Midlands State University Library

Environmental economics : an introduction /

Field, Barry

Environmental economics : an introduction / created by Barry C. Field and Martha K. Field - Fifth edition - 493 pages. illustrations

Includes an index.

Section 1: IntroductionChapter 1: What is Environmental Economics?Chapter 2: The Economy and the Environment Section 2: Analytical ToolsChapter 3: Benefits and Costs, Supply and DemandChapter 4: Economic Efficiency and MarketsChapter 5: The Economics of Environmental Quality Section 3: Environmental AnalysisChapter 6: Frameworks of AnalysisChapter 7: Benefit-Cost Analysis: BenefitsChapter 8: Benefit-Cost Analysis: Costs Section 4: Environmental Policy AnalysisChapter 9: Criteria for Evaluating Environmental PoliciesChapter 10: Decentralized Policies: Liability Laws, Property Rights, Voluntary ActionChapter 11: Command-and-Control Strategies: The Case of StandardsChapter 12: Incentive-Based Strategies: Emission Charges and SubsidiesChapter 13: Incentive-Based Strategies: Transferable Discharge Permits Section 5: Environmental Policy in the United StatesChapter 14: Federal Water Pollution-Control PolicyChapter 15: Federal Air Pollution Control PolicyChapter 16: Federal Polity on Toxic and Hazardous SubstancesChapter 17: State and Local Environmental Issues Section 6: International Environmental IssuesChapter 18: Comparative Environmental PoliciesChapter 19: Economic Development and the EnvironmentChapter 20: The Global EnvironmentChapter 21: International Environmental AgreementsAppendix: Abbreviations and Acronyms used in the book.

9780073375762


Environmental economics
Economic development --Environmental aspects.
Pollution.

HC79.E5 FIE