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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Main Author: Siebert, Horst
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1998.
Edition:Fifth, Revised Edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages)
ISBN:9783662115947 (electronic bk.)
3662115948 (electronic bk.)