Environmental economics

Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it.

Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it.

We have always had land in which the agricultural productivity is limited because there is not enough moisture.

We have always had land in which the agricultural productivity is limited because there is not enough moisture.

It has always been thought that some level of pollution and waste is unavoidable in development projects.

It has always been thought that some level of pollution and waste is unavoidable in development projects.

This research deals with the increasingly complex issues of waste generation, waste management and waste disposal that in less developed industrialised countries present diverse but critical concerns.

This research deals with the increasingly complex issues of waste generation, waste management and waste disposal that in less developed industrialised countries present diverse but critical concerns.

Three topics dominate discussions of the global environment: pollution; the consequences of the affluent running ever faster through finite resources; and the growing tensions between rich and poor as a third of humanity continues to live and die in desperate poverty.

Three topics dominate discussions of the global environment: pollution; the consequences of the affluent running ever faster through finite resources; and the growing tensions between rich and poor as a third of humanity continues to live and die in desperate poverty.

Environmental Principles and Policies uses environmental and social principles to analyse the latest wave of economic-based and market-orientated environmental policies currently being adopted around the world.

Environmental Principles and Policies uses environmental and social principles to analyse the latest wave of economic-based and market-orientated environmental policies currently being adopted around the world.

Wetlands are vital and valuable resources, both as rich and unique wildlife habitats, and for the functions they fulfil - providing flood and sediment control and coastal protection, as carbon sinks and pollution buffers, for their role in storing and recycling nutrients, as well as for their recreational value.

The issues of technology and uncertainty are very much at the heart of the policy debate of how much to control greenhouse gas emissions.

The issues of technology and uncertainty are very much at the heart of the policy debate of how much to control greenhouse gas emissions.

This book reflects current developments in the economics of agrobiodiversity and focuses its attention on the role agrobiodiversity can have for economic development.

This book reflects current developments in the economics of agrobiodiversity and focuses its attention on the role agrobiodiversity can have for economic development.

Sustainable development cannot be achieved solely at the international level.

Sustainable development cannot be achieved solely at the international level.

This book provides a comparative study of the role of international organizations in environmental governance.

This book provides a comparative study of the role of international organizations in environmental governance.

Environmental policy may produce effects which go beyond the scope of the specific policy's initial aim.

Environmental policy may produce effects which go beyond the scope of the specific policy's initial aim.

Reviewing the limitations of various planning options, this book addresses the debate on how to preserve open space in the context of a growing metropolis.

Reviewing the limitations of various planning options, this book addresses the debate on how to preserve open space in the context of a growing metropolis.

First Published in 2011.

First Published in 2011.

First Published in 2011.

First Published in 2011.

The authors assess alternative approaches to meeting long-term water needs and resolving conflicts among competing water users in five areas: the Columbia River Basin; Kern County, California; south California; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and northeastern Colorado.

The analysis in this classic study ranges from basic economic and political theory to engineering and institutional practices, and encompasses case studies in England, France, and West Germany, as well as in the Ohio, Potomac, and Delaware river basins in the United States.

The analysis in this classic study ranges from basic economic and political theory to engineering and institutional practices, and encompasses case studies in England, France, and West Germany, as well as in the Ohio, Potomac, and Delaware river basins in the United States.

Howe and Easter analyze existing evidence on direct and indirect benefits attributable to water, as well as the potential costs of interbasin transfers, and examine feasibility of alternatives.

Howe and Easter analyze existing evidence on direct and indirect benefits attributable to water, as well as the potential costs of interbasin transfers, and examine feasibility of alternatives.

This book argues that, if redistribution was the dominant political theme of the 1960s, that of the 1970s would have been most assuredly quality.

This book argues that, if redistribution was the dominant political theme of the 1960s, that of the 1970s would have been most assuredly quality.

This book both describes and criticizes the regulatory policies of the Federal Communications Commission (F.

This book both describes and criticizes the regulatory policies of the Federal Communications Commission (F.

The authors assess alternative approaches to meeting long-term water needs and resolving conflicts among competing water users in five areas: the Columbia River Basin; Kern County, California; south California; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and northeastern Colorado.

This book sketches out a framework for analyzing the economic efficiency of particular river basin programs.

This book sketches out a framework for analyzing the economic efficiency of particular river basin programs.

Imagine a waste-free future for your business, your family, and yourself A circular economy is an economic system designed to save money, eliminate waste, and achieve deep sustainability.

Imagine a waste-free future for your business, your family, and yourself A circular economy is an economic system designed to save money, eliminate waste, and achieve deep sustainability.

Finalist for the 2021 PROSE Award for Environmental Science!

Finalist for the 2021 PROSE Award for Environmental Science!

Environmental Economics and Sustainability presents a collection of peer-reviewed research articles contributed by international experts that reveal the current state of our knowledge in the field of environmental economics.

Environmental Economics and Sustainability presents a collection of peer-reviewed research articles contributed by international experts that reveal the current state of our knowledge in the field of environmental economics.

Future Challenges in Sustainable Development within the Built Environment stimulates and reinterprets the demands of Responsible and Sustainable Development in the Built Environment for future action and development.

Future Challenges in Sustainable Development within the Built Environment stimulates and reinterprets the demands of Responsible and Sustainable Development in the Built Environment for future action and development.

This book discusses the key concepts of the technologies that underpin the drive towards sustainability in today s complex world.