Environmental management Books
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Water Management in the 21st Century: The
Book SynopsisThe challenge to manage the allocation of water efficiently and equably will become a dominant theme of the new millennium. At a time when the cost of obtaining fresh water is rising throughout the globe, Terence Lee analyses the means for establishing and operating effective water markets. He proposes the application of economic instruments and the transfer of water management administration to the private sector as a means to guarantee acceptable water quality in the future in both developed and developing countries. This treatment of water as an economic commodity implies a change in the traditional role of governments in water management.The themes explored in this book will be of interest to environmental and resource economists as well as practitioners and policymakers.Trade Review'Interest in water resources reallocation via water markets has been increasing over the last two decades in response to several factors, and while many authors have devoted attention to the whys, wherefores, and implications of resource shifts, as well as to the relative successes and failures of water markets, few have given the market mechanism itself as careful consideration as Terence Richard Lee. . . Lee has provided a valuable look at how privatization might be accomplished and effectively managed. . .' -- David Shively, Economic GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Confronting the Scarcity of Water 2. Institutional Approaches Towards Water Management 3. Allocating Water Among Competing Users 4. Private Participation in Water Management 5. Regulation 6. Water Management and the Challenges of the 21st Century Index
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Agriculture in Brazil: Economic
Book SynopsisThis book explores the relationship between the land use choices of small-scale farmers and the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Although sustainable agriculture was introduced to the Amazon area about 10 years ago, it has been adopted by only a few farmers. Jill L. Caviglia analyses why this practice has not been more widely adopted and offers policy prescriptions to address this.The major source of deforestation in the Amazon is the use of slash-and-burn agriculture by small-scale farmers. The adoption of sustainable agriculture by these farmers could reduce the rate of deforestation dramatically. The author uses new, original case studies of farms in the area to estimate the probability of the adoption of sustainable agriculture and, once the adoption decision has been made, the intensity of adoption. The author finds that this is influenced greatly by farmer organizations and by providing the farmers with the knowledge that sustainable agriculture is a viable alternative to slash-and-burn practices.This book will be of great interest to scholars and policymakers in the areas of environmental economics, environmental policy and Latin American studies.Trade Review'Caviglia's book is a well-done and relevant piece of work, providing the reader with a clear description of variables and assumptions, thus allowing for evaluation of strengths and limitations of her research. Caviglia's conclusion reinforces her discussion throughout the book, suggesting that market failure (at the local, regional and national levels) is the most significant cause of deforestation in the region. . . . Most importantly, the author's conclusions are extremely relevant and useful for policies aimed at improving the colonist farmers' well-being and productivity, while helping to decrease deforestation rates in one of the most impacted regions of the Brazilian Amazon.' -- Eduardo S. Brondizio, Environmental ConservationTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon 3. Sustainable Agriculture 4. Addressing Market Failure Which Has Led to Tropical Deforestation with Discrete Choice Models 5. Data Collection and Analysis 6. The Economic Model 7. Conclusion Bibliography Index
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in
Book SynopsisThis authoritative book presents the results of important new research into the economics of biodiversity conservation in sub-Saharan Africa. The contributors offer case studies of the economic causes of biodiversity loss in a range of ecosystem types - wetlands, montane forests, tropical moist forests, semi-arid savannas and lakes - and discuss the policy options for biodiversity conservation in each case. They also provide an in-depth analysis of the environmental consequences of policy reform at the macro- and micro- levels and offer practical recommendations for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity.The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa will prove invaluable to scholars and policymakers working within the areas of environmental economics, environmental science and sustainable development.Table of ContentsContents: Preamble 1. The Biodiversity Convention and Biodiversity Loss in Sub-Saharan Africa Part I: The Microeconomics of Biodiversity Loss: Case Studies from Nigeria, Malawi, Kenya and Namibia 2. The Value of Biodiversity in the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands of Northern Nigeria 3. The Loss of Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems 4. Costs and Benefits of Protected Areas 5. Biodiversity Conservation and Land-Use Options in Semi-Arid Lands Part II: Macroeconomics and Biodiversity Loss: Structural Adjustment, Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss in Ghana 6. Forestry, Deforestation and Biodiversity in Ghana 7. The Structural Adjustment Programme and Deforestation in Ghana 8. Estimating the Biodiversity Effects of Structural Adjustment in Ghana 9. Policies for Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa Index
£126.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Forest Management and Global Climate
Book SynopsisThe UN Framework Convention on Climate Change recognises that, in the formulation of a global strategy for reducing global emissions of carbon (the main factor in global warming) forests could play an important role. This book highlights that role and demonstrates how the forests of the world may be harvested judiciously and sustainably. The authors argue that the forests are more than just a source of timber and wood; they discuss the role that forests play in reducing global warming, in preventing soil erosion and in helping to minimise the loss of biodiversity. Drawing on the expertise of contributors associated with the analysis of forests, this book is an in depth and fascinating discussion as well as a policy guide for the sustainable management of forests.The book begins by considering the relevant biophysical aspects of forest management and then goes on to study the value of forests for providing carbon sinks that absorb, in part, the carbon released into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. The book ends with a more detailed analysis of case studies in forest policy in North, Central and South America.This book will be of great interest to academics and policy groups within the many areas of environmental economics including global climate change and sustainable development.Trade Review'Although previous work has in various ways touched on the many issues dealt with in this book, this work is unique in dealing with these issues in one single volume. The book goes beyond theory to demonstrate the many advantages of sustainable forest management. The 10 chapters presented in three parts cover diverse issues including biophysical aspects of forestry, carbon management, economic valuation of forests and forest management policy. . . This work is not only an interesting addition to the existing literature, but is also very timely especially when some countries (e.g. USA) have withdrawn from or are thumb twitching in ratifying the Kyoto protocol and failing to sign a global Forest Convention. Perhaps this book may influence a change of heart. The book certainly provides evidence that sustainable management of forests could be a useful tool in their fight against global warming in addition to other numerous use and non-use values that can be derived from the conservation and protection of forests. Such an approach offers countries a viable and a beneficial option in their battle against global warming. The research findings in the book give policy decision-makers added justification to protect and conserve forests. Although this book is a collection of case studies conducted in the Americas, the concepts and the empirical evidence produced are useful to other parts of the world including Australia, where the adoption of trees and forests as carbon sinks is being contemplated.' -- Clevo Wilson, Economic Analysis and Policy'Ironically, the threat of global warming damage provides us with one of the most powerful arguments for avoiding the worst excesses of another global problem - deforestation. Dore and Guevara have assembled a very impressive set of essays that show just how important our forests are as carbon stores and sinks.’- David Pearce, University College London, UK'Global carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels seem destined to rise with adverse consequences for global warming and for sea-level rise. This book explores how and to what extent conservation and re-growth of tropical forests can ameliorate this problem, as well as placing economic values on such strategies. Individual contributions draw on the Americas experience to examine biophysical aspects of forestry relevant to sustainability, evaluate the economics of forest retention giving particular attention to non-market values, and assess forest policies in terms of their impacts on environmental conservation. . . . a readable holistic book accessible to a wide audience of economists, non-economists and policymakers, highlighting a major problem which refuses to go away.' -- Clem Tisdell, University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Biophysical Aspects of Forestry and Carbon Management Part II: The Economic Valuation of Forests: Boreal and Tropical Case Studies Part III: Forest Policy: Case Studies from North, Central and South America Index
£116.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Urban Planning and Management
Book SynopsisUrban Planning and Management presents a collection of key articles on different aspects of sustainability in urban planning and management whilst simultaneously illustrating the conflicting arguments about whether and how sustainability should be achieved.Part I covers the factors determining the life and death of cities and what is required to achieve sustainable development. In Part II issues of whether cities should be compact or dispersed and concepts of sustainable development in third world cities and societies are explored. Parts III and IV examine design as an integral part of producing a sustainable urban policy and energy use. Part V deals with Local Agenda 21 issues and Part VI looks at town planning. Part VII discusses transport as both a product and determinant of sustainable urban planning and management. Parts VIII, IX and X examine the sustainable provision of other services including waste collection, recycling schemes and water. In Part XI sustainability is shown as occurring within, and constrained by, legal, property rights and management practices.Trade Review'. . . the book will provide a useful collection and its international coverage will add to its appeal.' -- Huw Thomas, Urban Studies'The editors have made some effort in this book to include multiple perspectives on sustainable development, allowing the reader to have more informed opinions on this subject. . . . It was informative and provided me with a better perspective on certain issues.' -- Michael Sullivan, The Ontario Planning JournalTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Introduction Sustainability in Urban Planning and Management: An Overview Kenneth G. Willis, R. Kerry Turner and Ian J. Bateman PART I GENERAL OVERVIEW 1. Edward L. Glaeser (1998), ‘Are Cities Dying?’ 2. Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello and Peter Nijkamp (1997), ‘The Co-Evolutionary City’ PART II CITIES 3. Duncan McLaren (1992), ‘Compact or Dispersed? Dilution is No Solution’ 4. Peter Gordon and Harry W. Richardson (1997), ‘Are Compact Cities a Desirable Planning Goal?’ 5. Mike Parnwell and Sarah Turner (1998), ‘Sustaining the Unsustainable? City and Society in Indonesia’ PART III DESIGN 6. Michelle Thompson-Fawcett (1998), ‘Leon Krier and the Organic Revival Within Urban Policy and Practice’ 7. Dafton G. Njuguna (1997), ‘Diffusion of Bio-climatic Building Design Techniques in Kenya: Impediments and Opportunities’ PART IV ENERGY 8. Simon Guy and Simon Marvin (1996), ‘Transforming Urban Infrastructure Provision – The Emerging Logic of Demand Side Management’ 9. Susan E. Owens and Peter A. Rickaby (1992), ‘Settlements and Energy Revisited’ 10. Ryan H. Wiser (1998), ‘Green Power Marketing: Increasing Customer Demand for Renewable Energy’ PART V LOCAL AGENDA 21 11. Garth A. Myers and Makame A.H. Muhajir (1997), ‘Localising Agenda 21: Environmental Sustainability and Zanzibari Urbanisation’ 12. Virginia W. Maclaren (1996), ‘Urban Sustainability Reporting’ PART VI TOWN PLANNING 13. Jeremy Rowan-Robinson, Andrea Ross and William Walton (1995), ‘Sustainable Development and the Development Control Process’ 14. David Evans (1997), ‘Planning for Sustainability’ 15. Alan W. Evans (1991), ‘"Rabbit Hutches on Postage Stamps": Planning Development and Political Economy’ PART VII TRANSPORT 16. Peter Nijkamp (1994), ‘Roads Toward Environmentally Sustainable Transport’ 17. Henrik Gudmundsson and Mattias Höjer (1996), ‘Sustainable Development Principles and their Implications for Transport’ 18. M.Z. Acutt and J.S. Dodgson (1997), ‘Controlling the Environmental Impacts of Transport: Matching Instruments to Objectives’ 19. Robert Cervero and Kara Kockelman (1997), ‘Travel Demand and the 3Ds: Density, Diversity and Design’ PART VIII WASTE AND RECYCLING 20. Peter Tucker, Grant Murney and Jacqueline Lamont (1998), ‘Predicting Recycling Scheme Performance: A Process Simulation Approach’ 21. Peter L. Doan (1998), ‘Institutionalizing Household Waste Collection: The Urban Environmental Management Project in Côte d’Ivoire’ PART IX WATER 22. KyeongAe Choe, Dale Whittington and Donald T. Lauria (1996), ‘The Economic Benefits of Surface Water Quality Improvements in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Davao, Philippines’ 23. Souro D. Joardar (1998), ‘Carrying Capacities and Standards as Bases Towards Urban Infrastructure Planning in India: A Case of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation’ PART X OTHER SERVICES 24. Takashi Onishi (1994), ‘A Capacity Approach for Sustainable Urban Development: An Empirical Study’ 25. Steve Bradley and Jim Taylor (1998), ‘The Effect of School Size on Exam Performance in Secondary Schools’ 26. Stephen Farber (1998), ‘Undesirable Facilities and Property Values: A Summary of Empirical Studies’ PART XI LEGAL, PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES 27. Charles L. Choguill (1996), ‘Ten Steps to Sustainable Infrastructure’ 28. Robert Innes (1997), ‘Takings, Compensation, and Equal Treatment for Owners of Developed and Undeveloped Property’ PART XII EPILOGUE 29. The Prince of Wales (1998), ‘Why I’m Modern, But Not Modernist’ Name Index
£233.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Water Resources and Coastal Management
Book SynopsisWater Resources and Coastal Management presents a comprehensive and unique collection of articles which provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the science and management of global coastal resources. This important volume comprises five main sections. Part I reviews basic scientific concepts and underpinning knowledge of the processes at work in this dynamic environment. Part II considers how the natural variability of coastal zone environments has been unsustainably exacerbated by development and exploitation of such resources. Parts III and IV focus upon the various aspects of the management response options that could or have been deployed both in developed and developing countries. Finally, Part V examines the management issues that surround regional seas and their, often international, resource regions.Trade Review'Water Resources and Coastal Management is a timely contribution to the literature on integrated coastal management (ICM). . . In providing an interdisciplinary perspective on the science and management of coastal resources, this reader complements the considerable number of academic texts which have been published on ICM over the last decade. . . It is particularly well structured. . . this reader is an excellent resource for a wide range of environmental, marine and coastal scientists and practitioners, as well as its main market - university students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.' -- Rhoda Ballinger, The HoloceneTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Towards Integrated Coastal Management R. Kerry Turner and Ian J. Bateman PART I MARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCE 1. John H. Steele (1991), ‘Marine Functional Diversity: Ocean and Land Ecosystems May Have Different Time Scales For Their Responses to Change’ 2. Staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Environmental Protection Agency, and US Geological Survey (1999), ‘The Ocean’s Role in Climate Variability and Change and the Resulting Impacts on Coasts’ 3. Keith Clayton and Timothy O’Riordan (1995), ‘Coastal Processes and Management’ 4. Donald F. Boesch (1996), ‘Science and Management in Four U.S. Coastal Ecosytems Dominated by Land-ocean Interactions’ 5. Edward D. Goldberg (1995), ‘Emerging Problems in the Coastal Zone for the Twenty-First Century’ PART II HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND COASTAL VARIABILITY 6. Rutherford H. Platt (1994), ‘Evolution of Coastal Hazards Policies in the United States’ 7. J.C. Doornkamp (1998), ‘Coastal Flooding, Global Warming and Environmental Management’ 8. Russell S. Arthurton (1998), ‘Marine-related Physical Natural Hazards Affecting Coastal Megacities of the Asia-Pacific Region – Awareness and Mitigation,’ 9. Robert J. Nicholls and Stephen P. Leatherman (1996), ‘Adapting to Sea-Level Rise: Relative Sea-Level Trends to 2100 for the United States’ 10. Stephen P. Leatherman and Robert J. Nicholls (1995), ‘Accelerated Sea-Level Rise and Developing Countries: An Overview’ 11. Stephen J. Essex and Graham P. Brown (1997), ‘The Emergence of Post-Suburban Landscapes on the North Coast of New South Wales: A Case Study of Contested Space’ 12. Henning Karup (1999), ‘Fixed Link Projects in Denmark and Ecological Monitoring of the Øresund Fixed Link’ 13. Nguyen Hoang Tri, W.N. Adger and P.M. Kelly (1998), ‘Natural Resource Management in Mitigating Climate Impacts: The Example of Mangrove Restoration in Vietnam’ 14. Jonas Larsson, Carl Folke and Nils Kautsky (1994), ‘Ecological Limitations and Appropriation of Ecosystem Support by Shrimp Farming in Colombia’ PART III INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT 15. R.K. Turner, W.N. Adger, S. Crooks, I. Lorenzoni and L. Ledoux (1999), ‘Sustainable Coastal Resources Management: Principles and Practice’ 16. Blair T. Bower and R. Kerry Turner (1998), ‘Characterising and Analysing Benefits from Integrated Coastal Management (ICM)’ 17. Carl Gustaf Lundin and Olof Lindén (1993), ‘Coastal Ecosystems: Attempts to Manage a Threatened Resource’ 18. C.A. Davos (1998), ‘Sustaining Co-operation for Coastal Sustainability’ 19. Stephen Olsen, James Tobey and Meg Kerr (1997), ‘A Common Framework for Learning from ICM Experience’ 20. Timothy O’Riordan and Rosie Ward (1997), ‘Building Trust in Shoreline Management: Creating Participatory Consultation in Shoreline Management Plans’ PART IV VALUATION OF COASTAL RESOURCES 21. R. Kerry Turner and Jan Brooke (1988), ‘Management and Valuation of an Environmentally Sensitive Area: Norfolk Broadland, England, Case Study’ 22. Edward B. Barbier and Ivar Strand (1998), ‘Valuing Mangrove-Fishery Linkages: A Case Study of Campeche, Mexico’ 23. Stavros Georgiou, Ian J. Bateman, Ian H. Langford and Rosemary J. Day (2000), ‘Coastal Bathing Water Health Risks: Developing Means of Assessing the Adequacy of Proposals to Amend the 1976 EC Directive’ 24. John B. Loomis and Douglas M. Larson (1994), ‘Total Economic Values of Increasing Gray Whale Populations: Results from a Contingent Valuation Survey of Visitors and Households,’ 25. John C. Whitehead (1993), ‘Total Economic Values for Coastal and Marine Wildlife: Specification, Validity, and Valuation Issues’ 26. Amalia Moriki, Harry Coccossis and Michael Karydis (1996), ‘Multicriteria Evaluation in Coastal Management’ PART V REGIONAL SEAS 27. Janusz Kindler and Stephen F. Lintner (1993), ‘An Action Plan to Clean up the Baltic’ 28. Jörg Köhn (1998), ‘An Approach to Baltic Sea Sustainability’ 29. R. Kerry Turner, Stavros Georgiou, Ing-Marie Gren, Fredric Wulff, Scott Barrett, Tore Söderqvist, Ian J. Bateman, Carl Folke, Sindre Langaas, Tomasz Zylicz, Karl-Göran Mäler and Agnieszka Markowska (1999), ‘Managing Nutrient Fluxes and Pollution in the Baltic: An Interdisciplinary Simulation Study’ 30. V.M. Kotlyakov (1991), ‘The Aral Sea Basin: A Critical Environmental Zone’ 31. Kerstin Lindahl Kiessling (1998), ‘Conference on the Aral Sea – Women, Children, Health and Environment’ 32. A.R.D. Stebbing and R.I. Willows (1999), ‘Quality Status, Appropriate Monitoring and Legislation of the North Sea in Relation to its Assimilative Capacity’ 33. R.J. Nicholls and F.M.J. Hoozemans (1996), ‘The Mediterranean: Vulnerability to Coastal Implications of Climate Change’ Name Index
£240.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Institutions, Transaction Costs and Environmental
Book SynopsisConventional economic analysis of property rights in natural resources is too narrow and restrictive to allow for effective comparisons between alternative institutional structures. In this book, a conceptual framework is developed for the analysis of these structures with illustrative application to the allocation of water resources.Ray Challen introduces and develops a model for the analysis of the problems involved in institutional choice that takes into account constraints in institutional change imposed by history and the value of maintaining options in an uncertain future. The emphasis of institutional analysis shifts from assessing the benefits of particular property rights regimes in isolation to considering the distribution of property rights between levels of governments, communities and individuals in an institutional hierarchy. Conceptual developments in institutional theory are illustrated by using a case study of institutional change in the regulation of water use in irrigated agriculture.Trade Review'This book will be of particular benefit to those with an interest in the application of new institutional economics to natural resource management . . . the conceptual model developed in the book provides a useful framework for analysing general issues associated with institutional analysis and choice . . . the book offers readers a valuable insight into the application of transaction cost analysis to understand institutions.' -- Lin Crase, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics'. . . this book provides an interesting insight into the institutional framework for natural resource allocation.' -- Liu Gang, Economic Record'Challen has written an outstanding book.' -- Dieter Hecht, European Review of Agricultural Economics'This is an excellent piece of work, applying the economic theory of property rights and transaction costs to the complex policy problems associated with water use in irrigation. Challen examines the determination of transaction costs and the way they interact with a realistic specification of property rights. He thereby avoids the two main defects found in much work in this area: first, the use of a simplistic division of property rights schemes, for example one based on polar categories of private property and common property, defined to mean open access, and second, a tendency to use the category of transaction costs as an unexamined "black box".' -- John Quiggin, James Cook University, Australia'A most encouraging trend in economics concerns the careful and non-teleological study of institutions. From an era in which institutions were completely ignored, through an era in which it was thought that institutions were mere constraints on otherwise beneficent behavior in markets, through an era in which it was thought that the purpose of institutions was to promote economic efficiency, we now seem to be firmly in an era in which it is understood that institutions are the very bedrock of economic and social interaction. The analysis of institutions will fall into incoherence if we insist on seeing them as teleological rather than as instrumental. Once there, we must still understand the purposes that different individuals and collectivities ascribe to particular institutional set ups. In this careful book Ray Challen offers clear conceptual guidance to the study of economic institutions. He also shows us how one can undertake the analysis of institutional choice. The problem setting is water resources in eastern Australia. The lessons are profoundly international, and the approach is refreshingly promising.' -- Daniel W. Bromley, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Institutions and Use of Natural Resources 3. Institutions of Water Use for Irrigation in the Murray–Darling Basin 4. Static Transaction Costs in Allocation of Water Resources 5. Transaction Costs and Institutional Change 6. Dynamic Transaction Costs and Option Values in Institutional Change 7. Policy Analysis for Institutional Change 8. Conclusions References Index
£101.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The International Yearbook of Environmental and
Book SynopsisThere has been an explosion in the literature and research on environmental and resource economics in recent years. This major annual publication provides a cutting-edge survey of current research by the leading experts in the field. The latest Yearbook includes contributions on: economics and the land use-environment link issues in the economics of water use the economics of residential solid waste management population and the environment subsidiarity, federalism and the environment transboundary pollution and international cooperation environmental valuation and standard economic theory. Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Economics and the Land Use–Environment Link 2. Issues in the Economics of Water Resource 3. The Economics of Residential Solid Waste Management 4. Population and Environment 5. Interjurisdictional Competition and Environmental Policy 6. Transboundary Pollution and International Cooperation 7. Environmental Valuations and Standard Theory: Behavioural Findings, Context Dependence and Implications Index
£158.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Biodiversity in the Balance: Land Use, National
Book SynopsisWhat are the best land use combinations to meet the social and economic needs of developing nations without jeopardising the ability of natural systems to deliver their life-support functions? Based on theoretical analysis and original case study material, this book attempts to answer this question by studying the interactions between economic forces which can lead to land use changes and the subsequent loss of biodiversity. Raffaello Cervigni examines the policy options and management practices that may counteract these losses and encourage the development of sustainable land use and biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity in the Balance summarises the scientific and economic debate and highlights disagreements about the definitions of biodiversity management objectives. The author goes on to develop an original analytical treatment of the incremental cost financing mechanisms adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity. Significantly, he undertakes a microeconomic study of land use change in a biosphere reserve in South-East Mexico. Based on an original data set, the author presents a detailed modelling exercise of resource and land use choices at the individual farm level with related projections of the impact at both community and regional levels. Techniques used include multi-period linear programming and dynamic stock-flow simulation. The book concludes by addressing policy implications and options for future research. This book will be of interest to graduate students, researchers and professionals in a variety of disciplines including economics, natural resource studies, social studies, geography and land planning. The book will also be of value to the large environmental NGO community.Trade Review'Recognising that international policymakers are increasingly shifting away from the approach to biodiversity conservation that seeks to protect large, relatively undisturbed ecosystems, Raffaello Cervigni offers us a way to think about land use change and biodiversity loss in managed ecosystems. His very constructive and practical contribution to the economics of biodiversity loss is a step forward from the obsession with species preservation in biodiversity hotspots. It is well worth reading.' -- Charles Perrings, University of York, UK'No-one combines the practical experience with analytical expertise in biodiversity conservation better than Raffaello Cervigni. He has worked at so many levels on this problem - local, national, and global. This volume demonstrates the manner in which real world experience can inform the better understanding of biodiversity problem solving. I consider it essential reading for all academics and policymakers interested in the economic nature of the solution to this problem.' -- Timothy M. Swanson, University College London, UK'The book proposes an original analysis of key aspects of the biodiversity debate and puts the major Mexican case study in context. It deals with some issues that have not been treated well analytically in the general literature, including incremental cost, land use gradients etc. The end result is that the story is a complex one, but we should not be too surprised that complex issues don't have simple answers. There are very few studies that are so thorough or well researched, so it is going to repay careful reading.' -- David Pearce, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Biodiversity Conservation and Loss: The Background Part II: Theoretical Issues 2. Land Use Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Economic Analysis 3. Financing Conservation: Theoretical Aspects Part III: Biodiversity Loss and Conservation in Practice: A Case Study in Mexico 4. The Area: Sierra de Santa Marta, Veracruz, Mexico 5. The Process of Land Use Change: Modelling Farm Behaviour 6. Land Use Changes: Model Predictions and Policy Design References Index
£112.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Small-scale Forestry: Socio-economic
Book SynopsisRecent years have seen a rapid growth of interest in farm, community and other small-scale forestry activities. Small-scale private forestry has social benefits which, together with the withdrawal of forest resources from the timber industry, are considered a strong imperative for government intervention to promote free tree planting.Sustainable Small-scale Forestry addresses a broad spectrum of important social, economic and policy issues associated with farm forestry which should benefit production and the environment. The volume presents extensive research in both tropical and temperate regions such as Australia, Asia, America and Europe. The importance of these countries exchanging experiences in farm forestry and assistance measures is highlighted.Edited by members of the Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management, this volume will be essential reading for those in involved with social and economic issues, forest policy, natural and land resource economics, and environmental management. Practitioners, researchers and students of forestry and vegetation management will also find the book to be an indispensable source of reference.Trade Review'The authors have succeeded in their aim of producing a source of reference for practitioners, researchers and students of forestry and vegetation management.' -- Peter Eckersley, The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics'. . . this is a neat introduction to contemporary small-scale forestry for students and practitioners alike. I recommend it.' -- Anitra Nelson, Australian Journal of Environmental Management'The book provides a comprehensive coverage of the key issues relating to non-industrial forestry. Its case studies provide a useful insight into how small-scale forestry is treated in other countries. The case studies emphasise the broad range of systems and the broad application of small-scale forestry as well as the need for a broad policy approach to deal with small-scale forestry systems. The book fills an important gap in the available literature on non-industrial private and community forestry, identifying the multi-use values of small-scale forestry and the non-wood benefits it provides. It offers a range of tools for assessing the economic performance of small-scale forestry, and calculating the non-wood benefits. The book provides a useful reference for researchers with an interest in natural resource management and a useful text for students.' -- Peter Grist, Economic Analysis and PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Setting the Scene Part II: Social and Economic Considerations Part III: Encouraging Small-scale Forestry Part IV: Overview Index
£110.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Privatization, Deregulation and Economic
Book SynopsisThis unique book offers a comprehensive survey of the privatization and deregulation of the public sector in a number of important developed and developing economies. The first part examines the privatization and deregulation process in Japan, Korea, India, Latin America, the US and the UK. The authors examine the costs and benefits in each country and describe the private initiatives and ongoing government intervention in the new markets. Wide country coverage allows readers to compare and contrast the different regimes in each country, particularly in the less studied Asian and Indian regions. The authors also describe the regime in the US and UK, the forerunners of privatization initiatives, from which useful policy lessons can be learnt in terms of ownership, price setting, universal service and welfare implications. The second part offers sector surveys from important industries, including telecommunications in Japan, India and Latin America, electricity in the UK and US, and the banking sector in Japan.Privatization, Deregulation and Economic Efficiency will be useful supplementary reading for scholars and students of the theory and practice of public economics, as well as for governments and NGOs interested in the policy implications of the privatization and deregulation process.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Country Survey 1. Privatization and Deregulation: The Case of Japan 2. A Review of Korea’s Economic Deregulation Policy 3. A Survey of Deregulation in Indian Industry 4. Economic Reform in Latin America: An Assessment 5. A Survey of the Liberalization of Public Enterprises in the UK since 1979 6. Experience in US Regulation and Deregulation Part II: Sector Survey 7. Deregulation in the Japanese Telecommunications Market: New Regulatory Schemes 8. Deregulation and Reforms in India’s Telecommunications Industry 9. Privatization and Regulatory Reforms in Latin American Telecommunications 10. Deregulation of the UK Electricity Supply Industry: 1989–98 11. Lessons in US Electricity Market Reform 12. Financial Liberalization, Deregulation and Monitoring in Japan Conclusion Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The International Yearbook of Environmental and
Book SynopsisThere has been an explosion in the literature and research on environmental and resource economics in recent years. This major annual publication provides a cutting-edge survey of current research by the leading experts in the field. The latest Yearbook includes contributions on: economics and the land use-environment link issues in the economics of water use the economics of residential solid waste management population and the environment subsidiarity, federalism and the environment transboundary pollution and international cooperation environmental valuation and standard economic theory. Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Economics and the Land Use–Environment Link 2. Issues in the Economics of Water Resource 3. The Economics of Residential Solid Waste Management 4. Population and Environment 5. Interjurisdictional Competition and Environmental Policy 6. Transboundary Pollution and International Cooperation 7. Environmental Valuations and Standard Theory: Behavioural Findings, Context Dependence and Implications Index
£38.90
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Biological Invasions
Book SynopsisBiological invasions - the introduction of living organisms beyond their original range - are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss. They are a major threat to human health and a source of pests and pathogens in the world's farms, forests and fisheries.The growth of international trade and travel means that more species are being introduced to more places than ever before. This book represents the first concerted effort to understand the economic causes and consequences of biological invasions. The volume discusses the theoretical and methodological issues raised by invasion, including control strategies, modelling options, and a study of the economic, institutional and policy conditions that predispose countries to biological invasions. Also included are case studies of fisheries, agricultural systems, tropical forests and protected areas affected by invasive species in locations such as the Black Sea, Australia and Africa, and an evaluation of control programmes.The Economics of Biological Invasions provides an important first step towards codification of the advice needed to develop decision rules, tools and protocols for the effective management of invasive biological species.This volume will be a fascinating read for researchers, academics and students in ecology, economics and environmental science with an interest in the biodiversity problem. The book will also prove to be essential reading for policymakers responsible for health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and the environment in both developed and developing countries.Trade Review'. . . anyone interested in biological invasions will learn from this book, and many readers may be inspired to further consideration of economic aspects of invasions.' -- Daniel Simberloff, Biodiversity and Conservation'An interesting book catering perhaps for a more specific audience. It does however provide a somewhat new view of the problems of the field of biological invasions and is worth the effort.' -- Ann Sundqvist, M2 Best Books'Once again, Charles Perrings and colleagues have broken new ground by applying economic and ecological analysis to the very real problem of biological invasions. This is path-breaking work in what promises to be a new sub-discipline within environmental economics.' -- David Pearce, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Analysis 2. Economic Factors Affecting Vulnerability to Biological Invasions 3. Infectious Diseases as Invasives in Human Populations 4. Risk Reduction Strategies Against the ‘Explosive Invader’ 5. The Economics of an Invading Species 6. Weed Invasions of Australian Farming Systems Part II: Case Studies 7. An Introduced Disease in an Invasive Host 8. Invasive Species in Tropical Rain Forests 9. Economic Consequences of Alien Infestation of the Cape Floral Kingdom’s Fynbos Vegetation 10. The Impact of Invasive Species in African Lakes 11. Economic Evaluation in Classical Biological Control Part III: Conclusions 12. Conclusions Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Industrial Water Use
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Water Resources and Climate Change
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Water Resources and Economic Development
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Water
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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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Irrigated Agriculture and the Environment
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
£125.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Farm Forestry in the Tropics: Social
Book SynopsisThere has been an increased awareness of the need to establish and maintain small-scale forestry in tropical countries. This is due to concerns over continued deforestation, as well as the long-term environmental and economic resources these plantations can contribute if managed successfully. This book examines the constraints that limit the development of small-scale forestry in tropical environments and how they can be overcome.The authors first explain the background to their research and demonstrate how, in contrast to industrial plantations, small-scale forestry has a wide variety of objectives, including the production of fuelwood and a wide variety of non-wood products, and the protection of degraded watersheds and wildlife habitats. They examine a broad range of socio-economic topics under the broad themes of policy development, market considerations, the evolution of small-scale forestry systems, and timber and non-wood benefits. In developing countries for example, small-scale forestry is often regarded as a means of facilitating sustainable regional development. As a result of seven years extensive research they have developed a strong policy line, examining measures such as tax provisions and the targeting of subsidy and extension programs that can help promote the growth of non-industrial forest industries. The authors present an integrated socio-economic analysis of the opportunities, impediments and challenges to small-scale forestry in the tropics. As such, this book will be required reading for scholars of environmental economics and science, land resource economists, and environmental, forestry and resource managers.Trade Review'This book is a landmark opening and first attempt at such a process for defining farm forestry, as well as making a contribution to small-scale forestry.' -- Ryo Kohsaka, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture'. . . the editors can be commended for offering Australian students of forestry and environmental studies as well as farming entrepreneurs a useful introduction to an area of concern that is gaining an ever-wider public interest.' -- Anitra Nelson, Australian Journal of Environmental Management'The text is valuable in that it describes tropical small-scale farm forestry and the complex interrelationships between social, economic, and biological issues quite well . . . For readers interested in tropical forestry in a developed nation, the book is a detailed and excellent source of information.' -- Matthew Pelkki, Natural Resources JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Setting the Scene Part II: Timber Benefits and Market Considerations Part III: Non-Wood Benefits Part IV: Developing Policies to Encourage Small-Scale Forestry in the Tropics Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Land Quality, Agricultural Productivity, and Food
Book SynopsisLand quality and land degradation affect agricultural productivity and food security, but quantifying these relationships has been difficult. Data are extremely limited and outcomes are sensitive to the choices that farmers make. The contributors to this book - including soil scientists, geographers, and economists - analyse data on soils, climate, land cover, agricultural inputs and outputs, and a variety of socio-economic factors to provide new insights into three key issues: the extent to which differences in land quality generate differences in agricultural productivity across countries how farmers' responses to differences or changes in land quality are influenced by economic, environmental, and institutional factors, and whether land degradation over time threatens productivity growth and food security at local, regional, and global levels. This book can be thoroughly recommended to policymakers, public and private sector researchers, university faculty and graduate students, and non-profit organizations for use in research, education, and decision-making.Trade Review'Action is needed to fight poverty by sustaining the environment and the use of natural resources. Land Quality, Agricultural Productivity, and Food Security explores a range of factors driving food security. The book offers an assessment to link quality of the available land resources with productivity of land and the ability to ensure food security. It offers a mixture of broad-scale assessments across the globe, with detailed case studies, deepening our understanding of economics and decision-making mechanisms. It is recommended to researchers, as well as actors in the private and public domain, who are keen to improve their understanding of the appropriate actions that ensure food security in the decade to come.' -- Floor Brouwer, Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI), The Hague, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Overview and Data Part II: Land Quality and Differences in Agricultural Productivity Between Countries Part III: Land Degradation and Changes in Agricultural Productivity Over Time Part IV: Implications for Food Security Part V: Implications for Research and Policy Index
£164.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Environmental Management and the Competitiveness
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
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research in Corporate Sustainability: The
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
£121.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Environmentalism of the Poor: A Study of
Book SynopsisThe Environmentalism of the Poor has the explicit intention of helping to establish two emerging fields of study - political ecology and ecological economics - whilst also investigating the relations between them.The book analyses several manifestations of the growing 'environmental justice movement', and also of 'popular environmentalism' and the 'environmentalism of the poor', which will be seen in the coming decades as driving forces in the process to achieve an ecologically sustainable society. The author studies, in detail, many ecological distribution conflicts in history and at present, in urban and rural settings, showing how poor people often favour resource conservation. The environment is thus not so much a luxury of the rich as a necessity of the poor. It concludes with the fundamental questions: who has the right to impose a language of valuation and who has the power to simplify complexity? Joan Martinez-Alier combines the study of ecological conflicts and the study of environmental valuation in a totally original approach that will appeal to a wide cross-section of academics, ecologists and environmentalists.Trade Review'This is a wonderful book - rich in empirical detail, full of theoretical insights, offering hope in a bleak world, altogether inspiring. . . a tremendous achievement of having helped to create the disciplines of ecological economics and political ecology, bringing them alive in this book, and making their insights available to the developing worldwide movement for environmental justice.' -- Pat Devine, Environmental Values'Any book by the ecological economist Joan Martinez-Alier is a Big Publishing Event. . . this is a book by a writer who loves his subject, knows it well, respects its history, and is driven by the desire to do justice. These are qualities enough to send you to the bookshop or the library in search of The Environmentalism of the Poor' -- Andrew Dobson, Environment Politics'The book is a worthy and in-depth contribution to debates about political ecology and ecological economics. It should be read by all environmental and ecological economists who wish to make their analysis more relevant.' -- Tim Forsyth, Progress in Development Studies'A marvellous combination of insight, research and activism. . . A must-read for policymakers, practitioners and academics alike, and for anyone concerned with sustainable development, environmentalism or poverty alleviation.' -- Human Ecology JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Currents of Environmentalism 2. Ecological Economics: ‘Taking Nature into Account’ 3. Indices of (Un) Sustainability, and Neo-Malthusianism 4. Political Ecology: The Study of Ecological Distribution Conflicts 5. Mangroves Versus Shrimps 6. The Environmentalism of the Poor: Gold, Oil, Forests, Rivers, Biopiracy 7. Indicators of Urban Unsustainability as Indicators of Social Conflict 8. Environmental Justice in the United States and South Africa 9. The State and Other Actors 10. The Ecological Debt 11. On the Relations between Political Ecology and Ecological Economics Bibliography Index
£118.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Contingent Valuation of Natural Parks:
Book SynopsisThe contingent valuation technique for measuring the economic value of environmental goods and services has become increasingly popular in recent years and has many advantages over other revealed or stated preference methods. It has been criticised, however, for being inconsistent with economic theory by reflecting altruistic motives and moral obligations. This book examines the role of the 'warmglow' effect (the pleasure derived from giving to good causes or being concerned about the environment) in contingent valuation studies and examines whether warmglow is an underlying force in CV responses.The author argues that if the empirical evidence suggests that warmglow is important, then its magnitude needs to be assessed in the valuation function. The ultimate goal is to disentangle the warmglow effect from the original 'willingness-to-pay' mean estimates and compute a dry estimate, free from any warmglow. The author conducts a CV application in a Portuguese natural park to test the validity of this approach. He tests the premise that the financial contribution by itself constitutes a source of well-being to the respondent and also discusses whether the warm glow component should or should not be included when formulating benefit-cost analysis and environmental policy.This innovative book will be essential reading to all students and scholars of the economics of environmental valuation.Trade Review'Paulo Nunes provides a detailed and innovative book outlining a contingent valuation (CV) study investigating warm glow. . . This is a very detailed account of a state-of-the-art application of the CV method. If you are embarking on your first CV study as a PhD student or otherwise, then this excellent book may be invaluable.' -- Neil Powe, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design'Paulo Nunes provides an innovative and insightful study that puts forward a method for detecting and correcting warmglow effects in contingent valuation. While readers are being taken on this hunt for warmglow, they are treated to a thorough explanation of how a CVM instrument is designed, refined, implemented and statistically tested for robustness using parametric and non-parametric approaches. The survey instrument provided in the appendix is an added bonus for those wanting to implement his warmglow detection and correction method. It is simply "unbelievable" how much information is packed into this volume. It is a good read and contains sections that will be useful for those designing their first CVM survey, as well as veterans interested in trying out the author's method for detecting and correcting for warmglow.' -- John B. Loomis, Colorado State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Economic Valuation, Warmglow and Preference Modelling 1. Values, Valuation Methods and Contingent Valuation: An Overview 2. Evaluating CV Measurement Validity: Separating the Light from the Heat 3. Modelling Consumer Preferences Part II: Survey Design and Implementation 4. Preliminary Design Research 5. Structure of the Final Survey Instrument 6. Survey Execution Part III: Analysis of the Survey Results 7. Descriptive Analysis of the Survey Responses 8. Non-parametric Testing Procedures of the Stated WTP Responses 9. A Univariate Estimation of the Stated WTP Responses 10. Operationalization of Consumer Motivations 11. The Valuation Function 12. Conclusions Part IV: Appendices and Bibliographic A. Derivation of Comparative Static Results B. Comprehensive Index C. The Survey Instrument: Questionnaire and Visual Aid D. Public Opinion with Respect to Government Policy Issues E. Information Context: Multivariate Regression Analysis F. Factor Analysis G. Warmglow Payment Vehicle Cross Effect: Estimation Results Bibliography Index
£106.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The International Yearbook of Environmental and
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
£192.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Complexity and Ecosystem Management: The Theory
Book SynopsisThe quality of ecosystems is affected by the actions of different stakeholders who use them in a variety of ways. In order to understand this complex relationship between humans and nature, it is vital to understand the complexity of the interacting agents. The authors in this book attempt to do this by applying multi-agent systems to the problems of ecosystem management. The multi-agent approach to ecosystem management is a relatively new and rapidly developing field which takes a formal computational approach towards the interaction of humans with their environment. The authors highlight some of the promising new methodologies which are emerging in the field from disciplines such as computer science and computational social science. They move on to address a number of important topics including diffusion processes, common-pool resources, land use change and the participatory use of models, in an attempt to solve contemporary management issues. They clearly demonstrate the potential utility of multi-agent systems in the context of theoretical problems and practical case studies. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the theory and application of multi-agent systems for ecosystem management. It will prove indispensable for ecological economists, natural resource and social scientists, and policymakers. It will also appeal to students and scholars who are interested in modelling the human dimensions of global environmental change.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Methods and Concepts Part II: Applications References Index
£126.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Water Management in Developing
Book SynopsisThe increasing scarcity of water resources (in terms of quantity and quality) is one of the most pervasive natural resource allocation issues facing development planners throughout the world. This problem is especially prevalent in less developed countries where the management of this valuable resource has become a critical policy concern. This authoritative new volume outlines the fundamental principles and difficulties that characterise this challenging task.The authors begin by detailing the significant problems of water management which are specific to developing countries. In particular, they highlight the political economy of water management in the context of both pricing and institutional reform. Five case studies from a variety of developing countries extend these themes and examine other important issues such as water markets, irrigation and the measurement of groundwater scarcity. Finally, using Cyprus as an example, the authors demonstrate the manner in which improved water management policies can be implemented in a developing country. This final part serves to illustrate the policy solutions to the problems laid out in earlier chapters.Government agencies, private consulting firms and NGOs working in the fields of water resource allocation and economic development will find this volume to be an enlightening read. Academics, practitioners and those who wish to be better informed about the role and value of water management in developing countries will also find this to be an invaluable source of reference.Trade Review'This book contains a good collection of articles about the economics and political economy of water management. . . This theoretical work is innovative and worth exploring especially when it is put in the context of problems and policies of developing countries. . . it is indeed a worthwhile collection for those dealing with natural resource management, in particular with water management.' -- Benchaphun Shinawatra Ekasingh, Quarterly Journal of International AgricultureTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Principles: Water Management Issues Surveyed 1. The Political Economy Context of Water-Pricing Reforms 2. The Political Economy of Institutional Reforms in Pakistan’s Irrigation Sector Part II: Problems: Case Studies of Special Difficulties in Developing Countries 3. Selection Through Water Markets 4. Willingness to Pay for Migratory Species Preservation: The Premium for Co-operative Agreements and Implications for Policy 5. Economic Instruments for Water Management in the Presence of Positive Externalities: The Case of Rice-based Irrigation in Sri Lanka 6. A New Methodology for Measuring Groundwater Scarcity: Theory and Application 7. Contrasting Different Methodologies to Deriving Natural Resource Scarcity Rents: Some Results from Cyprus Part III: Policies: A Case Study of Policy Making for Water Management in Cyprus 8. The Watershed Economics Management Approach: An Application to Cyprus 9. Water Management in Cyprus through a Decision-Support System 10. A Critical Examination of the New Integrated European Water Protection Regime Index
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Managing Wetlands: An Ecological Economics
Book SynopsisThe extensive destruction of wetlands across Europe represents a significant loss of biodiversity along with its related economic, cultural, ethical and scientific benefits. This volume addresses the critical issues surrounding this environmental change process, employing a range of analytical methods drawn from a variety of disciplines which bridge the social and natural science divide. The authors begin by exploring the various methodological approaches to the analysis of the causes and consequences of wetland loss in Europe. The findings reveal that a formal decision-support process can be defined which can assist in the search for a more sustainable approach to wetland management. The methods and tools advocated are interdisciplinary and require co-ordinated action by experts from a variety of different fields. The authors move on to present a series of case studies from which a number of general conclusions can be drawn. In particular, they identify conflicts concerning use, value and interest groups to be the most common in the context of wetland management versus development. Consequently, they argue that scientific analysis requires support from the social sciences in order to better understand and implement more participatory approaches to environmental management.Given the ongoing depletion of wetland ecosystems throughout the world, this novel interdisciplinary approach to their sustainable management is a timely and valuable exercise. Students, researchers and scholars of environmental economics, environmental science, ecology, geography and environmental politics will find this book to be a useful addition to the literature. It will also help policymakers, international agencies and NGOs to preserve these valuable environmental resources.Trade Review'This book makes a welcome, and very practical, addition to the existing literature on wetland management, and economic aspects of wetlands. It provides a useful and easily comprehensible overview of the ecological economic approach, how to apply it in the context of wetland and water management, and how to use its findings to support decision-making and influence policy across a wide range of wetland management situations and issues. Although containing a level of methodological and theoretical rigour, which will clearly appeal to an academic audience, both the clarity with which the book expresses quite complex tools and methods and its firm grounding in political and social reality mean that it has wide relevance and utility to the practitioners, managers and policymakers from a range of disciplines who are engaged in wetland management and decision-making.' -- Lucy Emerton, Impact Assessment and Project AppraisalTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: Methodological Issues and Wetland Ecosystem Management 2. Integrated Assessment as a Decision Support Tool 3. Environmental Indicators and Sustainable Wetland Management 4. The Economics of Wetland Management 5. A Meta-Analysis of Wetland Ecosystem Valuation Studies 6. Social and Deliberative Approaches to Support Wetland Management Part II: Case Studies of Ecological–Economic Approaches to Wetland Ecosystem Management 7. Environmental and Economic Assessment of the Location of Wetland Buffers in the Landscape for Nutrient Removal from Agricultural Runoff 8. Ecological and Socio-Economic Evaluation of Wetland Conservation Scenarios 9. Wetland Creation: Socio-Economic and Institutional Conditions for Collective Action 10. Management of a Multi-Purpose, Open Access Wetland: The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, UK 11. Spatial Hydro-Ecological and Economic Modelling of Land Use Changes in Wetlands 12. Conclusions Index
£116.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The International Yearbook of Environmental and
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
£65.50
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Cost–Benefit Analysis and Water Resources
Book SynopsisHow are the economic values of water and water quality accounted for in policy and project appraisal? This important book gives an overview of the state-of-the-art in Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) in water resources management throughout Europe and North America, along with an examination of current applications. The distinguished authors highlight problems and challenges encountered in the use of CBA in 15 country-specific case studies. Based on these case studies, the value and limits of CBA in water resources management are assessed and special attention is paid to the institutional and policy context in which CBA is carried out.Cost-Benefit Analysis and Water Resources Management is written for both academics and policymakers interested in the use and usefulness of CBA in water resources management.Trade Review'Water is not just H2O, but has a socioeconomic value for many use and non-use purposes. This volume contains a varied set of very interesting evaluation studies on water resources management. The editors have served the scientific community and relevant policy bodies with a balanced collection of operational contributions to a solid cost-benefit perspective on water management. This book is certainly an eye-opener for anyone interested in the significance of cost-benefit analysis for water policy issues.' -- Peter Nijkamp, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands'The book chapters are written to accommodate readers of various disciplines, using a descriptive analysis of complicated issues to be easily comprehended by non-technical readers. The coverage of the issues is also phenomenal, including application of CBA to flood control, river restoration, river basin management, water quality, ground water, and water allocation, to mention only a few. The group of contributing experts is also very impressive, including authoritative practitioners and academicians, all of whom display a high level of expertise and experience. In a world where water becomes a contested scarce resource, the appropriate use of economic tools in a policy context is a very important goal. This book with its authoritative guidance does contribute to achieving it.' -- Ariel Dinar, World Bank and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, US'This book provides a solid foundation in the theory and methods of cost-benefit analysis of water resources, along with a wide range of case studies that illustrate the practical aspects of applying cost-benefit analysis. There is much an aspiring cost-benefit practitioner and water resources planner can learn from this volume to improve the economic efficiency of water resource management.' -- John Loomis, Colorado State University, US'This book offers a unique and very coherent collection of ambitious CBA studies of water-related issues. It can be seen as a showcase of the potential, as well as a test on the limits, of cost-benefit analysis. Given the increasing importance of effective and efficient management of water - in response to water scarcity, water pollution and climate trends - the lessons from this book will be very useful to policymakers and social scientists alike.' -- Jeroen van den Bergh, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction R. Brouwer and D.W. Pearce 2. Economic Criteria for Water Allocation and Valuation R.A. Young 3. Water as an Economic Good J. Briscoe 4. Appraising Flood Control Investments in the UK D.W. Pearce and R. Smale 5. Cost–benefit Analysis and Flood Control Policy in the Netherlands R. Brouwer and J.M. Kind 6. Cost–benefit Analysis of River Restoration in Denmark A. Dubgaard, M.F. Kallesøe, J. Ladenburg and M.L. Petersen 7. Cost–benefit Analysis and Complex River Basin Management in the Stockholm Archipelago in Sweden P. Frykblom, H. Scharin, T. Söderqvist and A. Helgesson 8. The Costs and Benefits of Implementing the European Urban Waste Water Directive in Greece A. Kontogianni, M. Skourtos, B. Zanou and I.H. Langford 9. Cost–benefit Analysis of the Remedial Action Plan to Improve Water Quality in the Great Lakes in Canada D.P. Dupont and S. Renzetti 10. Benefit–cost Analysis of Regulations Affecting Surface Water Quality in the United States C. Griffiths and W. Wheeler 11. The Costs and Benefits of a Revised European Bathing Water Directive in the Netherlands R. Brouwer and R. Bronda 12. Cost–benefit Analysis of Improved Bathing Water Quality in the United Kingdom as a Result of a Revision of the European Bathing Water Directive S. Georgiou, I.J. Bateman and I.H. Langford 13. Cost–benefit Analysis of Large-Scale Groundwater Remediation in France J.-D. Rinaudo and S. Loubier 14. Cost–benefit Analysis and Efficient Water Allocation in Cyprus B. Groom, P. Koundouri and T. Swanson 15. Cost–benefit Analysis, Water Scarcity and Sustainable Water Use in Spain J. Maestu, P. Campos-Palacín and J. López-Linage 16. Cost–benefit Analysis of Urban Water Supply in Mexico City G. Soto Montes de Oca and I.J. Bateman Index
£134.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Water Management in Southern
Book SynopsisThis book presents a valuable new tool for water management - water resource accounting - which significantly advances the economic analysis of water. Water resource accounts integrate detailed information about water supply and use with national income accounts to show the economic use of water, costs and tariffs paid, and the economic value of water for different economic uses.Based on the UN's handbook for environmental accounting, this book describes the implementation and policy application of water accounts in three African countries - Botswana, Namibia and South Africa - and discusses how they have been used by water managers. The book compares water use across the three countries, explaining the differences in water resources and water policy. In addition to the comprehensive outline of physical and monetary water accounts for each country, the authors provide an extensive discussion of water valuation as well as addressing a number of issues of regional importance, including water accounting for an international river basin and the impact of trade on each country's water use.By demonstrating the usefulness of water resource accounts, this book makes a major contribution to the literature on water economics and management, sustainable development, and to the development of environmental accounting in general. The Economics of Water Management in Southern Africa will appeal to a wide readership including: environmental and development economists NGOs concerned with sustainable development environmental advocacy groups professionals (economists and environmentalists) working in Africa on water and sustainable development issues water professionals national accounts experts and statisticians. Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Water Issues and Water Accounting in Southern Africa Glenn-Marie Lange and Rashid Hassan PART I: WATER ACCOUNTS 2. Water Accounting in Botswana: Progress and Challenges Jaap Arntzen 3. Water Accounts and Water Policy in Namibia Glenn-Marie Lange 4. Environmental and Economic Accounts for Water in South Africa Rashid Hassan and Jackie Crafford PART II: MAJOR REGIONAL WATER POLICY ISSUES 5. Comparison of Water Use in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa Glenn-Marie Lange and Rashid Hassan 6. International Trade and Water Use Glenn-Marie Lange and Rashid Hassan PART III: ECONOMIC VALUATION OF WATER 7. Methodologies for Valuation of Water Services Glenn-Marie Lange and Rashid Hassan 8. Case Studies of Water Valuation in Namibia’s Commercial Farming Areas Glenn-Marie Lange 9. The Value of Water for Off-stream Uses in South Africa Rashid Hassan and Eric Mungatana References Index
£110.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Risk and Uncertainty in Environmental and Natural
Book SynopsisThis book explores some of the complexities of decision-making under risk and uncertainty in environmental and natural resource economics. Risk and uncertainty are inherent problems for economists, and the authors in this volume offer numerous challenges and opportunities to improve the tools we use to assess these concepts. They begin by studying various environmental issues such as climate change and biodiversity conservation to underline the importance of identifying different forms of uncertainty and irreversibility. They move on to consider the implications risk and uncertainty have on economic development and environmental policies, and study the attitudes of different user-groups to these issues. Finally, they examine the natural resource management dilemmas faced by the private sector including issues of optimal resource allocation, insurance problems and consumer behaviour.Presenting cutting-edge research on the management of the environment under risk and uncertainty, this book will interest and inform academics and researchers in the fields of environmental and resource economics, and decision-makers in governmental and non-governmental agencies. It will also be of value to economists who want to understand the importance of analysing the impact of risk and uncertainty on environmental and economic processes.Trade Review'This book provides an exciting perspective on the progress towards improved management of economic-environmental systems under risk and uncertainty. This is a book worth reading by all researchers and advanced students in the area of environmental policy and natural resource management.' -- Phoebe Koundouri, Environment InternationalTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Approaches to Risk and Uncertainty in Environmental and Resource Economics Part I: Importance of Environmental Risk and Uncertainty 2. Irreversibilities and Catastrophic Risks in Climate Change 3. On the Quasi-Option Value of Biodiversity and Conservation 4. Optimal Environmental Development under Differing Stochastic Regimes Part II: Implications for Economic Development and Environmental Policies 5. Public–Private Environmental Conflicts 6. Fish Wars Revisited: A Stochastic Incomplete-Information Harvesting Game 7. Climate Change Scenarios and the Precautionary Principle 8. Risk, Pollution Abatement and Endogenous Growth: The Impact of Perception 9. Securitizing the Environment: A Property Rights Approach to Managing Climate Change 10. Risk Aversion in Economic Decision Making: Pragmatic Guides for Consistent Choice by Natural Resource Managers 11. Uncertainty Analysis in Integrated Assessment Models for Acidification Part III: Impact on Private Sector Response 12. Stochastic Dominance Portfolio Analysis of Forestry Assets 13. Weather-based Index Insurance to Hedge Temperature Exposure of Greenhouse Horticultural Firms 14. Parents’ Valuation of Latent Health Risks to their Children 15. The Effect of Heavy Metal Content on Food Pricing Behaviour: Experimental Assessment Index
£117.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries:
Book SynopsisUsing a multidisciplinary approach that draws on their in-depth experience in the fields of energy, environment, and economics, the authors develop a comprehensive analytical framework. They apply their methodology to four detailed studies of Sri Lanka's energy sector, illustrating how to address key energy and environmental policy issues found in many developing countries today. Supplementary case examples are presented which also draw on many other countries in Asia and Africa. The main energy-related areas discussed include electric power, new and renewable energy sources, transport and oil-based fuels, and greenhouse gas emissions. The methodological tools of energy and environmental economics provide a rational basis for identifying policy priorities, evaluating them, and developing more sustainable energy options. The results of the studies are presented in an integrated manner, and contribute to the practical resolution of many important public policy issues. How to deal with risk and uncertainty, and how to identify robust policy options, are major themes that run throughout the volume. Energy and environmental economists, and graduate students interested in an introduction to the analytical methods used in recent World Bank projects on renewable energy and sustainable development will find this book of great value, as will decision makers and policy analysts in developing countries.Trade Review'It is commendable that this book uses a multidimensional approach to address the issues of sustainable energy in developing countries, which brings together both economical and environmental issues of energy use. In addition, the authors wherever possible try to raise the issues, which have received less research attention until now and they persuade and stimulate energy and environmental researchers to make their contributions towards these burning issues. . . the book serves as a useful reference for energy and environmental economists, graduate students and policy analysts in developing countries.' -- Kanchana Wickramasinghe, South Asia Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Karu Jayasuriya, MP 1. Introduction 2. The Present Situation 3. Valuation of Health Damage Costs 4. Economics of Imported Fuels 5. Resolving Technology and Fuel Choice Problems for Power Generation 6. The Economic and Environmental Costs of Traffic Congestion 7. The Economic and Environmental Costs of Fuel Price Distortions 8. Introducing Unleaded Gasoline 9. Options for GHG Emission Reductions 10. Dealing with Uncertainty: A Real Options Framework for Carbon Trading 11. Renewable Energy for Rural Electrification 12. Summary and Implications for Policy Bibliography Index
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Technology Diffusion and Energy
Book SynopsisTechnological change plays a crucial role in realizing energy efficiency improvements and, therefore, in ameliorating the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality. However, the diffusion of new technologies can prove a costly and lengthy process, meaning that many firms do not invest in best-practice technologies. The author offers important new explanations for this energy-efficiency paradox. This volume contributes to a better understanding of the interplay between economic growth, energy use and technological change, with particular emphasis on the adoption and diffusion of energy-saving technologies. In the theoretical section, the author examines how several characteristics of technological change and environmental policy affect the dynamics of technology choice. He demonstrates how technological complementarity, learning processes and uncertainty can help explain why the innovation and diffusion of new technologies is such a protracted and complex procedure. The empirical section explores long-run trends in energy and labour productivity performance, as well as patterns of substitutability and technological change across a range of OECD countries. The book concludes by integrating the results in an applied policy model of economy-energy interaction. This book is unique in applying insights from different perspectives to the field of energy economics, and by focusing on the diffusion of energy-saving technologies rather than their innovation. It will be of immense value to academics and policymakers with an interest in energy economics, environmental economics and the interaction between economic growth and natural resources.Trade Review'This book is a path-breaking work. It is unique in the economic growth literature for its incorporation of diffusion theory into an economic growth model. In constructing the model, the author has drawn on both neo-classical and evolutionary growth theory. He uses the model to address the energy-efficiency paradox - why are efficient energy technologies often adopted so slowly? A significant, and counterintuitive, finding is that subsidies designed to speed-up the adoption of energy saving technologies in the short run may have an adverse effect in the longer run, due to the premature adoption of inferior technologies. Therefore, an important policy implication is that increased subsidies for energy saving technologies can be counterproductive.' -- Vernon W. Ruttan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, US'Energy and environmental policy discussions increasingly focus on issues related to technological change. In this new book, Peter Mulder recognizes that technological change will play an absolutely central role in achieving increases in energy efficiency, thereby mitigating what might otherwise be unacceptable trade-offs between economic growth and environmental quality. He focuses on the role of uncertainty, which is central to investment, in order to investigate how microeconomic decisions give rise to macroeconomic patterns. In a broad-ranging study, he builds upon key developments in the economic theory of technological change to develop his theoretical model and empirical analysis.' -- Robert N. Stavins, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Technological Change, Economic Growth and Energy Use 2. Economic Theory of Growth and Technological Change: A Neoclassical Versus an Evolutionary Perspective Part II: Theoretical Models 3. Explaining Slow Diffusion of Energy-Saving Technologies: Returns-to-Diversity and Learning-by-Using in a Vintage Model 4. Subsidizing the Adoption of Energy-Saving Technologies Part III: Empirical Analyses 5. International Comparisons of Sectoral Energy and Labour Productivity: Stylized Facts and Decomposition of Trends 6. Sectoral Energy and Labour Productivity Convergence Part IV: Policy Analyses and Conclusions 7. Dynamics of Technology Diffusion in an Applied Energy–Economic Model for the Netherlands 8. Conclusions References Index
£109.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Deforestation in the Amazon:
Book SynopsisThis provocative new book presents the results of twenty years of research on deforestation in the Amazon. By carefully observing the changing character of human settlements and their association with deforestation over such a prolonged period, the author is able to reject much of the 'perceived wisdom'. He skillfully dissects various models of deforestation and provides hard evidence on what is myth and what is reality. The book begins by challenging a hypothesis used by many scholars to explain deforestation. The 'turnover hypothesis' states that small farmers 'cause' deforestation by moving rapidly across newly forested land in an effort to make a living. Dr. Campari argues that in reality the process is far more complex. He reveals that it is actually the larger farms who are the main culprits of deforestation and that, in comparison, the impact of small farmers is marginal. He also challenges the belief that current deforestation, as in the past, is the result of distortionary government policies. The author proves that deforestation continues today because existing policies are based on outdated assumptions of regional development. He goes on to discuss the policy implications of his important findings and identify possibilities for controlling deforestation in the future. This is one of the few studies that accurately documents the process of deforestation in the Amazon. Researchers, academics and policymakers with an interest in environmental policy and natural resource management will appreciate the new and updated information and fresh policy ideas found in this volume.Trade Review'Although the book is written by an economist, it can be easily read by anybody interested in Amazon deforestation. It provides a refreshing new perspective on a topic that is very emotionally charged and often burdened by lack of knowledge about what is really going on. This book merges theory, data and on-site experience in a compelling way, convincing the reader that the author really knows his topic.' -- Lykke E. Andersen, Environmental Sciences'The "Turnover Hypothesis" maintains that deforestation in Brazil is due primarily to small farmers who cut, farm, deplete the soil, and move on to cut again. However, this thorough analysis by Joao Campari marshals twenty years of data to show that deforestation now is due primarily to consolidated farms of the interior rather than small farms on the frontier. The book combines economic theory, empirical tests, and multidisciplinary approaches, all of which should prove extremely useful for policymakers who must know the true causes of deforestation in order to design policies to control it.' -- Don Fullerton, University of Texas, Austin, US'This is an important book. It is a much-needed volume that promises partly to set the record straight on the deforestation processes at work in the Amazon, but which will also cause some controversy because of the "corrective" nature of many of the findings. It has been meticulously researched and is extremely well written.' -- David Pearce, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Deforestation and its Myths 2. Occupation, Changing Migration Dynamics, and Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon 3. The Political Economy of Frontier Expansion and Deforestation in the Amazon 4. Deforestation and the Rules of Land Allocation 5. The Turnover Hypothesis of Amazon Deforestation: Conceptual Framework 6. Colonization Projects: Field Work 7. Turnover on Farming Plots 8. Deforestation and Land Re-concentration in the Amazon Frontier 9. Dispelling Other Myths about the Amazon 10. Policy Implications and Recommendations References Index
£108.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Econometrics Informing Natural Resources
Book SynopsisThis fascinating book outlines the fundamental principles and difficulties that characterise the challenging task of using econometrics to inform natural resource management policies, and illustrates them through a number of case studies from all over the world. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the broader picture of the state-of-the-art in econometrics as applied to environmental and natural resource management. It includes a wide range of econometric techniques that can be used to inform natural resource management, while keeping a balance between methods and applications. Case studies have been carefully chosen to be of major concern in the arena of environmental policy, mainly in Europe (both EU member states and assessing countries), but also in the US and some developing countries.Econometrics Informing Natural Resources Management will be welcomed by academics and researchers interested in the areas of natural resource economics and econometrics, and also applied econometrics.Trade Review'. . . my impression is that this is certainly a good book. I am sure that it will make a valuable contribution to the field; hence I recommend that scholars in the field of natural resource economics read it.' -- Budy P. Resosudarmo, Economic RecordTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Econometrics Informing Natural Resources Management: Introducing the Book 2. Sustainability Informed by Econometrics: The Dynamics of the Long-run Discount Rate Part I: Static and Dynamic Estimation of Natural Resource Demand 3. Water Pricing Reforms in Mexico: The Case of the Manufacturing Sector 4. Residential Water Demand in the Slovak Republic 5. Estimating Urban Water Demands: A Dynamic Approach Part II: Valuation Methods 6. Households' Valuation of Domestic Water in Indonesia: Revisiting the Supply Driven Approach 7. Conflicts in Wildlife Conservation: Aggregating Total Economic Values 8. Contingent Ranking of River Water Quality Improvements 9. Environmental Resource Information and the Validity of Non-use Values: The Case of Remote Mountain Lakes Part III: Estimation Under Uncertainty 10. The Role of Risk Properties and Farm Risk Aversion on Crop Diversity Conservation 11. Stochastic Production in a Regulated Fishery: The Importance of Risk Considerations 12. Is Irrigation Water Demand Really Convex? Part IV: Recent Advances in Econometrics Methods Applied to Natural Resource Management 13. Contrasting Conventional with Multinational-level Modelling Approaches to Meta-Analysis: Expectation Consistency 14. Individual-Specific Welfare Measures for Public Goods: A Latent Class Approach to Residential Customers of Yorkshire Water 15. Estimation of Resource Management Objectives through Empirical Likelihood: Can Regulatory Policies and Economic Optimization be Reconciled? 16. Examining the Environmental Kuznets Curve: What Can Kernel Estimation Say? Index
£132.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd In Search of Sustainable Water Management:
Book SynopsisWater issues in the American West share many similarities with those seen elsewhere in the world as population growth exacerbates longstanding problems of inappropriate water use and management. The contributors to this timely volume examine the universal challenge of sustainable water management to improve the use of water resources already developed and find ways to moderate our growing collective thirst.The volume begins with an exploration of the opportunities, arguments, and mechanisms for transferring lessons between the American West and foreign nations. Succeeding chapters cover individual issues such as: water allocation and the relationship between market mechanisms and government-based approaches, the challenge of environmental protection, the protection of cultural values with a focus on indigenous water rights, the significance of international and interstate rivers in promoting regional conflict and cooperation, and the role of water management in sustainable development. A comprehensive look at one of our most pressing issues, In Search of Sustainable Water Management will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners in the areas of water management, law, policy studies, economics, planning and public administration.Trade Review'This edited volume adeptly analyzes some of the most salient challenges that face water managers and policy makers: balancing private and public sector roles in water allocation, protecting environmental values and indigenous rights to water, avoiding transboundary water conflicts, and integrating the concept of sustainable development within water policies. . . the chapters in this book are comprehensive and well balanced. . . Kenney and his colleagues have put forth an important contribution to western water policy scholarship. They offer concrete ideas for sustainable water management in the western US informed by international cases, while acknowledging the West's unique political and social context.' -- Tanya Heikkila, Journal of the American Water Resources Association'Collectively the papers provide concise, insightful coverage of critical water problems in the US and carefully integrate relevant lessons from international water management into these discussions. Highly recommended.' -- B.F. Hope, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Water Policy and Cultural Exchange: Transferring Lessons from Around the World to the Western United States James L. Wescoat Jr 2. Roles for the Public and Private Sectors in Water Allocation: Lessons from Around the World Charles W. Howe and Helen Ingram 3. Integrating Environmental and Other Public Values in Water Allocation and Management Decisions David H. Getches and Sarah B. Van de Wetering 4. Protecting Indigenous Rights and Interests in Water David H. Getches and Sarah B. Van de Wetering 5. Transboundary Water Conflicts and Cooperation Aaron T. Wolf 6. Sustainability and the Future of Western Water Law Lakshman Guruswamy and A. Dan Tarlock Index
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Economic Instruments for Water Management: The
Book SynopsisThis book argues that the economic appeal of using water charges to promote efficiency in usage and pollution control can be constrained by institutional and operational problems. Analysing the cases of France, Mexico and Brazil, the authors - respective local experts - illustrate that barriers are similar despite the existing differences among these economies. Each country evaluation within the book is analysed using the same framework, covering topics of relevance for the application of a policy instrument, namely: policy analysis phase: the policy setting in which the water economic instrument (EI) was introduced as a means of achieving policy goals instrument design phase: the theoretical, institutional and legal basis on which the EI was conceived instrument implementation phase: successes and failures of the EI application and its review process. Based on this comparative analysis, the authors gather substantial material on institutional and operational barriers constraining the full application of water charges. They also identify possible solutions already in place in these countries to remove or mitigate these barriers. The book concludes that although mistakes and solutions vary, valuable lessons can be learnt by those making decisions on water management and environmental pricing.Providing a concise and didactic background on the theoretical, conceptual and operational issues related to environmental pricing, this book will appeal to students, researchers, policy makers and practitioners with a specific interest in water management.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Conceptual Framework and Review of Experiences 3. Country Case: France 4. Country Case: Mexico 5. Country Case: Brazil 6. Conclusions Index
£90.00
Liverpool University Press Water in the Middle East: Cooperation and
Book Synopsis"Water in the Middle East" presents historical and cross-cultural perspectives on water and conflict, prospects for future cooperation in the water arena among Middle Eastern countries, the political economy of water and technical solutions to water shortages in the Jordan Valley, and the relationships among water, agriculture, and environmental sustainability. Through case studies and essays, natural and social scientific water experts from Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and the United States examine: The role of water in Middle East conflicts and the possibility of regional solutions to water scarcity requiring cooperation among states; Long-term prospects of various aquifers and other fresh-water sources, including desalination; current and future environmental deterioration of water resources; Breakthroughs and developments increasing regional agricultural productivity, depending less on high-quality waters while turning to lower quality resources, such as recycled and brackish waters; alternatives to current water-usage patterns, particularly with regard to agriculture and the possibility of redirecting water to tourism and other economic sectors. While this book highlights the complexities pertaining to regional water scarcity and inequitable distribution, the contributors offer no definitive conclusions or facile solutions; yet there is a broad consensus that regional solutions to maximize water resources must be pursued even as desalination becomes more viable both from technical/economic standpoints. The continuing deterioration of existing water supplies in terms of quantity and quality mandate that any solution must be achieved within a political/social framework of peace, enlightened economic policies, and the application of technical solutions that take due account of environmental concerns.Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Jordan Valley's Water: A Source of Conflict or a Basis for Peace; historical Political Conflict of Jordan River Water Resources; Compliance with an Violations of the Unified/Johnston Plan for the Jordan Valley; Water Resources Scarcity in West Africa: The Imperatives of Regional Co-operation; Is Joint Management of Israeli-Palestinian Aquifers Still Viable?; The Southern West Bank Aquifer: Exploitation and Sustainability; Groundwater Salinisation in the Jordan Valley -- Quo Vadis?; Lake Kinneret and Water Supply in Israel: Ecological Limits to Operational Supply; The Water Economy of Israel; Current Water Provision and Allocation in Palestine; The Peace Process and Water Supply in Jordan: Inter- and Trans-Boundary Border Projects; An Economic Approach for Making the most of Jordan's Water; Water: Casus Belli or Source of Co-operation?; Water, Demography and Future Economic Development in the Triangle: Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories; High Income Innovative Crops and Optimal Fertigation System: the Solution for High Farm Income Under Water Shortage in the Jordan Valley; Protected Agriculture: A Regional Solution for Water Scarcity and Production of High-Value Crops in the Jordan Valley; Focusing on Peace -- Building Trust and Understanding; Index.
£45.77
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Planning Models
Book SynopsisWhile planning involves seeking ways of influencing future behavior, it is important to have at the outset an abstraction of the world upon which to base an assessment of outcomes. The papers in this collection represent some of the major works in the field of planning models, with land use planning as a core theme. The collection is divided into several parts:Part 1 focuses on location models and embraces a series of classic survey papers as well as a number of more specific contributions covering such topics as the distribution of residential activities. This is followed in part 2 by papers concerned with spatial interaction and, in particular the gravity model. Part 3 of the collection contains papers on micro-macro models that look at ways of moving from individual to collective behavior, whilst part 4 is concerned with dynamic models. Part 5 of the volume reflects an increasing interest in the role of various networks in the formulation of plans, and finally part 6 completes the volume with a selection of policy-planning models.Trade Review'This book deftly mixes acknowledged classics with new and important work to provide a balanced portrayal of the ways in which modelling has both informed and redefined the practices of planning. It is the indispensable guide to this indispensable area.' -- Nigel Thrift, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Series Preface Kenneth Button and Peter Nijkamp Introduction Planning Models: Scoping the Scene Aura Reggiani, Kenneth Button and Peter Nijkamp PART I LOCATION MODELS 1. John D. Herbert and Benjamin H. Stevens (1960), ‘A Model of the Distribution of Residential Activity in Urban Areas’ 2. Douglass B. Lee, Jr (1973), ‘Requiem for Large-scale Models’ 3. John Roy, Börje Johansson and Giorgio Leonardi (1985), ‘Some Spatial Equilibria in Facility Investment under Uncertain Demand’ 4. Britton Harris (1985), ‘Urban Simulation Models in Regional Science’ 5. Michael Wegener (1994), ‘Operational Urban Models: State of the Art’ 6. M.E. O’Kelly (2004), ‘Isard’s Contribution to Spatial Interaction Modelling’ PART II SPATIAL INTERACTION MODELS 7. Peter Nijkamp (1975), ‘Reflections on Gravity and Entropy Models’ 8. Eric S. Sheppard (1978), ‘Theoretical Underpinnings of the Gravity Hypothesis’ 9. Ashish Sen and Siim Sööt (1981), ‘Selected Procedures for Calibrating the Generalized Gravity Model’ 10. A. Stewart Fotheringham and Tony Dignan (1984), ‘Futher Contributions to a General Theory of Movement’ 11. John R. Roy and Jean-Claude Thill (2004), ‘Spatial Interaction Modelling’ PART III MICRO-MACRO MODELS 12. Daniel McFadden and Fred Reid (1975), ‘Aggregate Travel Demand Forecasting from Disaggregated Behavioral Models’ 13. Andre De Palma and Claude Lefevre (1983), ‘Individual Decision-Making in Dynamic Collective Systems’ 14. Günter Haag and Wolfgang Weidlich (1984), ‘A Stochastic Theory of Interregional Migration’ 15. Manfred M. Fischer (1985), ‘Changing Modes of Reasoning in Spatial Choice Analysis’ 16. Peter Nijkamp and Aura Reggiani (1988), ‘Entropy, Spatial Interaction Models and Discrete Choice Analysis: Static and Dynamic Analogies’ 17. Bryan Raney, Nurhan Cetin, Andreas Völlmy, Milenko Vrtic, Kay Axhausen and Kai Nagel (2003), ‘An Agent-Based Microsimulation Model of Swiss Travel: First Results’ PART IV DYNAMIC MODELS 18. P.M. Allen and M. Sanglier (1981), ‘A Dynamic Model of a Central Place System – II’ 19. Demitrios S. Dendrinos and Michael Sonis (1986), ‘Variational Principles and Conservation Conditions in Volterra’s Ecology and in Relative Urban Relative Dynamics’ 20. Michael Batty and Paul A. Longley (1987), ‘Urban Shapes as Fractals’ 21. Peter Nijkamp and Aura Reggiani (1995), ‘Non-linear Evolution of Dynamic Spatial Systems: The Relevance of Chaos and Ecologically-based Models’ 22. Jean-Claude Thill and Aaron K. Wheeler (1995), ‘On Chaos, Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time Models of Spatial Systems Dynamics’ 23. Kieran P. Donaghy (2002), ‘The “Green Book” Twenty Years On: A New Look at the Research Program of Isard and Liossatos “Spatial Dynamics and Optimal Space-Time Development”’ PART V NETWORK MODELS 24. Roberto Camagni, Lidia Diappi and Giorgio Leonardi (1986), ‘Urban Growth and Decline in a Hierarchical System: A Supply-orientated Dynamic Approach’ 25. Paul Krugman (1994), ‘Complex Landscapes in Economic Geography’ 26. John R. Roy (1999), ‘Areas, Nodes and Networks: Some Analytical Considerations’ 27. Albert-László Barabási and Réka Albert (1999), ‘Emergence of Scaling in Random Networks’ 28. Manfred M. Fischer, Martin Reismann and Katerina Hlavackova-Schindler (2003), ‘Neural Network Modeling of Constrained Spatial Interaction Flows: Design, Estimation and Performance Issues’ PART VI POLICY-PLANNING MODELS 29. P. Nijkamp and P. Rietveld (1976), ‘Multiobjective Programming Models: New Ways in Regional Decision-Making’ 30. Folke Snickars and Jörgen W. Weibull (1977), ‘A Minimum Information Principle: Theory and Practice’ 31. Tschangho John Kim, David E. Boyce and Geoffrey J.D. Hewings (1983), ‘Combined Input-Output and Commodity Flow Models for Interregional Development Planning: Insights from a Korean Application’ 32. Sergio J. Rey (2000), ‘Integrated Regional Econometric+Input-Output Modeling: Issues and Opportunities’ Name Index
£250.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Amenities and Rural Development: Theory, Methods
Book SynopsisWhile many rural areas continue to experience depopulation and economic decline, others are facing rapid in-migration, as well as employment and income growth. Much of this growth is due to the presence and use of amenity resources, broadly defined as qualities of a region that make it an attractive place to live and work. Rather than extracting natural resources for external markets, these communities have begun to build economies based on promoting environmental quality. Amenities and Rural Development explores the paradigmatic shift in how we view land resources and the potential for development in amenity-rich rural regions. Amenity-based growth can lead to several paths, based largely on proximity to urban areas and the type of development that occurs, whether it be seasonal residents, retirees, or tourism. The distributional implications of amenity-led development are an important consideration for policy, both within and between communities and regions. The contributors conclude that public policy needs to focus on maximizing complementary and supplementary uses while minimizing antagonistic uses of amenities. Scholars and policymakers concerned with economic development and natural resource management will find this comprehensive volume of great interest.Trade Review'Overall, the book offers something for both academics and policy makers seeking to understand the complex issues of social change and governance facing amenity-rich areas. Its primary value for researchers is its account of the many challenges to empirical work in this area. Decision makers will see their own situations reflected in the case studies, and gain a greater understanding of the forces driving the different types of amenity-led development.' -- Gary Taylor, Journal of the American Planning Association'Scholars looking for an introduction to the relationship between amenities and rural development as a research topic will find this volume indispensable. The chapters cover the topic with considerable breadth, and the combined bibliographies provide the single most thorough resource on amenity-related research to date. The varied methodologies utilized for the empirical chapters in the volume will provide scholars with emerging interests in amenity-related development with a broad suite of approaches to employ in their work.' -- Peter B. Nelson, Growth & Change'This is a well-edited volume from Edward Elgar's New Horizons in Environmental Economics series> . . . One of the strengths of this book is its multidisciplinary focus with work by economists, sociologists, planners and geographers. It is also clear that, for the most part, the authors are well read across all of these disciplines . . . If you are interested in natural amenities and rural development, you should make this book a part of your permanent library.' -- Matthew Shumway, Papers in Regional ScienceTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Supply of Natural Amenities: Moving from Empirical Anecdotes to a Theoretical Basis 3. Rural Amenities Policies: Future Stakes 4. Equity within Institutional Arrangements for the Supply of Rural Amenities 5. The Supply and Demand for Natural Amenities: An Overview of Theory and Concepts 6. Out-Migration from the Northeast US: The Relative Roles of Economic and Amenity Differentials 7. Amenities and Change in the Well-Being of Nonmetropolitan Localities 8. The Role of Wilderness and Public Land Amenities in Explaining Migration and Rural Development in the American Northwest 9. Regional Economic Growth with a Focus on Amenities 10. Impact of Outdoor Recreation Facilities on Remote Rural Income Growth 11. Recreation, Amenity Migration and Urban Proximity 12. Resident-Employed Photography as a Tool for Understanding Attachment to High-Amenity Places 13. Seasonal Residents: Members of Community or Part of the Scenery? 14. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Land-Use Planning Policies in Rapidly Growing High-Amenity Communities in the Rocky Mountain States 15. Managing Growth and Development in a Natural-Amenity-Rich Landscape: Landowner Attitudes Toward Planning in Northwestern Wisconsin 16. Raising the Gangplank: A Defense of Localism Aimed at Resource Protection 17. Amenity-Led Development of Rural Areas: The Example of the Regional Action Pilot Programme in Germany 18. Rural Policy Issues 19. Amenities and Rural Development: Policy Implications and Directions for the Future Index
£126.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Managing Wetlands: An Ecological Economics
Book SynopsisThe extensive destruction of wetlands across Europe represents a significant loss of biodiversity along with its related economic, cultural, ethical and scientific benefits. This volume addresses the critical issues surrounding this environmental change process, employing a range of analytical methods drawn from a variety of disciplines which bridge the social and natural science divide. The authors begin by exploring the various methodological approaches to the analysis of the causes and consequences of wetland loss in Europe. The findings reveal that a formal decision-support process can be defined which can assist in the search for a more sustainable approach to wetland management. The methods and tools advocated are interdisciplinary and require co-ordinated action by experts from a variety of different fields. The authors move on to present a series of case studies from which a number of general conclusions can be drawn. In particular, they identify conflicts concerning use, value and interest groups to be the most common in the context of wetland management versus development. Consequently, they argue that scientific analysis requires support from the social sciences in order to better understand and implement more participatory approaches to environmental management.Given the ongoing depletion of wetland ecosystems throughout the world, this novel interdisciplinary approach to their sustainable management is a timely and valuable exercise. Students, researchers and scholars of environmental economics, environmental science, ecology, geography and environmental politics will find this book to be a useful addition to the literature. It will also help policymakers, international agencies and NGOs to preserve these valuable environmental resources.Trade Review'This book makes a welcome, and very practical, addition to the existing literature on wetland management, and economic aspects of wetlands. It provides a useful and easily comprehensible overview of the ecological economic approach, how to apply it in the context of wetland and water management, and how to use its findings to support decision-making and influence policy across a wide range of wetland management situations and issues. Although containing a level of methodological and theoretical rigour, which will clearly appeal to an academic audience, both the clarity with which the book expresses quite complex tools and methods and its firm grounding in political and social reality mean that it has wide relevance and utility to the practitioners, managers and policymakers from a range of disciplines who are engaged in wetland management and decision-making.' -- Lucy Emerton, Impact Assessment and Project AppraisalTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: Methodological Issues and Wetland Ecosystem Management 2. Integrated Assessment as a Decision Support Tool 3. Environmental Indicators and Sustainable Wetland Management 4. The Economics of Wetland Management 5. A Meta-Analysis of Wetland Ecosystem Valuation Studies 6. Social and Deliberative Approaches to Support Wetland Management Part II: Case Studies of Ecological–Economic Approaches to Wetland Ecosystem Management 7. Environmental and Economic Assessment of the Location of Wetland Buffers in the Landscape for Nutrient Removal from Agricultural Runoff 8. Ecological and Socio-Economic Evaluation of Wetland Conservation Scenarios 9. Wetland Creation: Socio-Economic and Institutional Conditions for Collective Action 10. Management of a Multi-Purpose, Open Access Wetland: The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, UK 11. Spatial Hydro-Ecological and Economic Modelling of Land Use Changes in Wetlands 12. Conclusions Index
£51.25
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Institutional Reform, Regulation and
Book SynopsisThis book provides evolutionary and institutional perspectives on the reform of infrastructure industries, tracing the development of this process in a number of sectors and countries.The contributors contend that infrastructure based industries such as telecommunications, public transport, water management and energy have been increasingly exposed to the dynamism of the market since becoming privatized, and have therefore been stimulated into short-term efficiency and long-term innovation. Drawing on institutional economic theory backed up with case studies such as the California energy crisis, the Dutch gas industry, oil and electricity companies in Spain and the privatization of Schipol airport in Amsterdam, the book focuses on process, driving forces, and actors' roles to explain how new balances are established between competing institutions. The degree to which the processes of institutional change are predictable and the effects of deliberate strategic interventions of governments or private actors are explored. Specific technical and sector aspects and their influence on institutional change in various infrastructures are also discussed.This book will strongly appeal to academics and practitioners in politics or industry with an interest in industrial, evolutionary institutional or public sector economics.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Process and Outcomes of the Infrastructure Reform: An Evolutionary Perspective John P.M. Groenewegen and Rolf W. Künneke Part I: Process 2. Deregulation: Design, Learning and Legitimacy Atle Midttun 3. Competition Policy, Networks, and the ‘New Economy’ Erik J. Kloosterhuis and Peter A.G. van Bergeijk 4. The California Electricity Crisis: A Unique Combination of Circumstances or Symptom of a Structural Flaw Laurens J. de Vries 5. Dilemmas in Network Regulation: The Dutch Gas Industry Aad F. Correljé Part II: Outcomes 6. Regulated Mixed Firms: Does Continued State Ownership Bias Regulation? The Case of European Telecommunications Johannes M. Bauer 7. Limits of Law as Planning Mechanism in Infrastructure Industries Tony Prosser 8. The Economic Regulation of the Essential Facilities in the Oil and Electricity Industries in Spain Pablo Arocena Garro and Ignacio Contín Pilart 9. Privatization of Amsterdam Airport: Schiphol and the Public Interest Jacco R. Hakfoort Index
£100.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Evolution of Markets for Water: Theory and
Book SynopsisThis book presents a detailed picture of the evolutionary processes at work in water markets with a particular focus on theory and practice in Australia. Policymakers are striving to strike a balance between the pros and cons of a property rights/market based approach to the allocation of water resources, as opposed to an approach that centres on government regulation. The current movement in Australia is toward the use of markets, and numerous reforms are either underway or under consideration in that direction. This provides an ideal opportunity to observe the factors at play in determining the balance and hence the mix of policy instruments at work. The distinguished contributors offer a range of perspectives - economic, legal, environmental - and combine conceptual analysis with evidence from real policy decisions.Policymakers and governmental advisers will find this book timely and extremely relevant to making decisions on what is arguably the world's most critical natural resource. The Evolution of Markets for Water will also be of great interest to academics and students with an interest in natural resource economics, law and management.Table of ContentsContents: Preface by Alan Moran 1. Markets and Government – An Evolving Balance 2. Principles and Issues for Effective Australian Water Markets 3. The Historical Variation in Water Rights 4. State Administration versus Private Innovation: The Evolution of Property Rights to Water in Victoria, Australia 5. A Property Framework for Water Markets: The Role of Law 6. Registration of Water Titles: Key Issues in Developing Systems to Underpin Market Development 7. Accounting for Water Flows: Are Entitlements to Water Complete and Defensible and Does this Matter? 8. Potential Efficiency Gains from Water Trading in Queensland 9. Water Trading Instruments in Australia: Some Thoughts on Future Development of Australian Water Markets 10. Realising Environmental Demands in Water Markets Index
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable Resource Management: Reality or
Book SynopsisThis provocative book examines the broad and complex conceptual issues that must be addressed in order to achieve sustainable development. It begins with several case studies that reflect innovative policy and strategic initiatives within the corporate and public sectors, followed by a sector-by-sector analysis of specific opportunities and challenges within the critical resource domains of energy and global climate, human health, fisheries, agriculture, biodiversity, and forestry. It concludes by discussing how to measure and assess national economic and corporate activity, and whether humanity is itself capable of making the changes necessary to guarantee its own survival.The contributors illustrate, on the one hand, the spark of human ingenuity and invention which holds out a promise of success, but expose, on the other hand, the mindsets, myths and new conventional wisdom which characterize the emerging domain of sustainable development and which pose a daunting and potentially insurmountable challenge to its achievement. They determine that nothing short of a revolution in the way we produce goods and services, structure corporate decision making, and view our relationship with the natural environment will guarantee sustainable development. Central to this conclusion is a realization that many of the reigning beliefs that guide our actions today must be critically re-examined and, if necessary, rejected and replaced. A challenge to the tenets of current conventional wisdom, Sustainable Resource Management will be of great interest to students and scholars of business, resource and environmental economics, and resource management.Trade Review'This collection by an important group of practitioners and scholars ultimately provides an accessible introduction to a range of approaches for addressing critical problems in environmental and resource management.' -- J. Booker, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Introduction PART II: SOME SUCCESSES ON THE ROAD TO SUSTAINABILITY Introduction 1. Emissions Trading: US Experience Implementing Multi-State Cap and Trade Programs Brian J. McLean 2. Green Tax Reforms in OECD Countries: An Overview Jean-Philippe Barde and Nils Axel Braathen 3. Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise Ray Anderson PART III: CHALLENGES WITHIN SPECIFIC RESOURCE DOMAINS Introduction SECTION A. ENERGY AND GLOBAL CLIMATE 4. Reconciling Global Warming and Increasing Energy Demand Burton Richter SECTION B. HUMAN HEALTH 5. Global Consumption from the Perspective of Population Health Clyde Hertzman SECTION C. FISHERIES 6. Fisheries and Coastal Ecosystems: The Need for Integrated Management Daniel Pauly and Ratana Chuenpagdee SECTION D. AGRICULTURE 7. Fatal Harvest: Old and New Dimensions of the Ecological Tragedy of Modern Agriculture Miguel A. Altieri SECTION E. BIODIVERSITY 8. Is Conservation a Lost Cause? Anthony R.E. Sinclair SECTION F. FORESTRY 9. The Myth, Reality and Social Process of Sustainable Forest Management Jane Lister 10. Sustainability: A Focus on Forests and Forestry J.P. (Hamish) Kimmins 11. Tropical Forest Management Systems as Economic and Sustainable Roger A. Sedjo PART IV: THE CONCEPTUAL CHALLENGES Introduction 12. Accounting for the Environment: Can Industrial Ecology Pay Double Dividends for Business? W.G.B. Smith 13. Better Financial Disclosure Protects Investors and the Environment Robert Repetto 14. The Challenge of the 21st Century: Setting the Real Bottom Line David T. Suzuki 15. Is Humanity Fatally Successful? William E. Rees 16. Measuring Genuine Progress Ronald Colman CONCLUDING COMMENTS Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Incentives, Regulations and Plans: The Role of
Book SynopsisThis unique book allows readers to compare analyses of how North American states and European nation-states use incentives, regulations or plans to approach a core set of universal land use issues such as: containing sprawl, mixed use development, transit oriented development, affordable housing, healthy urban designs, and marketing smarter growth. The concept of smart growth has gained in popularity in many countries around the world. From Europe to Asia to North America, planners, citizens, and policy makers have come to realize that patterns of urban development not only matter, but can affect the quality of life of every urban and rural resident. Comparing the approaches and results of policies in different locations is a logical way to assess policy success. While similarities and differences provide the foundation for trans-Atlantic comparisons, the contributions in this book focus on three central themes: smart growth, the role of states and nation-states, and the use of incentives, regulations and plans.Incentives, Regulations and Plans will find an audience in the United States, Canada and Europe, especially from those interested in architecture, planning, engineering, urban studies, agriculture and public policy.Trade Review'The book will be useful to planners engaged in smart growth efforts on both sides of the Atlantic. Its strength is in the inclusion of a variety of topics and case studies relevant to growth management programs and highlighting key direct and indirect impacts of these efforts in a variety of contexts.' -- Lucie Laurian, Growth and ChangeTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Why Explore Smart Growth from a Trans-Atlantic Perspective? Gerrit-Jan Knaap and Huibert A. Haccoû PART I: URBAN CONTAINMENT 1. Urban Containment: European Experience of Planning for the Compact City Cliff Hague 2. Containing Sprawl Chang-Hee Christine Bae PART II: MIXED USE 3. Encouraging Mixed Use in Practice Jill Grant 4. Mixed Land Use in Germany: Opportunities, Benefits, and Constraints Claus-Christian Wiegandt PART III: AFFORDABLE HOUSING 5. Smart Growth: Opportunity or Threat to Affordable Housing? Charles Connerly 6. Affordable Housing, Housing Strategies and Growth Management in Flanders (Belgium): Facts, Policy and Discourses Jef E.J. Van den Broeck and Han Verschure PART IV: TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT 7. Transit-oriented Development in the US: Contemporary Practices, Impacts and Policy Directions Robert Cervero 8. Transit-oriented Urban Environments Reduce Travel – A Fairytale? Harry Timmermans PART V: HEALTHY URBAN DESIGN 9. Healthy Urban Planning: The Anatomy of a WHO Healthy Cities Project Hugh Barton 10. Healthy Urban Design: Maryland’s Smart Codes and the Pedestrian Environment Kelly J. Clifton, Andréa Livi Smith and Rodney Harrell PART VI: SMART GROWTH IMPLEMENTATION 11. Smart Growth Strategies as a Challenge for Dutch Developmental Planning Policies Leonie B. Janssen-Jansen 12. State Plan and Smart Growth Implementation: The New Jersey Case Martin A. Bierbaum Conclusion: A Retrospective and a Call for More Trans-Atlantic Research Gerrit-Jan Knaap and Huibert A. Haccoû Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Competitive Electricity Markets and
Book SynopsisThis book responds to the opening up of electricity markets to competition, which has completely changed the nature of power generation. The building of new generation and transmission capacity and the setting of the energy mix between nuclear, gas and renewable resources are mainly left to private initiative and investors.The authors and the editor of this book explore whether or not market forces offer a sustainable future for electricity generation. They employ economic theory and method to answer questions such as: Will the market be able to ensure adequacy of generation capacity and security of supply? Can price signals from future electricity markets lead to an acceptable level of investment for society? How can market and public intervention combine to deliver the right signal to invest in expanding and reinforcing the grid? How can two complementary investments such as the building of power plants and the expansion of the network be coordinated successfully?With a focus on the EU and US liberalised electricity markets, these questions, and others, are answered by leading thinkers in the field, and offer a much-needed assessment of the long-term consequences of liberalisation.Trade Review'This book delivers its aim of providing a coherent and integrated treatment of a closely inter-related set of investment problems, elegantly, concisely, and with the right blend of theory and evidence that will make the book a standard reference in the field for many years to come.' -- Competition and Regulation in Network Industries'Pre-reform electricity markets had monopoly generation and transmission companies that were well placed to coordinate investment in generation and transmission, financed by captive customers. Reforms to create competitive electricity markets and regulated transmission grids have transformed the investment problem, raising concerns that the new actors will be unable to deliver timely, coordinated least-cost investments while retaining the virtues of workably competitive markets. This book brings together a distinguished set of experts who set out how a liberalized electricity industry could function, and confront the theory with evidence. The three parts cover investment in generation, in transmission, and how they may be coordinated. Its clarity and coverage make it an essential primer for policymakers, industry investors, and students of this fascinating reform experiment.' -- David Newbery, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface by Jean Syrota 1. Investments in Competitive Electricity Markets: An Overview François Lévêque PART I: INVESTMENT IN GENERATION 2. Investment and Generation Capacity Richard Green 3. Generation Technology Mix in Competitive Electricity Markets Jean-Michel Glachant PART II: INVESTMENT IN TRANSMISSION 4. Problems of Transmission Investment in a Deregulated Power Market Steven Stoft 5. Patterns of Transmission Investments Paul Joskow PART III: COORDINATION BETWEEN INVESTMENTS IN GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION 6. Long-Term Locational Prices and Investment Incentives in the Transmission of Electricity Yves Smeers 7. Compatibility of Investment Signals in Distribution, Transmission and Generation Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga and Luis Olmos Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd China and the Global Energy Crisis: Development
Book SynopsisChina's rapid economic development is having profound implications for energy resources. China has always been exceptionally reliant on its abundant coal, but consumption of oil and gas have grown rapidly since reform began in the 1980s. In spite of vigorous domestic development - most recently in the Tarim Basin - China is now consuming approximately 8 per cent of the world's oil output but producing only 4 per cent. China's emergence as an energy importer has given rise to concerns that it is a major contributor to recent turmoil in energy markets. This book examines China's record of oil and gas development, its refining capacity, and energy prospects. The authors conclude that there are no fundamental reasons for anxiety about China's demands on the world energy economy, but they emphasize that its energy future will depend critically on a continuation of reform and internationalization. China and the Global Energy Crisis is a concise but detailed study of these issues. This book will appeal not only to readers concerned with China and energy issues, but also to a wider readership seeking to understand China's development and its global meaning.Trade Review'. . . a very detailed and fascinating description of the development of China's oil and natural gas industry and an assessment of its prospects. . . certainly a recommended read.' -- Anthony D. Owen, Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business'. . . this book should be a part of the library of anyone interested in the Chinese energy system.' -- New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies'This is a timely and important book to help enhance understanding of China's petroleum industry and to assess China's energy policy in a more sensible way.' -- Janet Xuanli Liao, The China Journal'This is a timely volume. Understanding the oil and gas industry that China has at home is an essential prerequisite to understanding Chinese foreign policy and the future role of China in world oil and gas markets. It is certain to be a major one.' -- From the preface by Ron Oxburgh, Lord Oxburgh of Liverpool, (Climate Change Capital)Table of ContentsContents: Preface by Ron Oxburgh, Lord Oxburgh of Liverpool, (Climate Change Capital) Introduction 1. The Origins and Modern Development of China’s Oil and Gas Industry 2. The Geological Basis of the Onshore Oil and Gas Industry 3. Oil and Gas Administration and the Evolution of Exploration and Development 4. Natural Gas: China’s New Energy Source 5. The Tarim Basin: Solution or Problem? 6. Refining and Distribution 7. Summing Up and Looking Ahead Appendix: The Background to China’s Energy Planning Bibliography Index
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