Environmental Economics and Policy (Paperback, 7 ed)

Section I. Economic Analysis: Options and Applications 1The Role of Economics in Formulating and Implementing Policy 2The Economic Approach: Property Rights, Externalities and Environmental Problems 3The Role of Policy Instrument Choice in Efficient Environmental Management4Evaluating Trade-offs: Benefit-Cost Analysis and other Decision-Making Metrics5Valuing the Environment: Methods and Examples Section II. Environmental Policy 6Ecosystem Goods and Services: Nature’s Threatened Bounty 7Fisheries Policy 8Climate Change I: The Nature of the Challenge 9Climate Change II: The Role of Energy Policy10Climate Change III: Carbon Pricing 11Climate Change IV: Adaptation 12Transportation: Managing Congestion and Local Pollution 13Water: Managing Water Quality for Rivers, Lakes and Oceans14Toxics Policy and Environmental Justice15Meeting the Challenges: The Role of Economics