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ISBN10: 1266543066 | ISBN13: 9781266543067
ISBN10: 1266543066
ISBN13: 9781266543067
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This is a comprehensive learning experience designed for students with limited to no economics background. Explore a wealth of new and revitalized material: updated data and content, robust test bank, cutting-edge exhibits reflecting current global issues and real-world applications, refreshed figures, tables, sources, and references. Engage with thought-provoking end-of-chapter discussion questions that encourage critical thinking and application of knowledge. Enhancements include a shift in focus from "global warming" to "climate change," which takes a more prominent role throughout the text. The discussion of social and environmental justice topics has been significantly expanded, complemented by a comprehensive DEI review. This book is not just a guide; it's a call to action; to explore the intersection of economics and the environment, where informed decisions pave the way for a sustainable future.
SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION
1. What Is Environmental Economics?
2. The Economy and the Environment
SECTION TWO: ANALYTICAL TOOLS
3. Benefits and Costs, Supply and Demand
4. Markets, Externalities, and Public Goods
5. The Economics of Environmental Quality
SECTION THREE: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
6. Frameworks of Analysis
7. Benefit–Cost Analysis Benefits
8. Benefit–Cost Analysis Costs
SECTION FOUR: 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: Environmental Charges and Subsidies
13. Incentive-Based Strategies: Market Trading Systems
SECTION FIVE: 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 Issues
SECTION SIX: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
18. Global Climate Change
19. International Environmental Agreements
20. Globalization
21. Economic Development and the Environment
APPENDIX A. Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the Book
APPENDIX B. Additional Websites
1. What Is Environmental Economics?
2. The Economy and the Environment
SECTION TWO: ANALYTICAL TOOLS
3. Benefits and Costs, Supply and Demand
4. Markets, Externalities, and Public Goods
5. The Economics of Environmental Quality
SECTION THREE: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
6. Frameworks of Analysis
7. Benefit–Cost Analysis Benefits
8. Benefit–Cost Analysis Costs
SECTION FOUR: 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: Environmental Charges and Subsidies
13. Incentive-Based Strategies: Market Trading Systems
SECTION FIVE: 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 Issues
SECTION SIX: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
18. Global Climate Change
19. International Environmental Agreements
20. Globalization
21. Economic Development and the Environment
APPENDIX A. Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the Book
APPENDIX B. Additional Websites
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