Environmental economics & management : theory, policy, and applications /

Environmental economics & management : theory, policy, and applications /

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Author / Creator:Callan, Scott.
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:Mason, OH : Thomson/South-Western, c2007.
Description:xxv, 454 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Environmental economics.
Industrial management -- Environmental aspects.
Environmental economics -- Case studies.
Management.
Environmental economics.
Industrial management -- Environmental aspects.
Management.
Case studies.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6205578
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Varying Form of Title:Environmental economics and management
Other authors / contributors:Thomas, Janet M.
ISBN:0324320671 (student ed.)
9780324320671 (student ed.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-440) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Module 1. Modeling Environmental Problems
  • Chapter 1. The Role of Economics in Environmental Management
  • Economics and the Environment
  • Fundamental Concepts in Environmental Economics
  • Identifying Environmental Objectives
  • Environmental Policy Planning: An Overview
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 2. Modeling the Market Process: A Review of the Basics
  • Market Models: The Fundamentals
  • The Model of Supply and Demand: An Overview
  • Market Demand
  • Market Supply
  • Market Equilibrium
  • Economic Criteria of Efficiency
  • Welfare Measures
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 3. Modeling Market Failure
  • Environmental Problems: A Market Failure
  • Environmental Quality: A Public Good
  • Modeling a Public Goods Market for Environmental Quality
  • Environmental Problems: Externalities
  • Modeling Environmental Damage as a Negative Externality
  • The Absence of Property Rights
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • Module 2. Modeling Solutions to Environmental Problems
  • Chapter 4. Conventional Solutions to Environmental Problems: The Command-and-Control Approach
  • Use of Standards in Environmental Policy
  • Are Environmental Standards Allocatively Efficient?
  • General Approaches to Implementing Environmental Policy
  • Is the Command-and-Control Approach Cost-Effective?
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 5. Economic Solutions to Environmental Problems: The Market Approach
  • Descriptive Overview
  • Pollution Charges
  • Environmental Subsidies
  • Deposit/Refund Systems
  • Pollution Permit Trading Systems
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • Module 3. Analytical Tools for Environmental Planning
  • Chapter 6. Environmental Risk Analysis
  • Concept of Risk
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Management
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 7. Assessing Benefits for Environmental Decision Making
  • Environmental Benefits: Conceptual Issues
  • Approaches to Measuring Environmental Benefits: An Overview
  • Estimation Under the Physical Linkage Approach
  • Direct Estimation Methods Under the Behavioral Linkage Approach
  • Indirect Estimation Methods Under the Behavioral Linkage Approach
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 8. Assessing Costs for Environmental Decision Making
  • Environmental Costs: Conceptual Issues
  • Estimation Methods for Measuring Explicit Costs
  • Cost Classifications in Practice
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 9. Benefit-Cost Analysis in Environmental Decision Making
  • Time Adjustments to Environmental Benefits and Costs
  • The Final Analysis: Comparing Environmental Benefits and Costs
  • Reservations About the Use of Benefit-Cost Analysis
  • U.S. Government Support of Benefit-Cost Analysis
  • Reducing Lead in Gasoline: A Real-World Example
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • Module 4. The Case of Air
  • Chapter 10. Defining Air Quality: The Standard-Setting Process
  • Overview of U.S. Air Quality Legislation
  • Defining the Objectives of Air Quality Control
  • Setting Standards to Define Air Quality
  • Implementing the Standards
  • Analysis of U.S. Air Quality Policy
  • Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean Air Act
  • Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Air Quality Standards
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • A Reference to Acronyms and Terms Used in Air Quality Control Policy
  • Chapter 11. Improving Air Quality: Controlling Mobile Sources
  • Urban Air Pollution: An Important Policy Motivation
  • Controlling Mobile Sources
  • Economic Analysis of Mobile Source Controls
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • A Reference to Acronyms and Terms Used in Mobile Source Control Policy
  • Chapter 12. Improving Air Quality: Controlling Stationary Sources
  • Acidic Deposition: An Important Policy Motivation
  • Controlling Stationary Sources
  • Economic Analysis of Stationary Source Controls
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • A Reference to Acronyms and Terms Used in Stationary Source Control Policy
  • Chapter 13. Global Air Quality: Policies for Ozone Depletion and Global Warming
  • The Problem of Ozone Depletion
  • Controlling Ozone Depletion
  • Economic Analysis of Ozone Depletion Policy
  • The Problem of Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming
  • Policy Response to Global Warming
  • Economic Analysis of Global Warming Control Policies
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • A Reference to Acronyms and Terms in Global Air Quality Control Policy
  • Module 5. The Case of Water
  • Chapter 14. Defining Water Quality: The Standard-Setting Process
  • Understanding Water Resources
  • Overview of U.S. Water Quality Legislation
  • Policy Objectives
  • Setting Standards to Define Water Quality
  • Analysis of Receiving Water Quality Standards
  • Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean Water Act
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • A Reference to Acronyms and Terms in Water Quality Control Policy
  • Chapter 15. Improving Water Quality: Controlling Point and Nonpoint Sources
  • Controlling Point Sources
  • Analysis of the Effluent Limitations
  • The POTW Funding Program
  • Analysis of the POTW Funding Program
  • Controlling Nonpoint Sources
  • Analysis of Nonpoint Source Controls
  • Market-Based Solutions
  • Watershed Management
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • A Reference to Acronyms and Terms in Water Quality Control Policy
  • Chapter 16. Protecting Drinking Water: The Safe Drinking Water Act
  • Overview of U.S. Drinking Water Legislation
  • Setting Standards to Define Safe Drinking Water
  • Economic Analysis of Safe Drinking Water Policy
  • Economic Principles in Pricing Water Supplies
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • A Reference to Acronyms and Terms in Drinking Water Quality Control
  • Module 6. The Case of Solid Wastes and Toxic Substances
  • Chapter 17. Managing Hazardous Solid Waste and Waste Sites
  • Characterizing the Hazardous Waste Problem
  • Overview of U.S. Hazardous Waste Policy
  • Controlling Hazardous Wastes: RCRA
  • Analysis of U.S. Hazardous Waste Policy
  • Overview of U.S. Hazardous Waste Site Policy
  • Managing Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: Superfund
  • An Analysis of Superfund
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • A Reference to Acronyms and Terms in Hazardous Waste Control Policy
  • Chapter 18. Managing Municipal Solid Waste
  • Characterizing Municipal Solid Waste
  • The Policy Response: An Overview
  • The Market for MSW Management Services
  • Market Approaches to MSW Policy
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • A Reference to Acronyms and Terms in Municipal Solid Waste Policy
  • Chapter 19. Controlling Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals
  • Overview of U.S. Pesticide Controls
  • Controlling Pesticide Use
  • Analysis of FIFRA
  • Overview of U.S. Legislation on Toxic Chemicals
  • Controlling Chemical Use
  • Analysis of TSCA
  • Economic Analysis and Market-Based Policy
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • A Reference to Acronyms and Terms in Toxic Substances Policy Control
  • Module 7. Global Environmental Management
  • Chapter 20. Sustainable Development: International Trade and International Agreements
  • Sustainable Development as a Global Objective
  • Global Framework for Sustainable Development
  • International Agreements to Control Transboundary Pollution
  • International Trade and Environmental Protection
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 21. Sustainable Approaches: Industrial Ecology and Pollution Prevention
  • Industrial Ecology
  • Pollution Prevention
  • Strategic Initiatives and Programs
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • References
  • Glossary
  • Index
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