TY  - BOOK
AU  - Field,Barry C.
AU  - Field,Martha K.
TI  - Environmental economics: an introduction 
SN  - 0073137510 (pbk. : alk. paper)
U1  - 333.7 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Boston
PB  - McGraw-Hill Irwin
KW  - Environmental economics
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Environmental aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Field - Environmental Economics: An Introduction, 4/e(0073137510) Contents in Brief Section 1 - Introduction 1 What is Environmental Economics? 2 The Economy and the Environment Section 2 - Analytical Tools 3 Benefits and Costs, Supply and Demand 4 Economic Efficiency and Markets 5 The Economics of Environmental Quality Section 3 - Environmental Analysis 6 Frameworks of Analysis 7 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Benefits 8 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Costs Section 4 - Environmental Policy Analysis 9 Criteria for Evaluating Environmental Policies 10 Decentralized Policies: Liability Laws, Property Rights, Voluntary Action 11 Command-and-Control Strategies: The Case of Standards 12 Incentive-Based Strategies: Emission Charges and Subsidies 13 Incentive-Based Strategies: Transferable Discharge Permits Section 5 - Environmental Policy in the United States 14 Federal Water Pollution - Control Policy 15 Federal Air Pollution - Control Policy 16 Federal Policy on Toxic and Hazardous Substances 17 State and Local Environmental IssuesSection 6 - International Environmental Issues 18 Comparative Environmental Policies 19 Economic Development and the Environment 20 The Global Environment 21 International Environmental AgreementsAppendix: Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the BookName IndexSubject Index

N2  - Contains twenty-one chapters that cover topics such as: Cost and Benefits of Environmental Policy, Environmental Analysis, Policy Analysis, US Policy (Air Pollution, Toxic Wastes, State and Local Issues), and International Environmental Issues
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