A breath of fresh air : the state of environmental policy in Canada

The purpose of this book is to outline several market-based environmental policy options, and to explain why the enactment of such policies would improve environmental quality and natural resource policy in Canada. In this book, the authors provide examples of the direct application of market-based policies. These policies include the strong protection of property rights, the use of environmental pricing, the application of cost benefit analyses, and the devolution of the power of decision making to local agents who are most closely connected to the issues and more easily held accountable. The book concludes by describing how Canada can learn from the policy experiences of other countries. A Breath of Fresh Air in Environmental Policy Making Air Pollution Policy in Canada: Improving on Success Water and Wastewater in Canada: Tapping into Private Sector Capital, Expertise, and Efficiencies Adaptive Management of Climate Change Risks Property Rights: The Key to Environmental Protection Canadian Fisheries Governance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Environmental Goods and Services from Rural Lands Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth Solid Waste and Recycling: PAYT and Options for Cost-Effective Integrated Waste Management Chapter Forests: The Private Role in Public Rights Aquaculture Property Rights in Canada Can America Teach Canada How to Protect Endangered Species? Free-Market Environmentalism: Lessons from the United States Experiences with Alternative Land, Water, and Biodiversity Policy Approaches in Australia.