Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management
Material type: TextPublication details: New York: RFF, 2012Edition: 2nd edDescription: 638pISBN: 1617260983Subject(s): Environmental policy | Environmental economics | Conservation of natural resources--Government policy DDC classification: 333.72Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 333.72 STE/P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P44707 | ||
General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 333.72 STE/P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P44708 |
1. Background and overview
Part 1: The need for environmental and natural resource policy
2. Causes of environmental degradation
3. The evolution of rights
Part 2: Review of policy instruments
4. Direct regulation of the environment
5. Taxes
6. Tradable permits
7. Subsidies, deposit-refund schemes, and refunded emissions payments
8. property Rights, legal instruments, and informational policies
Part 3: Selection of policy instruments
9. Efficiency of policy instruments
10. Role of uncertainty and asymmetric information
11. Equilibrium effects and market conditions
12. Distribution of costs
13. Politics and enforcement of policy instruments
14. International aspects and climate change
15. Design of policy instruments
Part 4: Policy instruments for road transportation
16. Environmental damages caused by transportation and road pricing vehicles
17. Taxation or regulation for fuel efficiency
18. Fuel quality policies
19. Vehicle standards, urban planning and lessons learned
Part 5: Policy instruments for industrial pollution
20. Global climate change: international, domestic policies and carbon markets
21. Experience in developing countries
Part 6: Policy instruments for the management of natural resources and ecosystems
22. Adapting models to ecosystems: ecology, time and space
23. Water
24. Waste
25. Fisheries
26. Agriculture
27. Forestry
28. Ecosystems
Part 7: Conclusion.
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