Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

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1. The Ethics and Politics of Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis

   By Karine Nyborg

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   Putting a price tag on the environment is controversial. The aim of this book is to discuss some of the ethical and political issues arising in the context of applied cost-benefit analysis and environmental valuation – and to do so using economic analysis, but in a language accessible to...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
2. Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology

   A Case Study of the Integrated Product Policy of the European Union

   By Jakub Kronenberg

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   Holistic in approach and rooted in the real world Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology presents a new way of looking at environmental policy; exploring the relationship between ecological economics and industrial ecology. Concentrating on the conceptual background of ecological economics...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Modeling Environment-Improving Technological Innovations under Uncertainty

   Edited by Alexander Golub, Anil Markandya

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   The issues of technology and uncertainty are very much at the heart of the policy debate of how much to control greenhouse gas emissions. The costs of doing so are present and high while the benefits are very much in the future and, most importantly, they are highly uncertain. Whilst there is broad...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Economic Growth and Environmental Regulation

   The People's Republic of China's Path to a Brighter Future

   Edited by Timothy Swanson, Tun Lin

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   This volume assembles a group of eminent scholars to look at the problem of growth and environment from the perspective of environmental regulation. The questions addressed are: How does economic growth interact with regulation, and what are the best approaches to regulation in use today? The...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
5. Forests and Development

   Local, National and Global Issues

   By Philippe Delacote

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   This book is a fully up to date study of the major issues facing forest conservation and the forestry industry, which considers developments at local, national and global levels. Environmental and development topics relating to each level are discussed – for instance, the use of forest products in...

   Published April 26th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Future of Helium as a Natural Resource

   Edited by William Nuttall, Richard Clarke, Bartek Glowacki

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   The book reveals the changing dynamics of the helium industry on both the supply-side and the demand-side. The helium industry has a long-term future and this important gas will have a role to play for many decades to come. Major new users of helium are expected to enter the market, especially in...

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
7. Valuation of Regulating Services of Ecosystems

   Methodology and Applications

   Edited by Pushpam Kumar, Michael Wood

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   Policy and management decisions are often made on financial grounds. However, the economic value of the benefits that people derive from ecosystems, that is, ecosystem services, may not be fully recognised and hence ecosystem considerations may not be incorporated adequately into decision-making...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
8. Environmental Efficiency, Innovation and Economic Performances

   Edited by Anna Montini, Massimiliano Mazzanti

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   Eco-innovation is becoming a conceptual reference point for many regional and international public policies and management strategies. This field of research has been focusing on how environmental innovation is particularly related to the intensity of emissions and economic performance. There are...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
9. Participation in Environmental Organizations

   By Benno Torgler, Maria A. Garcia-Valiñas, Alison Macintyre

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   For decades, social scientists have searched for factors that shape pro-environmentalbehaviour. However, only a few studies have investigated the causes andconsequences of participation in environmental organizations. This book fills the gap by analysing in detail the determinants of environmental...

   Published March 19th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Role of Science for Conservation

    Edited by Matthias Wolff, Mark Gardener

    Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

    The book integrates the knowledge and reflections of thirty scientists, of which many have dedicated a substantial part of their professional life to the Galapagos archipelago, to the conservation of its biodiversity and to the sustainable management of its resources. The book can be...

    Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge