Catalogue Search | MBRL
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
{{itemTitle}}
21,577
result(s) for
"Pollution Economic aspects."
Sort by:
How much is clean air worth? : calculating the benefits of pollution control
The economic costs of pollution are large, but uncertain. This book, from some of the leading analysts in the field, provides a much-needed accessible description of the methods for calculating externalities, the results and their policy implications. The authors clearly address the relevant uncertainties and ethical underpinnings, bringing a balanced approach to complex issues that are so often distorted by vested interests.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
Book
Economic Thinking and Pollution Problems
The purpose of this collection is to provide the student with an introduction to the way in which the discipline of economics tackles the problems posed in affluent societies by their various 'waste' products.
eBook
The economics of air pollution in China
\"Suffocating smog regularly envelops Chinese metropolises from Beijing to Shanghai, clouding the future prospect of China's growth sustainability. Air pollutants do not discriminate between the rich and the poor, the politician and the 'average Joe.' They put everyone's health and economic prosperity at risk, creating future costs that are difficult to calculate. Yet many people, including some in China, are concerned that addressing environmental challenges will jeopardize economic growth. In 'The Economics of Air Pollution in China, ' leading Chinese economist Ma Jun makes the case that the trade-off between growth and environment is not inevitable. In his ambitious proposal to tackle severe air pollution and drastically reduce the level of so-called PM 2.5 particles--microscopic pollutants that lodge deeply in lungs--Ma Jun argues that in targeting pollution, China has a real opportunity to undertake significant structural economic reforms that would support long-term growth. Rooted in rigorous analyses and evidence-based projections, Ma Jun's 'big bang' proposal aims to mitigate pollution and facilitate a transition to a greener and more sustainable growth model.\"--JSTOR website (viewed March 7, 2017).
eBook
Pollution Abatement Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe
Protecting environmental quality while pursuing economic development poses a particularly difficult challenge to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, where political and economic systems are changing rapidly following decades of environmental neglect and economic mismanagement. Advanced industrial nations also face difficult decisions about priorities and procedures for providing financial assistance to the region. In order to identify workable solutions, Pollution Abatement Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe investigates some of the leading pollution problems that these countries now face and examines the link between economic restructuring and environmental improvement. Contributors to the volume assess the changes in the region's environmental conditions likely to result from economic restructuring and the benefits that might arise from improvements. They also consider the design of effective environmental policies for economies in transition, including the need to introduce or reform basic economic, legal, and regulatory constructs. Comparisons of incentive-based versus command-and-control environmental policies suggest that, despite the difficulties in implementing them, incentive-based policy options are worth pursuing in Central and Eastern Europe.
eBook
Climate capitalism : global warming and the transformation of the global economy
\"Confronting climate change is now understood as a problem of 'decarbonising' the global economy: ending our dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels. This book explores whether such a transformation is underway, how it might be accelerated, and the complex politics of this process. Given the dominance of global capitalism and free-market ideologies, decarbonisation is dependent on creating carbon markets and engaging powerful actors in the world of business and finance. Climate Capitalism assesses the huge political dilemmas this poses, and the need to challenge the entrenched power of many corporations, the culture of energy use, and global inequalities in energy consumption. Climate Capitalism is essential reading for anyone wanting to better understand the challenge we face. It will also inform a range of student courses in environmental studies, development studies, international relations, and business programmes\"-- Provided by publisher.
Book
Links Between Air Quality and Economic Growth
This report assesses the evidence that exists for the ways in which local air quality could influence local economic growth through health and workforce issues, quality-of-life issues, or air-quality regulations and business operations. It then extrapolates some of the existing results to the Pittsburgh region.
eBook
Pollution Abatement Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe
Protecting environmental quality while pursuing economic development poses a particularly difficult challenge to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, where political and economic systems are changing rapidly following decades of environmental neglect and economic mismanagement. Advanced industrial nations also face difficult decisions about priorities and procedures for providing financial assistance to the region. In order to identify workable solutions, Pollution Abatement Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe investigates some of the leading pollution problems that these countries now face and examines the link between economic restructuring and environmental improvement. Contributors to the volume assess the changes in the region's environmental conditions likely to result from economic restructuring and the benefits that might arise from improvements. They also consider the design of effective environmental policies for economies in transition, including the need to introduce or reform basic economic, legal, and regulatory constructs. Comparisons of incentive-based versus command-and-control environmental policies suggest that, despite the difficulties in implementing them, incentive-based policy options are worth pursuing in Central and Eastern Europe.
Michael A. Toman is a senior fellow and the director of the Energy and Natural Resources division at Resources for the Future. He is the coauthor, coeditor, and editor of several books, including Climate Change Economics and Policy: An RFF Anthology, Assessing Surprises and Nonlinearities in Greenhouse Warming, and Technology Options for Electricity Generation.
Foreword
Douglas R. Bohi
Preface
Michael A. Toman
Motor Vehicles and Pollution in Central and Eastern Europe
Margaret A. Walls
Assessing the Health Benefits of Improved Air Quality in Central and Eastern Europe
Alan J. Krupnick, Kenneth W. Harrison, Eric J. Nickell, and Michael A. Toman
Using Economic Incentives to Reduce Air Pollution Emissions in Central and Eastern Europe: The Case of Poland
Michael A. Toman
Cost-Effective Control of Water Pollution in Central and Eastern Europe
Charles M. Paulsen
Tradable Sulfur Dioxide Emission Permits and European Integration
Dallas Burtraw
The Allocation of Environmental Liabilities in Central and Eastern Europe
James Boyd
Environmental Policies, Economic Restructuring, and Institutional Development in the Former Soviet Union
Michael A. Toman and R. David Simpson
Economic Restructuring and the Environment: Exploiting Win-Win Opportunities
Michael T. Rock
eBook