Economics of the Environment : Theory and Policy /
The book interprets nature and the environment as a scarce resource. It offers a theoretical study of the allocation problem and describes different policy approaches to the environmental problem. The entire spectrum of the allocation issue is studied: The use of the environment in a static context,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1998.
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| Edition: | Fifth, Revised Edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The book interprets nature and the environment as a scarce resource. It offers a theoretical study of the allocation problem and describes different policy approaches to the environmental problem. The entire spectrum of the allocation issue is studied: The use of the environment in a static context, international and trade aspects of environmental allocation, the regional dimension, environmental use over time and under uncertainty. The book incorporates a variety of economic approaches. As special features, the book presents international and regional aspects of environmental allocation, environmental use over time,i.e., the accumulation of pollutants, transfrontier pollution, and environmental risks. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783662115947 (electronic bk.) 3662115948 (electronic bk.) |