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, 1995.
Edition:Fourth, Revised and Enlarged 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. The fourth edition has been enlarged and revised, all data have been updated.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 307 pages)
ISBN:9783662031278 (electronic bk.)
3662031272 (electronic bk.)