Handbook of Environmental Economics, Volume 1: Environmental Degradation and Institutional Responses

The Handbook of Environmental Economics focuses on the economics of environmental externalities and environmental public goods. Volume I examines environmental degradation and policy responses from a microeconomic, institutional standpoint. Its perspective is dynamic, including a consideration of the dynamics of natural systems, and global, with attention paid to issues in both rich and poor nations. In addition to chapters on well-established topics such as the theory and practice of pollution regulation, it includes chapters on new areas of environmental economics research related to common. Read more... Front Cover; Handbook of Environmental Economics; Copyright Page; Introduction to the Series; Contents of the Handbook; Dedication; Preface to the Handbook; Contents of Volume 1; Perspectives on Environmental Economics; Chapter 1. Geophysical and Geochemical Aspects of Environmental Degradation; Chapter 2. Ecosystem Dynamics; Chapter 3. Property Rights, Public Goods and the Environment; Chapter 4. Economics of Common Property Management Regimes; Chapter 5. Population, Poverty, and the Natural Environment; Chapter 6. The Theory of Pollution Policy The Handbook of Environmental Economics focuses on the economics of environmental externalities and environmental public goods. Volume I examines environmental degradation and policy responses from a microeconomic, institutional standpoint. Its perspective is dynamic, including a consideration of the dynamics of natural systems, and global, with attention paid to issues in both rich and poor nations. In addition to chapters on well-established topics such as the theory and practice of pollution regulation, it includes chapters on new areas of environmental economics research related to common property management regimes; population and poverty; mechanism design; political economy of regulation; experimental evaluations of policy instruments; and technological change. v. 1. Environmental degradation and institutional responses v. 2. Valuing environmental changes.