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Book SynopsisThis unique book explores a wide range of environmental issues centered on the Middle-East and North Africa region, where environmental degradation and impacts of climate change are known to be more critical than in others parts of the world.
Extensive country analyses are supported by references to the economic literature on regulation and incentives, and encompass recent trends in environmental management modes and policy orientations. The topical chapters include a critical review of environmental policies with a focus on economic incentives on various environmental issues including irrigation water, air pollution, solid waste management and the impact of climate change and fisheries. The book combines econometric applications, theoretical models of regulation, and policy-oriented economic analyses with fundamental recommendations for policymakers.
Economic Incentives and Environmental Regulation will attract a wide spectrum of audiences including academics, researchers, practitioners, students, and policymakers.
Contributors: H. Abou-Ali, M.H. Babiker, A.R. Darwish, E. Deutsch, C. Dridi, M.A. Fehaid, V.I. Grover, L. Huang, M. Jeuland, N. Khraief, A.A. Kubursi, B. Larsen, D. Maradan, U.R. Sumaila, A. Thomas, K. Zein
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Environment and Regulations in MENA Hala Abou-Ali PART I: ECONOMIC VALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN MENA 2. Cost Assessment of Environmental Degradation in the Middle East and North African Region: Selected Issues Bjorn Larsen 3. Willingness to Pay for Improving Land and Water Conditions for Agriculture in Damietta, Egypt Hala Abou-Ali PART II: MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS AND AIR POLLUTION IN MENA 4. Climate Change Policy in the MENA Region: Prospects, Challenges and the Implication of Market Instruments Mustafa Hussein Babiker and Mohammed A. Fehaid 5. Regulating Traffic to Reduce Air Pollution in Greater Cairo, Egypt Hala Abou-Ali and Alban Thomas 6. Regulating Industry Emissions: Assessing the Moroccan Cement Experience David Maradan and Karim Zein PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION IN SOLID WASTE, WATER AND FISHERIES IN MENA 7. Mitigating Industrial Solid Waste in Tunisia: Landfill Use versus Recycling Chokri Dridi and Naceur Khraief 8. Water Scarcity in Jordan: Economic Instruments, Issues and Options Atif A. Kubursi, Velma I. Grover, Abdel Raouf Darwish and Eliza Deutsch 9. Creating Incentives for More Effective Wastewater Reuse in the Middle East and North Africa Marc Jeuland 10. Improving the Management of Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean Sea Ussif Rashid Sumaila and Ling Huang Index
