The International Yearbook of Environmental And Resource Economics 2006 2007: A Survey of Current Issues (New Horizons in Environmental Economics)

This major annual publication presents a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge issues in environmental and resource economics. The expert contributors address some of today's most pressing environmental concerns including: • pollution control policies • Graphical Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis • disclosure strategies for pollution control • environmental policy under imperfect competition • transport and the environment • optimal forest harvesting. The Yearbook is an essential resource for economists, scholars and practitioners working in environmental and resource economics. This Major Annual Publication Presents A Comprehensive Overview Of Cutting-edge Issues In Environmental And Resource Economics. The Expert Contributors Address Some Of Today S Most Pressing Environmental Concerns Including: Pollution Control Policies Graphical Information Systems (gis) And Spatial Analysis Disclosure Strategies For Pollution Control Environmental Policy Under Imperfect Competition Transport And The Environment Optimal Forest Harvesting. The Yearbook Is An Essential Resource For Economists, Scholars And Practitioners Working In Environmental And Resource Economics. Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 6 List of tables......Page 7 Contributors......Page 8 Preface......Page 9 Editorial board......Page 10 1. The incidence of pollution control policies......Page 11 2. Geographical information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis in resource and environmental economics......Page 53 3. Disclosure strategies for pollution control......Page 103 4. Environmental policy under imperfect competition......Page 130 5. Transport and the environment......Page 218 6. The Faustmann face of optimal forest harvesting......Page 265 Index......Page 299 This major annual publication is an authoritative up-to-date survey of current issues in environmental and resource economics written by two of the leading academics in the field