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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Book SynopsisIn this two-volume set the editors have brought together some of the most significant previously published papers by leading academics in this field. The Economics of Natural Hazards investigates the impact of natural disasters on national and regional economies. Volume I considers the effects both of the perception of risk and of direct losses and explores the costs of reducing the impact of disasters by, for example, forecasting, self-protection and the building of physical structures. Volume II deals with mitigating the costs of disaster through insurance, including financial coverage for catastrophic loss, and investigates the development of private-public partnerships for managing disasters and the problems of reconstruction and recovery. A final section addresses the particular problems of disasters in developing countries.Trade Review'Given the recent events and the ever present risk of natural hazards, this book edited by Kunreuther and Rose is a timely and useful contribution. . . this book is a worthwhile contribution to the Elgar reference collection and is complemented by a readable introduction which deserves to be read widely. . . A pleasing feature of the selection of articles is the inclusion of articles not just from economics but from other disciplines as well.' -- Clem Tisdell, Economic Analysis and PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Howard Kunreuther and Adam Rose PART I FOUNDATIONS 1. J. Hirshleifer (1966), ‘Disaster and Recovery: The Black Death in Western Europe’ 2. Gilbert F. White (1966), ‘Optimal Flood Damage Management: Retrospect and Prospect’ 3. Ian Burton and Robert W. Kates (1964), ‘The Perception of Natural Hazards in Resource Management’ 4. Clifford S. Russell (1970), ‘Losses from Natural Hazards’ PART II RISK PERCEPTION AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT 5. Paul Slovic (1987), ‘Perception of Risk’ 6. Baruch Fischhoff, Stephen R. Watson and Chris Hope (1984), ‘Defining Risk’ 7. David S. Brookshire, Mark A. Thayer, John Tschirhart and William D. Schulze (1985), ‘A Test of the Expected Utility Model: Evidence from Earthquake Risks’ 8. Richard L. Bernknopf, David S. Brookshire and Mark A. Thayer (1990), ‘Earthquake and Volcano Hazard Notices: An Economic Evaluation of Changes in Risk Perceptions’ PART III DIRECT LOSSES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF IMPACTS 9. Arthur A. Atkisson, William J. Petak and Daniel J. Alesch (1984), ‘Natural Hazard Exposures, Losses and Mitigation Costs in the United States 1970–2000’ 10. Carol T. West and David G. Lenze (1994), ‘Modeling the Regional Impact of Natural Disaster and Recovery: A General Framework and an Application to Hurricane Andrew’ 11. Gary R. Webb, Kathleen J. Tierney and James M. Dahlhamer (2000), ‘Businesses and Disasters: Empirical Patterns and Unanswered Questions’ 12. Sam Cole (1995), ‘Lifelines and Livelihood: A Social Accounting Matrix Approach to Calamity Preparedness’ PART IV REGIONAL AND ECONOMY-WIDE IMPACTS 13. Richard W. Ellson, Jerome W. Milliman and R. Blaine Roberts (1984), ‘Measuring the Regional Economic Effects of Earthquakes and Earthquake Predictions’ 14. Adam Rose, Juan Benavides, Stephanie E. Chang, Philip Szczesniak and Dongsoon Lim (1997), ‘The Regional Economic Impact of an Earthquake: Direct and Indirect Effects of Electricity Lifeline Disruptions’ 15. Sungbin Cho, Peter Gordon, James E. Moore II, Harry W. Richardson, Masanobu Shinozuka and Stephanie Chang (2001), ‘Integrating Transportation Network and Regional Economic Models to Estimate the Costs of a Large Urban Earthquake’ 16. Mary F. Kokoski and V. Kerry Smith (1987), ‘A General Equilibrium Analysis of Partial-Equilibrium Welfare Measures: The Case of Climate Change’ PART V ROLE OF FORECASTING IN REDUCING DISASTER IMPACTS 17. Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter, Jr. (1964), ‘A Case Study in the Economics of Information and Coordination: The Weather Forecasting System’ 18. Charles W. Howe and Harold C. Cochrane (1976), ‘A Decision Model for Adjusting to Natural Hazard Events with Application to Urban Snow Storms’ 19. R.A. Howard, J.E. Matheson and D.W. North (1972), ‘The Decision to Seed Hurricanes’ 20. Stanley A. Changnon, Jr., Barbara C. Farhar and Earl R. Swanson (1978), ‘Hail Suppression and Society’ PART VI REDUCING RISKS THROUGH SELF-PROTECTION 21. Isaac Ehrlich and Gary S. Becker (1972), ‘Market Insurance, Self-Insurance, and Self-Protection’ 22. Tracy Lewis and David Nickerson (1989), ‘Self-Insurance against Natural Disasters’ 23. Jason F. Shogren and Thomas D. Crocker (1991), ‘Risk, Self-Protection, and Ex Ante Economic Value’ PART VII STRUCTURAL MITIGATION MEASURES 24. Linda Cohen and Roger Noll (1981), ‘The Economics of Building Codes to Resist Seismic Shock’ 25. Anthony Fisher, David Fullerton, Nile Hatch and Peter Reinelt (1995), ‘Alternatives for Managing Drought: A Comparative Cost Analysis’ 26. M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell and George Tagaras (1986), ‘Risk Costs for New Dams: Economic Analysis and Effects of Monitoring’ 27. Lester B. Lave and Tunde Balvanyos (1998), ‘Risk Analysis and Management of Dam Safety’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I ROLE OF DISASTER INSURANCE 1. Kenneth J. Arrow (1971), ‘Insurance, Risk and Resource Allocation’ 2. John V. Krutilla (1966), ‘An Economic Approach to Coping with Flood Damage’ 3. Dan R. Anderson (1976), ‘All Risks Rating within a Catastrophe Insurance System’ 4. Howard Kunreuther (1996), ‘Mitigating Disaster Losses through Insurance’ PART II FINANCIAL COVERAGE AGAINST CATASTROPHIC LOSSES 5. Dwight M. Jaffee and Thomas Russell (1997), ‘Catastrophe Insurance, Capital Markets, and Uninsurable Risks’ 6. J. David Cummins, Neil Doherty and Anita Lo (2002), ‘Can Insurers Pay for the “Big One”? Measuring the Capacity of the Insurance Market to Respond to Catastrophic Losses’ 7. Kenneth A. Froot (2001), ‘The Market for Catastrophe Risk: A Clinical Examination’ 8. Christopher M. Lewis and Kevin C. Murdock (1996), ‘The Role of Government Contracts in Discretionary Reinsurance Markets for Natural Disasters’ 9. Jerry R. Skees (2000), ‘A Role for Capital Markets in Natural Disasters: A Piece of the Food Security Puzzle’ PART III DEVELOPING PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR MANAGING DISASTERS 10. Richard Zeckhauser (1996), ‘The Economics of Catastrophes’ 11. Peter J. May (1991), ‘Addressing Public Risks: Federal Earthquake Policy Design’ 12. Board on Natural Disasters (1999), ‘Mitigation Emerges as Major Strategy for Reducing Losses Caused by Natural Disasters’ 13. Paul R. Kleindorfer and Howard Kunreuther (1999), ‘The Complementary Roles of Mitigation and Insurance in Managing Catastrophic Risks’ PART IV RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION 14. Peter H. Rossi, James D. Wright, Sonia R. Wright and Eleanor Weber-Burdin (1978), ‘Are There Long Term Effects of American Natural Disasters?: Estimations of Effects of Floods, Hurricanes, and Tornados occurring 1960 to 1970 on U.S. Counties and Census Tracts in 1970’ 15. Christopher M. Douty (1972), ‘Disaster and Charity: Some Aspects of Cooperative Economic Behavior’ 16. George Horwich (2000), ‘Economic Lessons of the Kobe Earthquake’ PART V INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDS 17. Robert W. Kates (1971), ‘Natural Hazard in Human Ecological Perspective: Hypotheses and Models’ 18. Hadi Dowlatabadi and M. Granger Morgan (1993), ‘A Model Framework for Integrated Studies of the Climate Problem’ 19. Robert V. Whitman, Thalia Anagnos, Charles A. Kircher, Henry J. Lagorio, R. Scott Lawson and Philip Schneider (1997), ‘Development of a National Earthquake Loss Estimation Methodology’ PART VI SUSTAINABILITY AND DISASTER-RESISTANT COMMUNITIES 20. Dennis S. Mileti (1999), ‘Summary’ 21. Philip R. Berke, Jack Kartez and Dennis Wenger (1993), ‘Recovery after Disaster: Achieving Sustainable Development, Mitigation and Equity’ 22. Raymond J. Burby with Timothy Beatley, Philip R. Berke, Robert E. Deyle, Steven P. French, David R. Godschalk, Edward J. Kaiser, Jack D. Kartez, Peter J. May, Robert Olshansky, Robert G. Paterson and Rutherford H. Platt (1999), ‘Unleashing the Power of Planning to Create Disaster-Resistant Communities’ PART VII ECONOMICS OF DISASTERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 23. Barclay G. Jones and William A. Kandel (1992), ‘Population Growth, Urbanization, and Disaster Risk and Vulnerability in Metropolitan Areas: A Conceptual Framework’ 24. J.M. Albala-Bertrand (1993), ‘Natural Disaster Situations and Growth: A Macroeconomic Model for Sudden Disaster Impacts’ 25. Paul K. Freeman (2001), ‘Hedging Natural Catastrophe Risk in Developing Countries’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisGlobal warming is widely considered to be one of the most serious environmental problems for current and future generations. Moreover, the apparent failure of the Kyoto Protocol to effect a meaningful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions has increased the importance of economic research into new ways to control global warming. In this exhaustive study, the authors break new ground by integrating cutting edge insights on global warming from three different perspectives: game theory, cost-effectiveness analysis and public choice. For each perspective the authors provide an overview of important results, discuss the theoretical consistency of the models and assumptions, highlight the practical problems which are not yet captured by theory and explore the different applications to the various problems encountered in global warming. They demonstrate how each perspective has its own merits and weaknesses, and advocate an integrated approach as the best way forward. They also propose a research agenda for the future which encompasses the three methods to create a powerful tool for the analysis and resolution of global pollution problems. Surveying a large amount of literature and providing plentiful examples of potential applications, this extensive book combines three branches of economic research on global warming into one accessible volume. It will be widely read by students and scholars in environmental courses, environmental and resource economists, and those working in governmental and non-governmental organisations concerned with international environmental problems.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Game Theory and International Environmental Cooperation: Any Practical Application? 3. Economic Impacts of Carbon Abatement Strategies 4. On the Political Economy of International Environmental Agreements – Some Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Findings 5. Interest Group Preference for Instruments of Environmental Policy: An Overview 6. Interest Group Preference for International Emissions Trading Scheme 7. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisAlthough the history of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is dominated by a process of centralisation, growing pressures to integrate agri-environmental problems into the CAP have revealed the need to embrace decentralised approaches in an efficient federal structure. Indeed, in recent years it has become increasingly evident that the agricultural sector must undergo fundamental changes in order to enter an era of sustainable development.The authors do not believe that this will be an easy process, not only because agricultural policies in Europe are dominated by specific interest groups, but primarily because integrating environmental aspects into the CAP requires difficult institutional change at different levels. Centralised decision making at the EU level has characterised recent agricultural policy and the authors argue that centralised and hierarchical governance structures may fail to produce adequate solutions if they are not linked to regional and more diverse institutional arrangements. They demonstrate how these new institutional arrangements should be designed and how this change can be organised. In particular, they highlight the need for cooperation, and the participation of farmers, as a strategy to cope with agri-environmental issues and resource management problems. Addressing the value of co-operative strategies to achieve sustainable development and cope with agri-environmental problems, this book will be of great interest to agricultural economists and those with an interest in ecological reforms of agricultural policies. It will also be particularly relevant to policymakers within EU nations, as well as policymakers within the countries of Eastern and Central Europe who will be amongst the first to be admitted to the EU in the next wave of expansion.Trade Review'. . . I am convinced that Hagedorn's book will form a key reading for years to come for anyone interested in wider aspects of farm co-operation and institutional change in Europe's countryside, and, possibly most importantly, that the book will form a vital baseline against which findings from future research in the field of agricultural and rural co-operation will be assessed and validated.' -- Geoff A. Wilson, Journal of Rural Studies'The book is well-written and makes a significant contribution to the development of the principles and practices of dealing with agri-environmental problems. It is of relevance to a wide circle of readers, including researchers and politicians but also students and others concerned with agri-environmental issues.' -- Stefanie Engel and Ulrike Grote, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture'. . . the book has the potential to provide something for everyone.' -- Stefan Backmann, European Review of Agricultural EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Theoretical Approaches and Institutional Foundations of Environmental Co-operation Part II: Designing and Managing Environmental Co-operatives: The Dutch Experience Part III: Governance Structures and Learning Processes for Changing Agricultural Practices Part IV: Implementation of Agri-Environmental Policies as an Issue of Collective Action Part V: The Role of Co-operative Arrangements in Implementing Environmental Policies Part VI: Knowledge Systems, Stakeholders’ Interests and Conflict Resolution in Protected Areas Part VII: Promoting Environmental Protection by Co-operative Marketing of Food Products Index

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Book SynopsisIn this classic book, originally published in 1968 by University of Toronto Press, John Dales proposed a new policy instrument for tackling pollution problems, namely 'markets in pollution rights'. Dales was one of the first economists to put forward such a solution, and in subsequent years a system of emissions trading has evolved which is now a centrepiece in international discussions of how to address the problem of global climate change.Policymakers around the world are still exploring ways in which the marketable-rights approach may be used to increase the effectiveness of environmental regulation. From this perspective, readers will find this short and extremely readable book of great interest - as a return to the basic idea in its original form and a lucid justification for its continued use.Trade Review'Dales pointed out that traditional economic and legal solutions to pollution and resource problems were never going to be satisfactory and that a "third way" was needed. Today, all environmental economists of my generation recognise the debt we owe to Dales's work, as one of the intellectual foundations for emissions trading that began in California in the 1970s and now extends across the world. It is a work of immense influence which deserves reprinting.' -- - David Pearce, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Wallace E. Oates Preface 1. To Live is to Pollute 2. The Costs of Waste Disposal 3. Simple Problems, Actual Solutions 4. Actual Problems, Actual Solutions 5. The Property Interface 6. Pollution Rights 7. Summary Index

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Book SynopsisKarl-Goran Maler's work has been a mainstay of the frontiers of environmental economics for more than three decades. This outstanding book, in his honour, assembles some of the best minds in the economics profession to confront and resolve many of the problems affecting the husbandry of our national environments.This book investigates many of the recent advances in economics, in terms of the management of natural resources and environments. The authors also concentrate on other important issues such as control theory for non-convex economic problems, duopoly theory, game theory, local public finance, patent races and population control. In addition, they investigate the difficulties involved in constructing environmental agreements, and detail the potential benefits of marrying together the disciplines of ecology and economics. As a whole, the book effectively illustrates both the power and limitations of economics to shed light on many of today's pressing environmental issues.The diverse range of topics and exceptional quality of the authors - including contributions by Nobel Laureates Kenneth J. Arrow and Robert M. Solow - will make this book essential reading for academics and advanced level students of environmental and resource economics, as well as natural scientists with an interest in resource allocation issues.Trade Review'This book is an excellent festschrift in honour of Karl-Goran Maler and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It is a part of the series titled New Horizons in Environmental Economics, edited by Wallace E. Oates and Henk Folmer. Almost all the books in this series represent significant contributions to the field of environmental economics. This book is no exception.' -- Sumeet Gulati, Environmental and Resource Economics'The diversity offered in this volume will give it wide market appeal at a number of levels of experience and expertise in the field. . . It is a suitable tribute to the deep and diverse contributions made by Maler to environmental economics.' -- Jeff Bennett, Economic Analysis and Policy'. . . a truly excellent collection which achieves the formidable feat of providing a suitable tribute to the immense contribution which Maler has made.' -- Ian Bateman, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Bengt Kriström 1 An example of dynamic control of negative stock externalities Kenneth J. Arrow 2 An optimal R&D for a patent race with uncertain duration Thomas Aronsson, Per-Olov Johansson and Karl-Gustaf Löfgren 3 The strategy of treaty negotiation: ‘broad but shallow’ versus ‘narrow but deep’ Scott Barrett 4 A CGE analysis of sulfur deposition and Sweden’s ‘green’ net national product Lars Bergman 5 Biodiversity management under uncertainty: species selection and harvesting rules William Brock and Anastasios Xepapadeas 6 The Kyoto Protocol: an economic and game-theoretic interpretation Parkash Chander, Henry Tulkens, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele and Stephane Willems 7 A model of fertility transition Partha Dasgupta 8 Notes on irreversibility, sustainability and the limits to growth Anthony C. Fisher and Jinhua Zhao 9 The acid rain game: a formal and mathematically rigorous analysis Henk Folmer and Pierre von Mouche 10 Bridging ecology and economics: reflections on the role of cost–benefit analysis and the design of interdisciplinary research Ing-Marie Gren, Clifford S. Russell and Tore Söderqvist 11 Valuing ecosystem services Geoffrey Heal 12 Hotelling (1925) on depreciation Bengt Kriström 13 Real versus hypothetical willingness to accept: the Bishop and Heberlein model revisited Chuan-Zhong Li, Karl-Gustaf Löfgren and W. Michael Hanemann 14 An economic approach to the control of invasive species in aquatic systems Charles Perrings 15 Global externalities: sovereign states Domenico Siniscalco 16 What if Jevons had actually liked trees? Robert M. Solow 17 Mobility and capitalization in local public finance: a reassessment David A. Starrett 18 The core of the cooperative game associated with oligopoly firms Hirofumo Uzawa 19 Highlighting the acid rain game Aart de Zeeuw Index

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental management, either voluntary or imposed, can add to the costs of nature-based tourism businesses. Such costs can make tourism destinations less competitive, but the same activities can also enhance competitiveness by increasing demand. The aim of this book is to provide an assessment of the relative importance of these two opposing effects in the context of a case study of nature-based tourism in Tropical North Queensland, Australia.The authors estimate the demand side effects using discrete choice modelling to determine the impact of changing environmental conditions on the market share of a variety of tourist destinations. The costs of environmental management are also considered by analysing firm level data. The effects are then integrated using a model of the tourism market that is formulated around nature-based tourism regions. The results show that the competitiveness of a region is enhanced through its environmental management and highlight the importance of self-regulation in the industry when the environment is a common property resource. The authors also draw some insightful conclusions regarding business strategies that would aid the profitability of firms and regions supplying nature-based tourism products. The conceptual foundations developed in the book are not restricted by national boundaries and the empirical analyses can be extended to other nature-based tourism destinations and to other relevant policy issues. As such, this book will have a broad appeal amongst environmentalists, scholars of tourism economics and management, and policymakers concerned with the regulation of the tourism industry and its effect on the environment.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Tourism and the Environment 2. The Environment and Tourism Business Strategy 3. Environmental Management and Destination Competitiveness 4. The Tourism Industry in Tropical North Queensland 5. Environmental Management and Tourism Business Costs 6. The Environment and the Demand for Tourism 7. Integrating Demand and Cost Effects 8. Implications for Tourism Destinations and Environmental Management References Index

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Book SynopsisThe management of natural resources located on private lands often involves a perceived conflict between the mix of private and public benefits they produce. This book is focused on one such issue: the design of policy relating to the production of wetland outputs in order to maximize private and social welfare. The authors first address the welfare impacts of alternative wetland management strategies on the wider community. They then concentrate on privately owned wetlands in Australia and find that they generate substantial public benefits. Furthermore, they are able to identify cost-effective avenues to increase these benefits. The authors then turn their attention to the integration of policy costs in decision-making and the implications for wetland policy. They highlight the fact that policy development and implementation is a costly process and in some cases can even outweigh the net benefits available from increasing wetland production. This important new book develops theory and policy for the provision of public goods from private land, and applies this to case studies of wetlands in Australia. It will be of great interest and practical value to environmental economists and policy makers working on the theory and application of economics to policy development. It will also appeal to environmental NGOs concerned about the effective production of environmental goods.Trade Review'This book makes an important contribution to improving wetland management by demonstrating how key environmental values might be incorporated into the analysis of the policy trade-offs involved in wetland management. Of particular interest are the two Australian case studies, which illustrate the practical application of the techniques and methods advanced by this book. As the purpose of these case studies is to show how policy analysis can reconcile the management decisions made by private landowners with the wider social aims of government agencies, this book should inform scholars and practitioners interested in improved wetland management worldwide.' -- Edward B. Barbier, University of Wyoming, US'This book represents the application of environmental valuation techniques combined with natural resource management policy design in the specific context of two wetland areas in Australia. Stuart Whitten and Jeff Bennett are proven expert practitioners in this field, and this book continues their high standard of applied environmental economics research output. As the authors point out, 'the lessons to be learnt from developing a better understanding of the management of privately owned wetlands can be readily applied to many other natural resources that provide both private and social benefits'. Hence, this book also offers excellent case study material for improving our understanding of applied environmental economics techniques.' -- Rob Fraser, Imperial College at Wye, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Managing Wetlands for Private and Social Good 2. Market Failure, Government Failure and Wetland Protection 3. Wetland Values and Policy Alternatives 4. Case Study Wetland 5. The Private Values of Wetlands 6. Non-market Use Values of Wetland Resources 7. Non-use Values of Wetland Resources 8. Bio-economic Integration 9. Designing and Evaluating Wetland Management Policies 10. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisManaging for sustainable development has become increasingly accepted worldwide by corporate, public, and non-profit organizations as vital to the continued existence and development of both these organizations and their natural and social environments. This collection of original papers provides various perspectives on sustainable management practices, particularly as practiced by large corporations. The ten studies in this volume represent the latest theoretical and empirical research in the field of organizations and the natural environment. The contributors present a range of unique perspectives on issues including the impact of globalization on sustainability, cross-cultural comparisons of the impact of institutional contexts on environmental practices of Japanese and Chinese firms, comparisons of voluntary environmental initiatives undertaken by public and private sector organizations, processes of organizational change in response to stakeholder pressures, the transfer of environmental capabilities during mergers and acquisitions, why some companies keep the environmentally friendly features of their products secret, and the influence of emissions and health-impacts information on attitudes toward the environment. This volume opens and closes with two essays that comprehensively review the state of research in organizations and the natural environment and suggest directions for future researchers. This insightful book presents studies from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives: Human Resources Management, Strategy, Operations Management, Accounting, International Business, Marketing, and Development. It represents the latest state of knowledge in organizations and the natural environment and provides interesting perspectives for academics, environmental consultants as well as environmental managers from business, the public sector, NGOs, international development institutions, and government.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Research in Corporate Sustainability: What Really Matters? 2. Globalization and Environmental Sustainability: An Analysis of the Impact of Globalization using the Natural Step Framework 3. Community Sustainability Comes to the Southern Appalachian Region of the USA: The Case of Johnson County, Tennessee 4. Eco-sustainability Orientation in China and Japan: Differences between Proactive and Reactive Firms 5. Motivations for Participating in a US Voluntary Environmental Initiative: The Multi-state Working Group and EPAs EMS Pilot Program 6. Factors Influencing Successful and Unsuccessful Environmental Change Initiatives 7. The Altering of a Firm’s Environmental Management Capability During the Acquisition Integration Process 8. Strategic Environmental Human Resource Management and Organizational Performance: An Exploratory Study of the Canadian Manufacturing Sector 9. Information Disclosure in Environmental Policy and the Development of Secretly Environmentally-Friendly Products 10. Sustainable Stakeholder Accounting Beyond Complementarity and Towards Integration in Environmental Accounting 11. Enhancing Environmental Management Teaching Through Applications of Toxic Release Information 12. Childhood’s End? Sustaining and Developing the Evolving Field of Organizations and the Natural Environment Index

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Book SynopsisThis manual offers a detailed, up-to-date explanation of how to carry out economic valuation using stated preference techniques. It is relevant for the application of these techniques to all non-market goods and services including air and water quality; provision of public open space; health care that is not sold through private markets; risk reduction policies and investments not provided privately; provision of information as with the recorded heritage, the protection of cultural assets and so on. The resulting valuations can be used for a number of purposes including, but not limited to, demonstrating the importance of a good or service; cost-benefit analysis; setting priorities for environmental policy; design of economic instruments; green national/corporate accounting, and natural resource damage assessment. Compiled by the leading experts in the field, this manual starts by explaining the concepts. It shows how to choose the most appropriate technique and how to design the questionnaires. Detailed advice on econometric analysis is provided, as well as explanation of the pitfalls that need to be avoided.Trade Review'Adherence to the principles and wisdom set out in this book will contribute significantly to the rational valuation of non-market benefits and costs.' -- Ken Willis, Journal of Environmental Planning and ManagementTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Foundations of Economic Valuation 2. Commissioning a Stated Preference Study 3. Population, Sample and Survey Mode 4. Designing a Contingent Valuation Questionnaire 5. Contingent Valuation: Analysing the Results 6. Designing a Choice Modelling Questionnaire 7. Choice Modelling: Analysing the Results 8. Validity and Reliability 9. Aggregation 10. Reporting 11. Combining Revealed and Stated Preference Techniques 12. Cautions, Caveats and Future Directions References Glossary Full affiliations: Ian Bateman,Professor of Environmental Economics, School of Environmental Sciences and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE), University of East Anglia and University College London, UK Richard T. Carson, Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego, Research Director for International Environmental Policy, UC Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation and a Senior Fellow, San Diego Supercomputer Center, US Brett Day, Senior Research Fellow, CSERGE, University of East Anglia, UK Michael Hanemann, Chancellor’s Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley, US Nick Hanley, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Glasgow, UK Tannis Hett, worked as a Consultant for Economics for the Environment Consultancy Ltd (EFTEC), UK. She is currently an Independent Environmental Economics Consultant based in Canada Michael Jones-Lee, Professor of Economics, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK Graham Loomes, Professor of Economic Behaviour and Decision Theory, University of East Anglia, UK Susana Mourato, Lecturer in Environmental Economics, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK Ece Özdemiroglu, Director, Economics for the Environment Consultancy Ltd (EFTEC), UK David W. Pearce, OBE, Professor of Environmental Economics, University College London and Honorary Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Imperial College London, UK Robert Sugden, holds the Leverhulme Personal Research Professorship in Economics, Department of Economics, University of East Anglia, UK John Swanson, Steer Davis Gleave, an Independent Transport Planning Consultancy based in London, UK

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Book SynopsisThe literature and research on environmental and resource economics has exploded in recent years. This major annual publication provides a cutting-edge survey of current research by the leading experts in the field. The Yearbook includes contributions on: climate change policy general equilibrium models in environmental and resource economics hedonic property value techniques for policy and litigation progress and problems in the economics of sustainability valuing the health effects of pollution the economics of carbon sequestration in agricultural soils tradable permits for air quality linking environmental ethics and environmental policy. Trade Review'The editors are to be commended for originating this series and for engaging the collaboration of eminent specialists in their subdisciplines.' -- Robert E. Kohn, Water, Air and Soil PollutionTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Climate Change Policy: Models, Controversies and Strategies 2. Computable General Equilibrium Models in Environmental and Resource Economics 3. The Use of Hedonic Property Value Techniques for Policy and Litigation 4. Progress and Problems in the Economics of Sustainability 5. Valuing the Health Effects of Pollution 6. The Economics of Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils 7. Tradable Permits for Air Quality and Climate Change 8. From Environmental Ethics to Environmental Public Philosophy: Ethicists and Economists, 1973–Future Index

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Book SynopsisFor over 30 years environmental policy has developed under the assumption that self-interest explains firms' environmental behaviour and that the problem of pollution can be rectified by technological fixes. This policy paradigm has been proved wrong: entrenched antagonism between firms and regulators, and greater environmental harm, have proved to be the dominant outcomes. This book re-focuses environmental policy analysis by demonstrating how behavioural models can be applied within the field to better understand the propensity of the firm to engage in pro-environmental, innovative activities.The book develops an essential tool for environmental policy analysis in the context of technical change. A rigorous theoretical and methodological framework is applied to identify sources of firms' willingness (or resistance) to engage in cleaner production and to evaluate under which conditions the firm's pro-environmental, innovative behaviour may be fostered. The author undertakes extensive research through a case study of the In-Bond industry in Mexico and assesses the significance and relationship of individual factors relating to a firm's innovative behaviour towards 'greener' production. The model developed helps to understand the planned behaviour of the firm in specific contexts, to shape and guide empirical inquiry, and to produce useful corporate and public policy recommendations.Environmental Policy and Technological Innovation comprehensively explores the factors which can influence a firm's behavioural approach towards developing clean technologies. Unlike many other studies on environmental policy, it addresses the origin of the problems and not just the symptoms. It will become an indispensable companion for local, national and international environmental regulators, environmental policymakers and analysts, and those interested in technological innovation and technology policy.Trade Review'. . . this book can be recommended for those who want to explore fresh ground concerning the theoretical and empirical analysis of environmental innovations. Not only does it illustrate the frutility of a behavioral foundation for economic analysis, but it also shows the possibilities of empirically examining these determinants of behavior.' -- Frank Beckenbach, Journal of Evolutionary Economics'Inducing firms to adopt radical solutions for cleaner production is a key challenge for environmental and innovation policy. Adopting a behavioural approach, this book demonstrates rigorously that environmental standards are not enough; it is absolutely essential to communicate environmental risk to managers and reinforce capabilities within firms. Dealing with the 'In-Bond' industry in the US-Mexico border zone, the conclusions here are relevant in any part of the world. I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in environmental policy for industry.' -- Jim Skea, Policy Studies Institute, London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Resistance to Change 2. Background: Strategy Follows Structure 3. Structure: A Behavioural Model for Environmental and Technology Policy Analysis 4. Content: A Theoretical Exploration of the Behavioural Domains in the Search for Salient Beliefs 5. Research Method 6. Mapping the Drivers of the Firms’ Willingness to Innovate in Clean Technologies 7. Strategy Follows Structure: Environmental and Technology Policy Pathways 8. Conclusions Appendices: Validation of Theory Structure and its Contents References Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book presents a series of up-to-date analyses of the economics of outdoor recreation. The distinguished group of authors covers real-world recreation management issues and applies economic understanding to these problems. An extensive introduction by the editors details the historical background of economists' interests in this subject, and reveals how economics can provide practical insights into improving how we manage our natural recreation areas.The book is divided into three parts, each of which focuses on a specific environmental resource: mountains, forests, and rivers and the sea. An array of valuation methods - including stated preference and revealed preference techniques - are then applied to various outdoor recreation activities which occur in these different settings. These include such diverse pursuits as rock climbing, skiing, fishing, hunting and whale watching. The authors clearly demonstrate how recreation modelling can offer a productive link between people (their preferences and behaviour) and the natural environment.With extensive empirical examples from Europe and North America, this book will be of great value to economists, governments and NGOs who are interested in the environment, development and tourism. It will also be a valuable source of reference for policymakers concerned with land use and natural resource management, and students of environmental and resource economics.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: The Mountains 2. Valuing Rock Climbing and Bouldering Access 3. Using Economic Instruments to Manage Access to Rock-Climbing Sites in the Scottish Highlands 4. Valuing Recreational Resources using Choice Experiments: Mountaineering in Scotland 5. Are Climbers Fools? Modeling Risky Recreation 6. Non-Participation, Demand Intensity and Substitution Effects in an Integrable Demand System: The Case of Day Trips to the North-Eastern Alps 7. Modelling Choice and Switching Behaviour Between Scottish Ski Centres Part II: Forests 8. Spatial Distribution versus Efficiency Effects of Forest Recreation Policies Using a Regional Travel Cost Model 9. Perceptions versus Objective Measures of Environmental Quality in Combined Revealed and Stated Preference Models of Environmental Valuation 10. Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to Estimate and Transfer Recreational Demand Functions 11. Backcountry Recreationists’ Valuation of Forest and Park Management Features in Wilderness Parks of the Western Canadian Shield Part III: Rivers and the Sea 12. A Random Utility Model of Beach Recreation 13. A Finite Mixture Approach to Analyzing Income Effects in Random Utility Models: Reservoir Recreation Along the Columbia River 14. Whalewatching Demand and Value: Estimates from a New ‘Double-Semilog’ Empirical Demand System 15. Estimating Recreational Trout Fishing Damages in Montana’s Clark Fork River Basin: Summary of a Natural Resource Damage Assessment Index

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Book SynopsisIn their pursuit of policies to combat global warming, countries will find that they may also receive additional benefits which are not directly associated with the primary aim. These ancillary benefits are likely to include, for example, a reduction in pollution as a result of carbon containment policies. International Climate Policy to Combat Global Warming is one of the first books which analyses climate policy, taking account of ancillary as well as primary benefits. The author integrates ancillary benefits into the theory and explores the implications for international policy measures. Because of the private character of ancillary benefits, the author is able to treat climate policy as an impure public good which in turn has an impact on the efficient climate protection level. He highlights the general failures of the standard approach to climate policy design and goes on to propose a new approach to international negotiations on climate change. He suggests a flexible matching scheme which would help overcome free-rider incentives and which would have considerable advantages over traditional co-operative designs.By proposing a novel framework for the analysis of, and solution to, the problem of global warming, this book will be welcomed by environmental and ecological economists, policymakers and researchers of political science.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Benefits of Climate Policy 3. Climate Policy as an Impure Public Good 4. International Transfers 5. Matching Schemes 6. Summary and Conclusions A. Emissions and Targets B. Ancillary Effects C. Samuelson Condition D. Comparative Static Model E. Matching Model References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this book, distinguished scholars from Europe and the US examine a range of topical issues in environmental and resource economics. Employing cutting-edge tools, they take a fresh look at some of the most significant international and domestic issues at the forefront of public policy debates.The volume has two main themes: environmental policy making within a federalist context and valuation issues, including experimental design. Beyond this, the sixteen chapters give an overview of recent developments in the field and present important new views on pressing policy issues. Many of the chapters offer innovative approaches and contain original empirical or experimental evidence which may have considerable implications for environmental policy. As a whole, the volume provides the reader with a keen understanding of some of the most important theoretical and empirical work in environmental federalism, valuation and a number of other pertinent areas.This book extends current thinking and provides a state-of-the-art analysis of recent developments in environmental and resource economics. It will be indispensable for students, scholars and researchers in environmental economics and anyone wishing to remain at the frontier of advances in this arena.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. A Reconsideration of Environmental Federalism Wallace E. Oates 2. Global Environmental Governance, Political Lobbying and Transboundary Pollution Surjinder Johal and Alistair Ulph 3. Endogenous Transfrontier Pollution Michael Rauscher 4. Allocating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Among Countries with Mobile Populations Michael Hoel 5. Environmental Regulation and International Trade: A General Equilibrium Approach Chris Elbers and Cees Withagen 6. The Ups and Downs of the Environmental Kuznets Curve Arik Levinson 7. Participation in Industry-wide Voluntary Approaches: Short-run vs. Long-run Equilibrium Na Li Dawson and Kathleen Segerson 8. Irreversible Development of a Natural Resource: Management Rules and Policy Issues when Direct Use Values and Environmental Values are Uncertain Anastasios Xepapadeas 9. A Model of Neighbourhood Conditions and Internal Household Environments Mark Agee and Thomas Crocker 10. Environmental Policy and the Timing of Drilling and Production in the Oil and Gas Industry Mitch Kunce, Shelby Gerking and William Morgan 11. Using Flexible Scenarios in Benefit Estimation: An Application to the Cluster Rule and the Pulp and Paper Industry Susan Kask, Todd Cherry, Jason Shogren and Peter Frykblom 12. Trade-off at the Trough: TMDLs and the Evolving Status of US Water Quality Policy Carol Mansfield and V. Kerry Smith 13. Heterogeneous Preferences and Complex Environmental Goods: The Case of Ecosystem Restoration J. Walter Milon and David Scrogin 14. Incentives in Public Goods Experiments: Implications for the Environment Jacob Goeree, Charles Holt and Susan Laury 15. An Experimental Test for Options Value: Relevance for Contingent Valuation Elicitation David Bjornstad, Paul Brewer, Ronald Cummings and Michael McKee 16. Is the Scope Test Meaningful in the Presence of Other-regarding Behaviour? William Schulze, Gregory Poe, Ian Bateman and Daniel Rondeau Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique collection of Clem Tisdell's articles is an eminently readable and comprehensive economic analysis of important contemporary issues involving ecological and environmental economics.Coverage includes the role of ecological economics in the modern world, welfare and ethical considerations in environmental economics, sustainability concerns, the potential role of local communities in conservation, environmental aspects of population growth, and the relevance of carrying capacity concepts. The value for environmental management of different types of governance and of alternative economic policy instruments (such as environmental taxation compared to tradable permits) is also assessed.Ecological, environmental, natural resource, geographical and development economists will all find this book of great interest and value, as will policymakers in this area.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Overview Part II: General Issues in Ecological and Environmental Economics Part III: Governance and Policy Instruments for Environmental Control Part IV: Environmental Issues in Australia, Asia and Transitional Economies Part V: Environmental Health Index

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Book SynopsisClimate change is an issue in which every human being on the planet is a potential stakeholder. Therefore, equity and ethical considerations have an important role to play in determining a climate change response strategy that will prevent the worst case scenario. In this context, the authors of this important new book attempt to provide a better understanding of the practical and analytical issues surrounding climate change negotiations. Each of the chapters reflects on an issue linked to the concepts of ethics, equity and climate change such as economics, morality, politics, rights and law, philosophy, and atmospheric science. The authors, who come from a diverse range of national, disciplinary and sectoral backgrounds, advance pragmatic policy suggestions to enhance international negotiations on climate change and highlight the value of considering more humanistic aspects in the negotiation process.Greenhouse gas emissions are widely considered to be the ultimate environmental externality and consequently an issue of great contemporary concern. This insightful and original treatment of the important issues will be welcomed by climate change negotiators, policymakers, and economic, environmental and social researchers. It will also be of interest to anyone who believes that the negotiation process may benefit from a more deep-rooted shift in social attitudes and beliefs.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Ethics, Equity and Climate Change: An Overview 2. Equity, Responsibility and Climate Change 3. Equity and Climate Change 4. Analysing Ethics, Equity and Climate Change in the Sustainomics Trans-disciplinary Framework 5. Equity and the Clean Development Mechanism: Equity, Additionality, Supplementarity 6. Ethics, Equity and the Convention on Climate Change 7. The Ethics of International Emissions Trading Index

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