental issues. . . Growth Theory and Sustainable Development is a meaningful addition to the growth economics and environmental economics literatures. The author surveys comprehensively the impact of positive spillovers, human capital formation, public services, and innovation on the growth process.' -- H. Park, Journal of Economics / Zeitschrift fur Nationalokonomie'This is a very impressive volume destined to become a standard treatise in the latest attempts to combine growth theory with the issue of sustainable development.' -- G.K. Shaw, The Economic Journal'Bretschger's pioneering textbook shows that endogenous growth theory provides a powerful framework for the analysis of sustainable development. It illustrates clearly and simply how the new theory can be used to bring diverse social, institutional and environmental factors back into mainstream economics.' -- Peter Howitt, Ohio State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Long-Term Development in Perspective 2. Early Approaches to Formal Growth Theory 3. The Neo-Classical Growth Model 4. Intertemporal Optimisation 5. Positive Spillovers 6. Endogenous Growth with Different Capital Stocks 7. Research and Development 8. Open Economy 9. Extensions 10. Sustainable Development 11. Natural Resources 12. Achieving Sustainability Index

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Book SynopsisThe substantial and growing interest in the monetary valuation of preferences for environmental improvement, and against environmental damage, has prompted a demand for case studies illustrating methodologies and applications of valuation techniques. In this book, the first of two volumes, the authors provide detailed case studies of valuation techniques that have been used in developing countries. They demonstrate that valuation works and that it can yield significant insights into policy-relevant issues regarding conservation and economic development.The authors address a whole range of environmental issues under the broad themes of water and air quality, biological diversity and forest functions. The economic approaches covered include contingent valuation, hedonic property prices, travel cost methodologies and benefits transfer. They also go on to look at the idea of extending national accounts to reflect changes in environmental assets. Examples of the varied and interesting case studies include valuing improvements to sanitation in Malaysia, the value of visits to game parks in South Africa and tropical forest values in Mexico. They highlight how valuation techniques can be applied, often with limited resources, to critical development issues.Academics and practitioners of environmental economics will draw great value from this unique and original work, as will the many multilateral and bilateral aid agencies. The book will also prove a valuable addition to graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental economics where there is a need for case material.Trade Review'. . . this is a very valuable addition to the repertoire of knowledge in discerning the true cost of human activities to the environment.' -- Tunde Agbola, University of Ibadan, Nigeria'This book is a unique resource for a wide-ranging audience, including academics, students, and anyone in the field who might be required to make an assessment of environ-mental values. As the Lonely Planet guides have become the Bible for travelers, this will be the Bible for environmental economists in developing countries. And for those in industrialised countries? There is a second volume to come that will deal with the developed world.' -- Jill Windle, Australian Journal of Agricultural & Resource EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Air Quality, Water Supply and Water Quality Part II: Valuing Biological Diversity Part III: Valuing Forest Functions Index

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative book presents the results of important new research into the economics of biodiversity conservation in sub-Saharan Africa. The contributors offer case studies of the economic causes of biodiversity loss in a range of ecosystem types - wetlands, montane forests, tropical moist forests, semi-arid savannas and lakes - and discuss the policy options for biodiversity conservation in each case. They also provide an in-depth analysis of the environmental consequences of policy reform at the macro- and micro- levels and offer practical recommendations for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity.The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa will prove invaluable to scholars and policymakers working within the areas of environmental economics, environmental science and sustainable development.Table of ContentsContents: Preamble 1. The Biodiversity Convention and Biodiversity Loss in Sub-Saharan Africa Part I: The Microeconomics of Biodiversity Loss: Case Studies from Nigeria, Malawi, Kenya and Namibia 2. The Value of Biodiversity in the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands of Northern Nigeria 3. The Loss of Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems 4. Costs and Benefits of Protected Areas 5. Biodiversity Conservation and Land-Use Options in Semi-Arid Lands Part II: Macroeconomics and Biodiversity Loss: Structural Adjustment, Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss in Ghana 6. Forestry, Deforestation and Biodiversity in Ghana 7. The Structural Adjustment Programme and Deforestation in Ghana 8. Estimating the Biodiversity Effects of Structural Adjustment in Ghana 9. Policies for Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa Index

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Book SynopsisAt the beginning of the twenty-first century, a growing struggle has arisen between those who would like to repeal existing environmental policy and those who would like to see greater environmental protection. On both sides, however, many of the arguments remain grounded in ideology. This book attempts to moderate the conflict by exploring methods to accurately measure and assess the effectiveness of environmental policies.Does Environmental Policy Work? examines our ability to assess the impact of environmental policies on the environment in particular, and on social welfare in general. The distinguished authors explore the theory of assessment, concentrating primarily on a conceptual examination of the evaluation process. They extend existing tools and identify alternative indicators and methods of appraisal. The focus then shifts to the use of these tools in real-world policy situations by applying them to a series of case studies from Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Although the authors base their assessment predominantly on economic efficiency, they also pay due regard to other interdisciplinary approaches and decision-making criteria.This comprehensive exploration of the theory and practice of environmental assessment will be of great interest to scholars of environmental economics, ecological economics and environmental science. The book will also provide guidance and direction for practitioners in the fields of environmental policy and management on how to effectively measure the outcomes of environmental policies.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction Part II: Theory 2. Improving Environmental Impact Assessment Through Outcomes Valuation: Experience from Asia 3. Trade-off Based Indicators of Environmental Quality: An Environmental Analog to GDP 4. Environmental Project Evaluation in Developing Countries: Valuing the Environment as Input Part III: Applications 5. Environmental Outcomes Assessment: Using Sustainability Indicators for Central Europe to Measure the Effects of Transition on the Environment 6. Environmental Impact Assessment in Brazil 7. Setting Goals, Making Decisions, and Assessing Outcomes in Conservation Programs Administered by the US Department of Agriculture 8. Alternative Criteria for Judging the Success of Agro-Environmental Policy in the UK 9. The Danish Pesticide Programme: Success or Failure Depending on Indicator Choice 10. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses and quantifies the environmental impact of two closely related phenomena: economic growth and trade liberalisation. Previous work in this area tends to address only the impact of trade or economic growth on the environment, yet, as Matthew Cole shows, the two are inextricably linked.A theoretical and historical background to the relationship between economic growth and the environment, coupled with the environmental impact of international trade, particularly as it has been applied through the GATT/WTO, provides the contextual framework for a detailed empirical analysis. In examining the environmental effects of economic growth and international trade, use is made of Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKCs) and improvements to traditional EKC methodology are suggested. Global policy implications are discussed and conclusions drawn.An essential supplementary text for any undergraduate or postgraduate studying environmental economics, this book should appeal to researchers and policymakers in the field of international economic development as well as anyone with an interest in the global environment.Trade Review'. . . the book provides an admirable concise primer on environmental Kuznets curves (EKCs).' -- Paul Ekins, The Economic Journal'As someone who is instinctively sceptical of economics and economists, it was a pleasant surprise to read this book by an economist on such contentious issues as free trade, environmental degradation and economic growth which did not simply trumpet the orthodox and dominant "pro-globalisation" rhetoric and viewpoint.' -- John Barry, Organization and Environment'. . . this book provides a good insight into the complex relationship between trade liberalisation, economic growth and the environment. . . [the book's] great strength is that it is accessible to non-economists as well as students. It contains only a minimum of formalism and economic jargon throughout. It is rare that economists write books that can be understood by scholars and students from other fields, but Cole has certainly set an example in this respect.' -- Eric Neumayer, Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning'. . . a useful book. . . I offers a clear and balanced summary of the existing literature. . . it is a worthwhile contribution and likely to be of interest to students, academics and policymakers.' -- John Proops, Ecological Economics'As the recent controversy over the Seattle meeting of the WTO has shown, the issue of how trade liberalisation affects the environment remains highly contested and this book is therefore very timely. It provides an up-to-date summary of the debate over the links between trade and the environment and between economic growth and the environment, together with an excellent account of the post-war developments in international policy dealing with trade and environmental issues. Matthew Cole also provides an insightful empirical analysis of the links between growth and the environment, using a more extensive data set than earlier studies, and uses this analysis to assess the impact on the environment of the Uruguay Round of trade liberalisation. Drawing on this analysis he makes a number of proposals for how international agencies might better resolve disputes between trade liberalisation and environmental protection, addressing the issues currently on the agenda of the WTO. Written in a clear and non-technical style the book will be of benefit to policymakers and students wishing to understand the issues behind the current controversy.' -- Alistair Ulph, University of Southampton, UK'This timely book advances the debate about the impact of trade liberalisation on the environment in a balanced way. Cole pays particular attention to institutional settings (especially GATT and WTO), outlines divergent views about the relationship between trade and the environment and their historical evolution, empirically tests and reports on pertinent hypotheses, and draws major global policy conclusions. This book can be considered essential reading given ongoing processes of economic globalisation, attempts to accelerate these via the Washington Consensus, and the continuing development of WTO. It will become an integral part of contemporary debate about the relationship between trade liberalisation and the state of the environment.' -- Clem Tisdell, University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Development of the GATT/WTO and its Treatment of the Environment 3. Trade Liberalisation, the WTO and the Environment 4. Economic Growth and the Environment 5. Economic Growth and the Environment: An Empirical Analysis 6. The Environmental Impact of the Uruguay Round 7. Policy Implications 8. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe spatial dimension of international trade theory has been neglected during most of its history. Trade barriers such as tariffs have been deemed more important. However, in an increasingly integrated world economy seeking to abolish tariffs, spatial considerations have gained in stature. On the way to fostering a spatial trade theory this book supplies a comprehensive analysis of all the different impacts of the inclusion of space and transport costs, covering orthodox trade theory, new trade theories, and economic geography.Karl Steininger also expands spatial analysis to cover spatial preferences and spatial discounting and catalogues the result of spatial production structure and environmental quality in a global economy. Finally, an empirical account is given of the trade and macro-implications of full cost pricing in transport.Trade Review'This is a very nice, timely and unique book on an important and neglected topic, namely the relationship between trade and transport in economic theory.' -- Jeroen van den Bergh, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Modelling of Transport in International Trade Theory 3. Transport in Traditional Trade Theory 4. Transport in New Trade Theories 5. Transport in Economic Geography 6. Foreign Trade and Spatial Preferences 7. Foreign Trade and Transport Cost Internationalization 8. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental taxes are considered one of the most attractive environmental policy instruments. However, many problems still prevent their widespread implementation. This impressive book offers a comprehensive, global and innovative treatment of the environmental tax issue. The author provides detailed economic analysis as well as practical policy suggestions and presenting numerous examples that have been successful in addressing complex issues as well as considering questions including: how should the instrument be designed? what to do with the tax revenues? how taxes could be made acceptable for industry, politicians and voters an analysis of the ethical issues of environmental taxation. This comprehensive treatment of environmental taxes will ensure the book's appeal to researchers, academics and students. It will also be of immense value to those working with the environment, as well as providing practical solutions to implementation problems faced by civil servants in central and local government.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Why Environmental Taxes? 1. Solutions to Environmental Problems 2. Comparison of Instruments Part II: Models of Environmental Taxes 3. Pigouvian Taxes and the Internationalization of External Costs 4. The Twofold Rationale of the Charges and Standards Approach 5. Other Environmental Taxes Part III: The Acceptability of Environmental Taxes 6. Two Categories of Opposition 7. Voting for Environmental Taxes 8. Industry Opposition Part IV: Using the Tax Revenues 9. The Possible Uses of the Tax Revenues 10. Distributional Impact 11. Comparison Between the Different Uses Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisWaste Management and Planning presents a comprehensive selection of leading papers covering four main aspects of waste management: the waste problem, evaluation of waste management options, economic instruments and legislation and policy. Part I examines the technical aspects of waste management, such as waste generation, composition, management options and technologies. Part II discusses the evaluation of waste management options and includes papers on lifecycle assessment, multicriteria evaluation, and economic assessments. Part III focuses on economic instruments, packing policies, virgin material taxes and unit pricing. Part IV includes papers on public participation, waste facility siting and waste policy and legislation in the US, Europe and Tanzania.This volume will be an invaluable source of reference for waste management students and practitioners, and environmentalists, students and all those interested in waste management issues.Trade Review'This book presents an overview of many relatively recent developments in the research around waste management and planning, including waste prevention and recycling. As such it presents a good introduction to students or new researchers in the field, and helps to determine directions for their research. It is also a suitable reference book for people in the field . . . the book contains a nice overview of important directions in waste management from a wide geographic and disciplinary background. It will benefit students in the field and may be helpful to select reading material for students. It may also provide policymakers with information on scientific research from a diverse background in an easy to access format.' -- Ernst Worrell, Resources, Conservation and RecyclingTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Waste Management: Technology, Economics and Policy Jane C. Powell PART I THE WASTE PROBLEM: TECHNOLOGICAL AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS 1. E. Daskalopoulos, O. Badr and S.D. Probert (1998), ‘Municipal Solid Waste: A Prediction Methodology for the Generation Rate and Composition in the European Union Countries and the United States of America’ 2. Otto M. Poulsen, Niels O. Breum, Niels Ebbehøj, Åse Marie Hansen, Ulla I. Ivens, Duco van Lelieveld, Per Malmros, Leo Matthiasen, Birgitte H. Nielsen, Eva Møller Nielsen, Bente Schibye, Torsten Skov, Eva I. Stenbaek, Ken C. Wilkins (1995), ‘Sorting and Recycling of Domestic Waste. Review of Occupational Health Problems and their Possible Causes’ 3. M. Renkow and A.R. Rubin (1998), ‘Does Municipal Solid Waste Composting Make Economic Sense?’ 4. K. Westlake (1997), ‘Sustainable Landfill – Possibility or Pipe-dream?’ 5. H.A. Abu Qdais, M.F Hamoda and J. Newham (1997), ‘Analysis of Residential Solid Waste at Generation Sites’ 6. Katrina Smith Korfmacher (1997), ‘Solid Waste Collection Systems in Developing Urban Areas of South Africa: An Overview and Case Study’ 7. M.E. Kaseva and S.K. Gupta (1996), ‘Recycling – An Environmentally Friendly and Income Generating Activity Towards Sustainable Solid Waste Management. Case Study – Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania’ 8. Shuchi Gupta, Krishna Mohan, Rajkumar Prasad, Sujata Gupta and Arun Kansal (1998), ‘Solid Waste Management in India: Options and Opportunities’ 9. Carl R. Bartone and Livia Benavides (1997), ‘Local Management of Hazardous Wastes from Small-scale and Cottage Industries’ PART II EVALUATION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS 10. Alan Barrett and John Lawlor (1997), ‘Questioning the Waste Hierarchy: The Case of a Region with a Low Population Density’ 11. K.D. Barlishen and B.W. Baetz (1996), ‘Development of a Decision Support System for Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems Planning’ 12. R.K. Turner (1992), ‘Municipal Solid Waste Management: An Economic Perspective’ 13. Göran Finnveden, Ann-Christine Albertsson, Jaak Berendson, Erik Eriksson, Lars Olof Höglund, Sigbritt Karlsson and Jan-Olov Sundqvist (1996), ‘Solid Waste Treatment Within the Framework of Life-cycle Assessment’ 14. Jane C. Powell, Amelia L. Craighill, Julian P. Parfitt and R. Kerry Turner (1996), ‘A Lifecycle Assessment and Economic Valuation of Recycling’ 15. Iain R. Lake, Ian J. Bateman and Julian P. Parfitt (1996), ‘Assessing a Kerbside Recycling Scheme: A Quantitative and Willingness to Pay Case Study’ 16. Guy Garrod and Ken Willis (1998), ‘Estimating Lost Amenity Due to Landfill Waste Disposal’ 17. Matthew A. Leach, Ausilio Bauen and Nigel J.D. Lucas (1997), ‘A Systems Approach to Materials Flow in Sustainable Cities: A Case Study of Paper’ 18. Jane C. Powell (1996), ‘The Evaluation of Waste Management Options’ 19. Horng-Guang Leu and Sheng H. Lin (1998), ‘Cost–benefit Analysis of Resource Material Recycling’ 20. Shan-Shan Chung and Chi-Sun Poon (1997), ‘Quantifying Externalities in Solid Waste Management in Hong Kong’ PART III ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 21. R.K. Turner, R. Salmons, J. Powell and A. Craighill (1998), ‘Green Taxes, Waste Management and Political Economy’ 22. Marie Lynn Miranda and Joseph E. Aldy (1998), ‘Unit Pricing of Residential Municipal Solid Waste: Lessons from Nine Case Study Communities’ 23. Annegrete Bruvoll (1998), ‘Taxing Virgin Materials: An Approach to Waste Problems’ 24. Karen Palmer, Hilary Sigman and Margaret Walls (1997), ‘The Cost of Reducing Municipal Solid Waste’ 25. Inger Brisson (1994), ‘Life-cycle Management and Economic Instruments’ 26. Ian G. Bailey (1999), ‘Competition, Sustainability and Packaging Policy in the UK’ PART IV WASTE MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION AND POLICY 27. Paulien de Jong and Maarten Wolsink (1997), ‘The Structure of the Dutch Waste Sector and Impediments for Waste Reduction’ 28. Adam D. Read (1999), ‘Making Waste Work: Making UK National Solid Waste Strategy Work at the Local Scale’ 29. Marjorie J. Clarke, Adam D. Read and Paul S. Phillips (1999), ‘Integrated Waste Management Planning and Decision-making in New York City’ 30. J.M. Lusugga Kironde and Michael Yhdego (1997), ‘The Governance of Waste Management in Urban Tanzania: Towards a Community Based Approach’ 31. Dianne Rahm (1998), ‘Controversial Cleanup: Superfund and the Implementation of U.S. Hazardous Waste Policy’ 32. Harvey Alter (1997), ‘Industrial Recycling and the Basel Convention’ 33. Jeffery J. Himmelberger, Samuel J. Ratick and Allen L. White (1991), ‘Compensation for Risks: Host Community Benefits in Siting Locally Unwanted Facilities’ 34. Chris Zeiss and Lianne Lefsrud (1995), ‘Analytical Framework For Waste-facility Siting’ 35. Judith Petts (1997), ‘The Public-expert Interface in Local Waste Management Decisions: Expertise, Credibility and Process’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThe assessment and management of risks to human health and the environment has become a topic of increasing importance and presents one of the major challenges to modern society. This comprehensive volume draws together key papers from a range of different perspectives and offers the reader an important insight into the basic principles of environmental risk management.Topics include the background to environmental risk, human health and ecological risk assessment, risk perception and communication, strategic issues in corporate environmental risk and environmental risk and siting hazardous facilities.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Simon Gerrard PART I BACKGROUND TO ENVIRONMENTAL RISK 1. Vincent T. Covello and Jeryl Mumpower (1985), ‘Risk Analysis and Risk Management: An Historical Perspective’ 2. Emmanuel Somers (1995), ‘Perspectives on Risk Management’ 3. W. Kip Viscusi (1993), ‘The Value of Risks to Life and Health’ 4. Roger E. Kasperson and Jeanne X. Kasperson (1996), ‘The Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk’ 5. Thomas Dietz, Paul C. Stern and Robert W. Rycroft (1989), ‘Definitions of Conflict and the Legitimation of Resources: The Case of Environmental Risk’ 6. Cynthia G. Jardine and Steve E. Hrudey (1997), ‘Mixed Messages in Risk Communication’ 7. Barry A. Turner (1994), ‘The Future for Risk Research’ PART II HUMAN HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT 8. John Solbé (1999), ‘Vipers, Humic Acids and Hurricances: Some Thoughts on Environmental Risk Assessment in Europe’ 9. Paolo F. Ricci and Mario C. Cirillo (1985), ‘Uncertainty in Health Risk Analysis’ 10. Michael Gough (1991), ‘Human Health Effects: What the Data Indicate’ 11. Keith R. Solomon (1996), ‘Overview of Recent Developments in Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment’ 12. Glenn W. Suter II, Barney W. Cornaby, Charles T. Hadden, Ruth N. Hull, Mark Stack and Fred A. Zafran (1995), ‘An Approach for Balancing Health and Ecological Risks at Hazardous Waste Sites’ 13. D.C. Kocher and F.O. Hoffman (1996), ‘Comment on "An Approach for Balancing Health and Ecological Risks at Hazardous Waste Sites"’ 14. Robert J. Kavlock and Gerald T. Ankley (1996), ‘A Perspective on the Risk Assessment Process for Endocrine-Disruptive Effects on Wildlife and Human Health’ 15. A. Dennis Lemly (1996), ‘Risk Assessment in the Regulatory Process for Wetlands’ 16. Joanna Burger (1994), ‘How Should Success be Measured in Ecological Risk Assessment? The Importance of Predictive Accuracy’ PART III RISK PERCEPTION AND COMMUNICATION 17. Aaron Wildavsky and Karl Dake (1990), ‘Theories of Risk Perception: Who Fears What and Why?’ 18. Cynthia J. Atman, Ann Bostrom, Baruch Fischhoff and M. Granger Morgan (1994), ‘Designing Risk Communications: Completing and Correcting Mental Models of Hazardous Processes, Part I’ 19. Ann Bostrom, Cynthia J. Atman, Baruch Fischhoff and M. Granger Morgan (1994), ‘Evaluating Risk Communications: Completing and Correcting Mental Models of Hazardous Processes, Part II’ 20. James Tansey and Tim O’Riordan (1999), ‘Cultural Theory and Risk: A Review’ 21. Richard P. Barke, Hank Jenkins-Smith and Paul Slovic (1997), ‘Risk Perceptions of Men and Women Scientists’ 22. Peter M. Sandman, Neil D. Weinstein and Paul Miller (1994), ‘High Risk or Low: How Location on a "Risk Ladder" Affects Perceived Risk’ 23. Ortwin Renn (1998), ‘The Role of Risk Communication and Public Dialogue for Improving Risk Management’ 24. Frank N. Laird (1989), ‘The Decline of Deference: The Political Context of Risk Communication’ 25. Tamara R. Lave and Lester B. Lave (1991), ‘Public Perception of the Risks of Floods: Implications for Communication’ 26. Roger E. Kasperson (1986), ‘Six Propositions on Public Participation and Their Relevance for Risk Communication’ 27. Baruch Fischhoff (1995), ‘Risk Perception and Communication Unplugged: Twenty Years of Process’ 28. Richard G. Peters, Vincent T. Covello and David B. McCallum (1997), ‘The Determinants of Trust and Credibility in Environmental Risk Communication: An Empirical Study’ 29. Josée C.M. Van Eijndhoven, Rob A.P.M. Weterings, Cor W. Worrell, Joop de Boer, Joop van der Pligt and Pieter-Jan M. Stallen (1994), ‘Risk Communication in The Netherlands: The Monitored Introduction of the EC "Post-Seveso" Directive’ PART IV STRATEGIC ISSUES IN CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK 30. M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell (1996), ‘Global Risk Management’ 31. A. Neale (1997), ‘Organisational Learning in Contested Environments: Lessons from Brent Spar’ 32. Susan L. Santos, Vincent T. Covello and David B. McCallum (1996), ‘Industry Response to SARA Title III: Pollution Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Risk Communication’ 33. Peter Mascini (1998), ‘Risky Information: Social Limits to Risk Management’ PART V ENVIRONMENTAL RISK AND SITING HAZARDOUS FACILITIES 34. Michael K. Lindell and Timothy C. Earle (1983), ‘How Close Is Close Enough: Public Perceptions of the Risks of Industrial Facilities’ 35. Roger E. Kasperson, Dominic Golding and Seth Tuler (1992), ‘Social Distrust as a Factor in Siting Hazardous Facilities and Communicating Risks’ 36. Howard Kunreuther, Kevin Fitzgerald and Thomas D. Aarts (1993), ‘Siting Noxious Facilities: A Test of the Facility Siting Credo’ 37. Patrick Field, Howard Raiffa and Lawrence Susskind (1996), ‘Risk and Justice: Rethinking the Concept of Compensation’ PART VI ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT 38. Michael Thompson and Steve Rayner (1998), ‘Risk and Governance Part I: The Discourses of Climate Change’ 39. Michael Thompson, Steve Rayner and Steven Ney (1998), ‘Risk and Governance Part II: Policy in a Complex and Plurally Perceived World’ 40. David Lewis Feldman, Ruth Anne Hanahan and Ralph Perhac (1999), ‘Environmental Priority-Setting Through Comparative Risk Assessment’ 41. Paul Bennett (1999), ‘Governing Environmental Risk: Regulation, Insurance and Moral Economy’ 42. Richard J. Zeckhauser and W. Kip Viscusi (1996), ‘The Risk Management Dilemma’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisSpace plays a central role in environmental and resource economics and yet spatial economics has received surprisingly little attention in the literature. This collection of Charles Kolstad's writings on spatial environmental and resource economics from the past two decades aims to fill this gap.The book includes the author's most important work on a variety of topics, including the Hotelling model of spatial competition, as applied to resource economics, jurisdictional tax competition, particularly in the context of resource taxes, and environmental regulation, both theoretical and empirical. This unique collection from one of the world's leading authorities in environmental economics will be welcomed by scholars and students of natural resource economics, environmental management, agricultural and energy economics.Trade Review'Charles Kolstad is a master in the field of natural resource economics. His research in environmental and natural resource economics has been both levelheaded and path breaking, as evidenced by the 23 papers collected in this volume. Kolstad's straight-forward approach provides a blueprint for any economists interested in learning how to do good applied work . . . Anyone interested in learning how to define the constraints, to confront them, and to design rules to increase the efficient use of land, forests, and fisheries should take a look at the papers in this volume.' -- Jason Shogren, Journal of Energy and DevelopmentTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Tax Competition Part II: Cross-Sectional Industry Analysis Part III: International Trade Part IV: Computing Equilibria Part V: Spatial Resource Economics: Theory Part VI: Spatial Environmental Economics: Theory Part VIII: Spatial Resource and Environmental Economics: Policy Index

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Book SynopsisNature and agriculture both shape the European countryside and one of the main challenges for the years to come will be to strengthen their interaction for the future development of rural areas. In this valuable and highly topical book, the authors demonstrate how economics and ecology can play a critical role in maintaining and sustaining this relationship.The book identifies the dilemmas facing European agriculture and explores their economic and ecological consequences. The authors believe a better understanding of these problems will be crucial in recognising the potential options for the future role of agriculture and nature policy and will guide the identification of suitable policy instruments. They highlight current threats to the relationship between agriculture and nature - such as abandonment and intensification - and demonstrate how these problems can be resolved by a rational policy mix. The book also provides extensive empirical evidence from four case studies and concludes by scrutinising the major changes in market conditions and the Common Agricultural Policy which could upset this important but fragile balance between agriculture and nature.Providing a state-of-the-art overview of current thinking on the relationship between agriculture and nature in the context of EU policy, this book will be welcomed by policymakers and those studying and working in the fields of agricultural and resource economics, geography, and agri-business.Table of ContentsFull Contents: Preface 1. Agriculture and Nature in Conflict? Part I: Methodology 2. Economics and the Interface between Agriculture and Nature 3. Ecology and the Interface between Agriculture and Nature 4. Agri-environmental Policy Development in the European Union 5. Environmental Valuation Methods in Rural Resource Management Part II: Cases on the Interaction between Agriculture and Nature 6. Water Availability in the Mediterranean Region 7. Agricultural Policy and Nature Conservation in the UK 8. The Pivotal Role of the Agricultural Land Market in the Netherlands 9. Broadening the Sectoral Perspective on Agricultural Policy in Greece Part III: Mitigation and Regulation 10. Marketing Public Goods and Externalities Provided by Agriculture and Forestry 11. Co-operative Agreements to Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness of Policy Targets 12. Integrated Rural Development Part IV: Outlook 13. Agriculture and Nature: Retrospect and Prospect Index

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Achim Korber carefully examines the influence of environmental policy on trade policy. He explores environmental protectionism and models it using public choice theory.The author focuses on: a theoretical analysis of ecological protectionism and the potential misuse of environmental regulation as a tool to gain competitive advantage a comprehensive case study on the tuna-dolphin cases of the GATT/WTO. The study reveals that the US legislation was not - as it was widely perceived - a victory for the environmentalists but for the billion dollar industry of the US tuna canneries an in-depth literature survey on various approaches to protectionism including an analysis of lobbying models including the contest-success function. The Political Economy of Environmental Protectionism, with its wealth of new material, will be of great interest to environmental, political, and trade economists as well as policymakers and researchers.Trade Review'Korber's book is valuable reading for those interested in public choice aspects of trade and environmental policy.' -- Axel Michaelowa, Climate PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Explaining Trade Protectionism and the ‘Greening’ of Trade Policy Instruments 3. The Political Process: Lobbying Functions 4. Raising Rivals’ Costs with Environmental Policy – A Lobbying Approach 5. The Political Economy of the US Dolphin-safe Legislation Policy 6. Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisConventional economic analysis of property rights in natural resources is too narrow and restrictive to allow for effective comparisons between alternative institutional structures. In this book, a conceptual framework is developed for the analysis of these structures with illustrative application to the allocation of water resources.Ray Challen introduces and develops a model for the analysis of the problems involved in institutional choice that takes into account constraints in institutional change imposed by history and the value of maintaining options in an uncertain future. The emphasis of institutional analysis shifts from assessing the benefits of particular property rights regimes in isolation to considering the distribution of property rights between levels of governments, communities and individuals in an institutional hierarchy. Conceptual developments in institutional theory are illustrated by using a case study of institutional change in the regulation of water use in irrigated agriculture.Trade Review'This book will be of particular benefit to those with an interest in the application of new institutional economics to natural resource management . . . the conceptual model developed in the book provides a useful framework for analysing general issues associated with institutional analysis and choice . . . the book offers readers a valuable insight into the application of transaction cost analysis to understand institutions.' -- Lin Crase, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics'. . . this book provides an interesting insight into the institutional framework for natural resource allocation.' -- Liu Gang, Economic Record'Challen has written an outstanding book.' -- Dieter Hecht, European Review of Agricultural Economics'This is an excellent piece of work, applying the economic theory of property rights and transaction costs to the complex policy problems associated with water use in irrigation. Challen examines the determination of transaction costs and the way they interact with a realistic specification of property rights. He thereby avoids the two main defects found in much work in this area: first, the use of a simplistic division of property rights schemes, for example one based on polar categories of private property and common property, defined to mean open access, and second, a tendency to use the category of transaction costs as an unexamined "black box".' -- John Quiggin, James Cook University, Australia'A most encouraging trend in economics concerns the careful and non-teleological study of institutions. From an era in which institutions were completely ignored, through an era in which it was thought that institutions were mere constraints on otherwise beneficent behavior in markets, through an era in which it was thought that the purpose of institutions was to promote economic efficiency, we now seem to be firmly in an era in which it is understood that institutions are the very bedrock of economic and social interaction. The analysis of institutions will fall into incoherence if we insist on seeing them as teleological rather than as instrumental. Once there, we must still understand the purposes that different individuals and collectivities ascribe to particular institutional set ups. In this careful book Ray Challen offers clear conceptual guidance to the study of economic institutions. He also shows us how one can undertake the analysis of institutional choice. The problem setting is water resources in eastern Australia. The lessons are profoundly international, and the approach is refreshingly promising.' -- Daniel W. Bromley, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Institutions and Use of Natural Resources 3. Institutions of Water Use for Irrigation in the Murray–Darling Basin 4. Static Transaction Costs in Allocation of Water Resources 5. Transaction Costs and Institutional Change 6. Dynamic Transaction Costs and Option Values in Institutional Change 7. Policy Analysis for Institutional Change 8. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisOver the last decade, economists have increasingly recognized the role of meta-analysis and value transfer in synthesizing knowledge and efficiently exploiting the existing pool of knowledge. Comparative Environmental Economic Assessment explores the potential significance of using these techniques, particularly in environmental economics.Both meta-analysis and value transfer constitute major research tools which efficiently use knowledge previously acquired from other studies. The book focuses on the potential role and usefulness of these tools in environmental economic research, and goes on to address their validity, relevance and applicability. A future agenda for research is also illustrated.Combining methodological analysis with a variety of case studies - on aircraft noise, environmental policy in European space and urban energy policy, amongst others - the contributors present an illuminating examination of the utilization of meta-analysis and value transfer.The insightful techniques highlighted in this book will prove invaluable in the field of environmental economics. Policymakers in various areas including the environment and planning will also find this state-of-the-art study interesting and informative.Table of ContentsContents Preface INTRODUCTION 1. Meta-analysis and value transfer: comparative assessment of scientific knowledge Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Peter Nijkamp, Kenneth G. Willis PART I META-ANALYSIS AND VALUE TRANSFER IN ECONOMIC RESEARCH 2. Some parallels in the development of meta-analysis in the natural and social sciences Reinout Heijungs 3. The ceteris paribus clause in the context of meta-analysis and value transfer Frans Bal, Peter Nijkamp 4. The scope of meta-analysis for transport policy impact analysis in environmental economics Hans Kremers, Peter Nijkamp, Piet Rietveld 5. An evaluation of the potential of meta-analysis in value and function transfer Kenneth J. Button 6. Environmental value transfer: state of the art and future prospects Roy Brouwer PART II THE METHODOLOGY OF COMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT 7. Benefit transfer: testing for accuracy and reliability Olvar Bergland, Kristin Magnussen, Ståle Navrud 8. Benefit function transfer versus meta-analysis as policymaking tools: a comparison Stefanie Engel 9. Developing a GIS-based methodology for benefit transfers Ian J. Bateman, Andrew A. Lovett, Julii S. Brainard 10. Methodological pitfalls in meta-analysis: publication bias Raymond J.G.M. Florax 11. Meta-analysis: a Bayesian perspective Chris Brunsdon, Kenneth G. Willis PART III CASE STUDIES 12. Thirty years of aircraft noise value studies: a meta-analysis Youdi Schipper, Peter Nijkamp, Piet Rietveld 13. A cost–benefit analysis of sustainable nature policy in the Dutch Vecht wetlands area Ernst J. Bos, Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh 14. Environmental quality in European space: a methodology for research synthesis Peter Nijkamp, Marco Geremia, Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, Erik Verhoef 15. Critical success factors for urban energy policies: a metaanalytical comparison Peter Nijkamp, Maurice Ursem EPILOGUE 16. Meta-analysis and benefit transfer: synergy, lessons and research agendas Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Peter Nijkamp, Kenneth G. Willis Index

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Book SynopsisTourism is the world's largest industry and its fastest growing one. It has the potential to contribute significantly to the economic development of most economies, including those of less developed countries and peripheral economic regions. However, it depends heavily on environmental conditions, natural and man-made, for its market and its sustainability. This book analyzes market and political failures in relation to tourism development and the environment, and the implications of those for national gains from international tourism, for public finance and policy, and for the sustainability of tourism. Particular emphasis is placed on ecotourism and the sustainable use of natural sites, methods of evaluating the sustainability of tourism and the impacts of pollution on tourism. Case studies cover both large and small developing countries e.g. Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India and the Maldives, as well as more developed economies. While some attention is given to the evaluation of protected areas, most attention is given to policies in terms of the sustainable recreational use of such areas - examples include scuba diving and encounters of tourists with whale sharks and sea turtles. This is a fascinating book that will be of great use to a wide readership including economists, environmentalists, geographers, tourism scholars and professionals, as well as academics in development studies.Trade Review'. . . the book presents a compendium of experience drawn from several continents, including the island states and, in contrast to other tourism books, emphasizes the economic aspects in a very simple and practical manner with many pointers for policymakers, economic planners, environment managers, and so on.' -- Rolph A. Payet, Progress in Development StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: An Overview Part II: Tourism and the Environment: Market and Political Failures and Public Economics Part III: Tourism in Development and in Less Developed Areas: Mainly Case Studies Part IV: Tourism/Recreational Use of Natural Areas and Wildlife: Issues in Environmental Conservation Index

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Book SynopsisChoice Modelling is a technique that has recently emerged as a means of estimating the demand for environmental goods and the benefits and costs associated with them. The aims of the book are fourfold: to introduce the technique in the environmental context to demonstrate its use in a range of case studies to provide insights into some methodological issues to explore the prospects for the technique. The authors contributing to the book show that choice modelling offers considerable potential for the evaluation of environmental goods and services. Its flexibility to cope with a wide range of applications is well demonstrated. The technique also presents numerous challenges to practitioners. A number of these are addressed in the book.Informed and innovative, this book will prove indispensable to all scholars, researchers and practitioners in the areas of environmental studies and environmental economics.Trade Review'As someone who has used CM in environmental valuation on several occasions, I found this book both useful and interesting. . . I certainly recommend this book to my graduate students, and suggest that you read it too if you are interested in using CM.' -- Nick Hanley, The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics'. . . a very useful single source for those interested in environmental evaluation using choice models.' -- David A. Hensher, Australian Journal of Environmental Management'. . . this book can serve as a firm basis to start understanding what CM is about. . .' -- Jesús Barreiro Hurle, European Review of Agricultural EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: The Technique Part II: Case Studies Part III: Exploring Some Methodological Issues Part IV: Conclusion References

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental Economics for Sustainable Growth is a specially designed handbook for trainers, practitioners and government advisors involved in environmental policy making. It will enable professionals to initiate and implement environmental economic studies and identify policies and investments which will ensure sustainable development in their respective countries.The book focuses on economic tools but also encompasses ecological and sociological perspectives, all of which are essential to any successful environmental policy. The authors highlight the major issues in environmental policy making and the analysis of projects with environmental impacts. Features include: sustainable development in a global context macroeconomic policies and the environment environmental policies and priorities legal and institutional dimensions integration of environmental assessment into project analysis valuation techniques and case studies. This handbook will be of immense use in the training of policymakers, practitioners, and students of environmental policy as well as development managers and scholars working in the areas of environment and development.Trade Review'. . . a valuable reference work which should find its place on the bookshelves of anyone who regards themselves as a professional practitioner of environmental economics or related disciplines.' -- Robert Dumsday, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics'This book fills the important niche of providing an accessible reference for non economists who must inevitably interpret and apply economic data to understand how and why people overexploit resources, and how to manage them to achieve sustainable economic and environmental practices.' -- Christopher M. Anderson, The Quarterly Review of Biology'This Handbook is a welcome addition to the planning library. It offers one of the few attempts at linking environmental economics to growth issues, within the context of sustainable development . . . it offers a wealth of information, conceptual, and goal-oriented practical methodologies, on how to integrate environmental concerns in formulating policies in decision making at various governmental levels.' -- Riad G. Mahayni, Journal of Planning Education and Research'Environmental Economics for Sustainable Growth is a long awaited handbook for practitioners in environmental economics and policy. This is the first book which comprehensively describes the environment-economy link at both the macro and micro level, puts it in the framework of sustainable development, and focuses on environmental valuation techniques as the key to operationalizing sustainable development at both the macro policy level and the micro level of project and program evaluation. The book also describes in a step-by-step fashion how to perform environmental valuation studies in developing countries and transition economies, and again illustrates the methodologies in an excellent way with empirical studies.' -- StAle Navrud, Agricultural University of Norway'Economic theory provides a foundation for policy analysis, but typically it is communicated with few examples from developing countries and with little sense of the important problems and solutions. Environmental Economics for Sustainable Growth comes a long way to bridging this gap: examples are plenty, and students get to see that methods can be applied and solutions adopted. It will prove a valuable resource for teachers and students in this important and growing area.' -- Gunnar S. Eskeland, The World Bank, US'This book provides up to date information on environmental economics and its applications to practical policy. It is clearly written and will be a valuable resource for a wide range of readers, including researchers, trainers, policy analysts and students.' -- Mohan Munasinghe, Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND), Sri Lanka, Bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction and Structure Part I: Economy-wide Policies and the Environment 2. Sustainable Development Vision in a Global Context 3. Macroeconomic Policies and the Environment 4. Sectoral Policies and the Environment 5. Policies, Instruments and the Environment 6. Laws, Regulations and Institutions 7. National Environmental Strategies 8. Economy-wide Policies and the Valuation of Environmental Impacts Part II: Environmental Valuation Methods for Policies and Projects 9. Economic Principles and Overview of Valuation Methods 10. Revealed Preference: Direct Proxy Methods 11. Revealed Preference: Indirect Proxy Methods 12. Stated Preference: Contingent Valuation Methods 13. Use of Monetary Values of Environmental and Natural Resources for Benefit–Cost Analysis: An Application to a Soil Moisture Conservation Project in Tunisia 14. Use of Monetary Values of Environmental and Natural Resources in the Framework of National Accounts: An Application to Costa Rica 15. Valuing Health Impacts: A Case Study of Air Pollution in New Delhi, India Index

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Book SynopsisDavid Pearce has a long-established international reputation in environmental economics. This book presents a selection of his recent essays, some of which are published here for the first time.The book begins with an introduction which gives an insight into the development of David Pearce's career in environmental economics. It is also an accessible guide to the role that environmental economics can play in policy making and a forceful defence of his own position vis-a-vis different schools of thought.The essays cover four broad themes: ethics and ecological economics, sustainable development, applied environmental economics and global environmental change. Specific subject areas include: environmental valuation, forestry, wildlife conservation, risk assessment, global warming and the role of carbon taxes. David Pearce writes in a lucid and clear style which will appeal to students and scholars of environmental economics as well as political scientists, environmental managers and policymakers.Trade Review'. . . the book as a whole may attract most attention from academics with an interest in the development of the discipline of economics and its attempts to engage with growing policy concerns over environmental issues.' -- Frank Peck, Geography'This is an excellent book which everyone interested in environmental problems will find enlightening. It is not a textbook, but could serve as valuable supplemental reading in environmental economics courses.' -- Raymond F. Mikesell, The Economic Journal'David Pearce's essays . . . deserve careful reading by ecologists, ecological economists, environmental scientists and policymakers.' -- Ian Moffatt, Progress in Environmental Science'. . . will have wide appeal, including to scholars and students of environmental economics as well as those concerned with the practice of environmental policy and management. Readers will not always agree with the views expressed by the author but they will be better informed and stimulated as a result of the latest in a long tradition of his thought-provoking books at the cutting edge of environmental economics.' -- Peter Carter, Journal of Energy Literature'David Pearce broke entirely new ground with the publication of Blueprint for a Green Economy ten years ago. He is still breaking new ground today. He writes directly and often provocatively on some of today's most crucial economic and environmental issues. Whether you agree or disagree with those views, you will be both stimulated and better informed.' -- Jonathon Porritt, Forum for the FutureTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Ethics, Economists and the Environment Part I: Ethics, Ecological Economics and the Environment 1. Valuing the Environment 2. Economists Befriend the Earth 3. Economic Valuation and Ecological Economics 4. The Limits of Cost–Benefit Analysis as a Guide to Environmental Policy Part II: Sustainable Development 5. Sustainable Development 6. Capital Theory and the Measurement of Sustainable Development 7. Measuring Sustainable Development 8. Economic Growth and ‘Sustainable Consumption’ Part III: Applied Environmental Economics 9. Particulate Matter and Human Health in the United Kingdom 10. Assessing the Social Rate of Return from Investment in Temperate Zone Forestry 11. Global Environmental Value and the Tropical Forests 12. The Economics of African Wildlife Utilization 13. Packaging Waste and the Polluter Pays Principle 14. The Social Incidence of Environmental Costs and Benefits 15. A Social Discount Rate for the United Kingdom 16. Current Economic Costs of not Using Risk Assessment in Environmental Policy at the European Community Level Part IV: Global Environmental Change 17. Competing Paradigms for Managing Environmental Change 18. The Economics of Global Warming 19. The Role of Carbon Taxes in Adjusting to Global Warming Index

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Book SynopsisThe increasing demands which society places on the natural environment have led us to seek new ways of estimating the monetary costs of environmental degradation so that they can be compared with the benefits of development. This book provides a comprehensive and readable examination of the major techniques used in cost-benefit analysis and project appraisal to value environmental goods and services.Written by two leading practitioners in environmental valuation, the book includes detailed examinations of the theory and practice of a wide range of valuation techniques including contingent valuation, hedonic pricing, choice experiments and travel cost methods. Complementing the theory are case studies on various policy areas such as water quality, recreation, landscape and biodiversity drawn from Europe, the United States and Asia. The book concludes with an informative and provocative review of important contemporary issues as well as suggesting areas of future research in the practice of environmental valuation.Economic Valuation of the Environment will be essential reading for environmental and ecological economists and those practising resource management as well as for planners and policymakers.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction Part II: Revealed Preference Techniques 2. Market Price and Cost Measures of Value 3. The Travel-Cost Method 4. The Hedonic Price Method Part III: Expressed Preference Techniques 5. Contingent Valuation Methods 6. Discrete Choice Methods Part IV: Case Examples 7. Recreation 8. Landscape 9. Biodiversity 10. Water Quality 11. Amenity Values Part V: Policy Use and Decision Making 12. Benefit Transfer 13. Policy Implications and Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisThe crisis of environmental degradation has createcharemd an immense volume of literature which focuses on controlling environmental problems. Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs goes one step further to extend and complement the current debates. Using property rights the book examines the causes and possible solutions to environmental and resource degradation. Written in a non-technical, reader-friendly style the book also offers: numerous examples and case studies an up-to-date list of world wide web sites relevant to the subject a detailed glossary of environmental and economic terms a guide to the literature at the end of every chapter Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs is an essential supplementary text for undergraduates and postgraduates studying environmental and natural resource management, environmental studies, ecology, environmental science, environmental economics, agricultural economics and geography.Trade Review'This is an excellent book, both clearly written and lively . . . We therefore wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone. . .'Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Environmental Wrongs 2. Externalities and the Environment 3. Property Rights for Pollution 4. Property Rights for Natural Resources 5. Controlling Environmental Degradation without Property Rights 6. Property Rights for the Common Good References Index

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Book SynopsisIndustrialized countries strive to fulfil at least part of their obligation to reduce greenhouse gases by investing in projects in developing countries rather than at home. Developing countries have been rather critical of this idea. This book outlines the development of the international negotiations on the subject and analyses different design options for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), taking into account the interests of various groups, especially host countries. Two case studies - one on a renewable energy project in Indonesia and another on Costa Rican climate policy - show the problems that are likely to be encountered by CDM and illustrate the importance of active host country involvement. The authors discuss the problems that will be addressed by forthcoming negotiation rounds and propose practical solutions for the CDM including baseline-setting, institutional structure and credit sharing. Moreover, a long-term view on linking climate and development policy is taken to achieve an equitable allocation of emission rights.Trade Review'. . . the book is technical but engaging. It has the potential to help those scholars with little background in climate change policy deal with its complex politics. It is likely to be of interest to researchers in environmental sciences and climate change, and those policymakers and practitioners responsible for studying, designing and implementing AIJ and CDM projects.' -- Esteve Corbera-Elizalde, Environmental Politics'The main advantage of this book is that it provides a bird's eye view of the complex environmental issues involved in devising a pragmatic climate policy based on flexible instruments. It should be a must-read for students of resource economics as well as policy makers in both developed and developing countries. Students in other fields such as chemical engineering and political science also would benefit from this book as it will serve as an excellent springboard for expanded analysis into more in-depth directions. The main message of this book is that in dealing with the environment, there is no alternative to cooperation among the different countries. How to achieve a consensus among the varied conflicting national and local interests is still an elusive goal. The book eloquently analyzes the conflicting issues involved in reaching a consensus at the intra- and international levels. By spelling out the logic, or lack of it, behind the positions of the various parties, an important step has been taken on the rocky road to achieving a meaningful consensus.' -- Khairy Tourk, The Journal of Energy and Development'. . . this is a valuable offering useful starting points for discussion of implementing climate change policy in developing countries.' -- Tim Forsyth, Progress in Development StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Flexible Instruments of Climate Policy 2. Flexible Instruments and Stakeholder Interests: A Public Choice Analysis 3. Making the Clean Development Mechanism Compatible with the Kyoto Protocol 4. CDM and its Implications for Developing Countries 5. Renewable Energy Supply Systems in Indonesia: A Case Study 6. Host Country-driven Implementation: The Case of Costa Rica 7. The Impact of Climate Cooperation on Renewable Energy Technologies 8. Outlook on Climate and Development Policies

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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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