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Principles of environmental economics and sustainability [electronic resource] : an integrated economic and ecological approach / Ahmed Hussen.

By: Hussen, Ahmed MMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013. Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxii, 417 p. : illISBN: 9780203096246 (e-book : PDF)Subject(s): Environmental economics | Ecology | Environmental policyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. The natural environment and the human economy : the neoclassical perspective -- 2. The natural environment and the human economy : the ecological perspective -- 3. Tradeoffs : economic activity versus environmental quality -- 4. The economic theory of pollution control : the optimal level of pollution -- 5. The economics of environmental regulation I : emission standards and effluent charge -- 6. The economics of environmental regulation II : transferable emission credits and the macroeconomic effects of environmental regulation -- 7. Economic valuation of environmental goods and services -- 8. Frameworks for the economic appraisal of environmental projects : cost-benefit analysis and others -- 9. The economics of climate change -- 10. The economics of biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 11. Biophysical limits to economic growth : malthusian perspectives -- 12. Biophysical limits to economic growth : the neoclassical perspective -- 13. The economics of sustainability -- 14. Green accounting and alternative indicators of sustainability -- 15. The business case for environmental sustainability -- 16. Population, poverty, and environmental degradation in the developing world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The natural environment and the human economy : the neoclassical perspective -- 2. The natural environment and the human economy : the ecological perspective -- 3. Tradeoffs : economic activity versus environmental quality -- 4. The economic theory of pollution control : the optimal level of pollution -- 5. The economics of environmental regulation I : emission standards and effluent charge -- 6. The economics of environmental regulation II : transferable emission credits and the macroeconomic effects of environmental regulation -- 7. Economic valuation of environmental goods and services -- 8. Frameworks for the economic appraisal of environmental projects : cost-benefit analysis and others -- 9. The economics of climate change -- 10. The economics of biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 11. Biophysical limits to economic growth : malthusian perspectives -- 12. Biophysical limits to economic growth : the neoclassical perspective -- 13. The economics of sustainability -- 14. Green accounting and alternative indicators of sustainability -- 15. The business case for environmental sustainability -- 16. Population, poverty, and environmental degradation in the developing world.

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