Political Economy of the Environment: An Interdisciplinary Approach

ISBN-13: 9781138799561 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 288 str.

Simon Dietz;Jonathan Michie;Christine Oughton

Opis

This text draws together a team of political economists and environmentalists to assess climate change and environmental policy. It eschews 'number-crunching' cost-benefit analysis to develop a more holistic approach.

Spis treści

1. Environmental Challenges of the 21^st Century and the Need for Interdisciplinary Political Economy Simon Dietz, Jonathan Michie and Christine Oughton  Part 1: Foundations  2. Climate Change: Lessons for Our Future from the Distant Past David F. Hendry  3. Managerial, Institutional and Evolutionary Approaches to Environmental Economics: Theoretical and Policy Implications Jonathan Michie and Christine Oughton  4. Behavioural Economics: Seven Key Principles for Environmental Policy Emma Dawnay and Hetan Shah  5. The Whole Systems Approach in Ecological Economics Terry Barker  Part 2: Innovation   6. Systems of Innovation: National, Regional and Technological Innovation Systems Timothy Foxon  7. Policy Support for Environmental Innovation Timothy Foxon  8. A Paradigm Shift in Economics: Endogenous Technological Change in Economic Models of Climate Change Policy Jonathan Köhler  9. Modeling Biased Technical Change: Implications for Climate Policy Carlo Carraro, Enrica de Cian and Lea Nicita  Part 3: Sustainability  10. Confronting Consumption: Challenges for Economics and for Policy Tim Jackson  11. Social and Psychological Drivers of Energy Consumption Behaviour and Energy Transitions Lorraine Whitmarsh  12. Management of North Sea Fisheries Prashant Vaze