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The Welfare Economics of Public Policy: A Practical Approach to Project and Policy Evaluation
ISBN: 9781845425784 / Angielski / Miękka / 712 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This outstanding text, a follow-up to the authors' award-winning 1982 text, provides a thorough treatment of economic welfare theory and develops a complete theoretical and empirical framework for applied project and policy evaluation. The authors illustrate how this theory can be used to develop policy analysis from both theory and estimation in a variety of areas including: international trade, the economics of technological change, agricultural economics, the economics of information, environmental economics, and the economics of extractive and renewable natural resources. Building on...
This outstanding text, a follow-up to the authors' award-winning 1982 text, provides a thorough treatment of economic welfare theory and develops a co...
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381,24 |
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Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development: Theory, Methods and Applications
ISBN: 9781858983165 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The effectiveness and scope of operational analysis of sustainable development is explored in this book. It offers an integrated treatment of theory, methods and applications for economic-ecological analysis taking into consideration all the relationships between economy, development and natural environment.
The effectiveness and scope of operational analysis of sustainable development is explored in this book. It offers an integrated treatment of theory, ...
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654,75 |
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Environmental Policy and Technical Change: A Comparison of the Technological Impact of Policy Instruments
ISBN: 9781858985060 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work assesses the impact of environmental policy on technical change in the development of clean technologies. It focuses in particular on the possibility of inducing radical change in technology policy, in contrast to the current regulatory practices which lead to the modification of existing products.
This work assesses the impact of environmental policy on technical change in the development of clean technologies. It focuses in particular on the po...
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721,77 |
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Economic Policy for the Environment and Natural Resources: Techniques for the Management and Control of Pollution
ISBN: 9781858984131 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering environmental policy at both the national and international levels, this book represents recent work on its theory and application. At national level, it focuses on instruments for pollution control, and internationally, it discusses measures for increased international co-operation.
Covering environmental policy at both the national and international levels, this book represents recent work on its theory and application. At nation...
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628,97 |
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Economics of Environmental Conservation
ISBN: 9781847202567 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fully updated and comprehensively revised edition of a classic text concentrates on the economics of conserving the living environment. It begins by covering the ethical foundations and basic economic paradigms' essential for understanding and assessing ecological economics. General strategies for global environmental conservation, policies for government intervention, developing countries, preserving wildlife and biodiversity, open-access to and common property in natural resources, conservation of natural areas, forestry, agriculture and the environment, tourism, sustainable...
This fully updated and comprehensively revised edition of a classic text concentrates on the economics of conserving the living environment. It begins...
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272,98 |
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Greening the Car Industry: Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change
ISBN: 9781847206527 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This ground-breaking book will be of great benefit to students and academics, particularly those with an interest in comparative politics, public policy and international political economy. It may also serve as a resource for courses on environmental politics and environmental management as well as aspects of international relations and business/management. Given the book's contemporary policy relevance, it will be a valuable reference for policy practitioners with an interest in industry policy, multinational corporations, the environment, and institutional approaches to comparative...
This ground-breaking book will be of great benefit to students and academics, particularly those with an interest in comparative politics, public poli...
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634,13 |
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Understanding the Costs of Environmental Regulation in Europe
ISBN: 9781847204929 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Government regulation is necessary to the economic life of all developed countries. However, although regulation is designed to benefit society at large, the costs of regulation, in particular the cost estimates employed in the policy-making process, are often hotly debated. Drawing on recent case studies, this innovative book examines the accuracy of regulatory cost estimates and explores in detail how these costs are calculated, the apparent relationship between ex post and ex ante calculations and why this might be.
Government regulation is necessary to the economic life of all developed countries. However, although regulation is designed to benefit society at lar...
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592,88 |
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The Economics of Ecosystems: Efficiency, Sustainability and Equity in Ecosystem Management
ISBN: 9781848440654 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Economics of Ecosystems demonstrates how the concepts of economic efficiency, sustainability and equity can be applied in ecosystem management. The book presents an overview of these three key concepts, a framework for their analysis and modelling and three case studies. Specific attention is given to how complex ecosystem dynamics, such as thresholds or irreversible responses, influence ecosystem management options. The book has a quantitative approach presenting general formulas for capturing ecosystem dynamics and for analysing the societal benefits provided by ecosystems. The...
The Economics of Ecosystems demonstrates how the concepts of economic efficiency, sustainability and equity can be applied in ecosystem management. Th...
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520,71 |
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International Handbook on the Economics of Tourism
ISBN: 9781848441910 / Angielski / Miękka / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This highly accessible and comprehensive Handbook presents a cutting edge discussion of the state of tourism economics and its likely directions in future research. Leading researchers in the field explore a wide range of topics including: demand and forecasting, supply, transport, taxation and infrastructure, evaluation and application for policy-making. Each chapter includes a discussion of its relevance and importance to the tourism economics literature, an overview of its main contributions and themes, a critical evaluation of existing literature and an outline of issues for further...
This highly accessible and comprehensive Handbook presents a cutting edge discussion of the state of tourism economics and its likely directions in fu...
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381,24 |
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Water Policy Entrepreneurs: A Research Companion to Water Transitions Around the Globe
ISBN: 9781848443310 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This major volume focuses on the role of policy entrepreneurs in revolutionizing water management worldwide. Adopting an international comparative perspective, the authors explore the changes taking place in water policy across fifteen countries, at both the global level and within the European Union. Their analysis highlights the importance of groups and individuals in stimulating progress and reveals the crucial part played by policy entrepreneurs.
This major volume focuses on the role of policy entrepreneurs in revolutionizing water management worldwide. Adopting an international comparative per...
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1113,59 |
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Market-based Instruments for Environmental Management: Politics and Institutions
ISBN: 9781840640397 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Market-based instruments are becoming the environmental management tool of choice and have provided a new perspective on the conventional wisdom about policy instruments. This is an analysis of the complexities of designing and implementing market-based instruments using case study experiences from the Nordic countries, Japan, France, The Netherlands, Germany and Britain, where a range of green taxes have been introduced.
Market-based instruments are becoming the environmental management tool of choice and have provided a new perspective on the conventional wisdom about...
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670,22 |
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Uncertainty and the Environment: Implications for Decision Making and Environmental Policy
ISBN: 9781840646269 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This thought-provoking work is concerned with the need to deal adequately with uncertainty in environmental decision making. The author advances a critique of the use of traditional models and then develops an alternative model of decision making under uncertainty, based on the work of George Shackle. Richard Young forwards a critique of the conventional expected utility approach and, using an alternative conceptualization of environmental uncertainty, contends that there are a number of different modes of uncertainty and that many environmental decisions are characterized by what is termed...
This thought-provoking work is concerned with the need to deal adequately with uncertainty in environmental decision making. The author advances a cri...
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561,95 |
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Environmental Co-operation and Institutional Change: Theories and Policies for European Agriculture
ISBN: 9781840648416 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although the history of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is dominated by a process of centralization, growing pressures to integrate agri-environmental problems into the CAP have revealed the need to embrace decentralized approaches in an efficient federal structure. Indeed, in recent years it has become increasingly evident that the agricultural sector must undergo fundamental changes in order to enter an era of sustainable development. The authors of this book do not believe that this will be an easy process, not only because agricultural policies in Europe are dominated by specific...
Although the history of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is dominated by a process of centralization, growing pressures to integrate agri-environm...
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757,86 |
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The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2003/2004: A Survey of Current Issues
ISBN: 9781843762126 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This annual publication provides a survey of contemporary research on environmental and resource economics by some of the leading experts in the field. The critical issues addressed in this year's volume include: the management of high seas fisheries; choosing environmental risks; the stability and design of international environmental agreements; managing environmental risk through insurance; motor vehicles and the environment; recreation demand models; stated preference methods for environmental valuation; and pollution control policy in developing countries.
This annual publication provides a survey of contemporary research on environmental and resource economics by some of the leading experts in the field...
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979,55 |
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The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics: A Survey of Current Issues: 2002/2003
ISBN: 9781843762133 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 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 latest yearbook includes contributions on: climate change policy; general equilibrium models in environmental and resource economics; hedonic property vale techniques for policy and litigation; progress and problems in the economics of carbon sequestration in agricultural soils; tradable permits for air quality; and linking environmental ethics and environmental policy.
The literature and research on environmental and resource economics has exploded in recent years. This major annual publication provides a cutting-edg...
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381,24 |
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The Economics of Climate Change Policy: International, National and Regional Mitigation Strategies
ISBN: 9781848440814 / Angielski / Twarda / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This important collection contains the author's pioneering and ongoing efforts to quantify equity principles to evaluate burden-sharing across countries and regions. It also examines policy impacts across industries and socioeconomic groups stemming from cap and trade, carbon taxes, fuel taxes, and strict regulation. It provides a basic understanding of the carbon cycle and drivers of GHG emissions, as well as a guide for developing mitigation action plans. The volume represents a valuable compendium of papers that are not otherwise readily accessible.
This important collection contains the author's pioneering and ongoing efforts to quantify equity principles to evaluate burden-sharing across countri...
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1056,88 |
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The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics: A Survey of Current Issues: 1998-99
ISBN: 9781858988443 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This yearbook is designed to provide economists working in environmental and resource economics, as well as those who are interested in knowing more about the field, with a comprehensive overview of the main issues, written by leading international scholars.
This yearbook is designed to provide economists working in environmental and resource economics, as well as those who are interested in knowing more a...
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293,60 |
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Private Capital Flows and the Environment: Lessons from Latin America
ISBN: 9781858989570 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work offers an assessment of private capital flows to emerging market countries and their impacts on the environment. It emphasises the critical role that private capital plays in the financial transfers from post-industrial to developing nations (far exceeding foreign aid).
This work offers an assessment of private capital flows to emerging market countries and their impacts on the environment. It emphasises the critical ...
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742,39 |
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Accounting for Resources, 2: The Life Cycle of Materials
ISBN: 9781858989235 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This companion to Accounting for Resources, 1 tracks the life cycle of specific elements, such as chlorine and heavy metals, in order to estimate the generation and dissipative losses of material wastes. The book begins with a succinct review of the life-cycle analysis methodology and evaluates some of its weaknesses in estimating the generation of waste. The authors propose a new quantitative measure of the potential for environmental harm of waste materials. They include case studies to add weight to their proposal. Four horizontal life-cycle case studies are included; one for chlorine and...
This companion to Accounting for Resources, 1 tracks the life cycle of specific elements, such as chlorine and heavy metals, in order to estimate the ...
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752,70 |
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Environmental Decision Making and Risk Management: Selected Essays by Ian Langford
ISBN: 9781843767985 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This memorial collection of papers authored and co-authored by Ian Langford represents some of the most thoughtful and innovative contributions to the literature regarding the holistic analysis of environment and health risk issues. It provides important foundations for the development of a mixed methodological approach to addressing such issues. The carefully chosen papers span a number of disciplines, including statistics, environmental risk analysis, human geography and economics and represent both the diversity and analytical rigour of Ian Langford's writing.
This memorial collection of papers authored and co-authored by Ian Langford represents some of the most thoughtful and innovative contributions to the...
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670,22 |
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