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  • Routledge Handbook of Water Economics and Institutions

    Edited by Kimberly Burnett, Richard Howitt, James A. Roumasset, Christopher A. Wada ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    Growing scarcity of freshwater worldwide brings to light the need for sound water resource modeling and policy analysis. While a solid foundation has been established for many specific water management problems, combining those methods and principles in a unified framework remains an ongoing challenge. This Handbook aims to expand the scope of efficient water use to include allocation of sources ... Read more

    $126.99 CAD

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  • Environmental Economics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Stephen Smith ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    If environmental protection is costly, how much should we spend on pollution control? Is it worth reducing pollution to zero, or should we accept some level of pollution because of the economic benefits associated with it? How can we assess the benefits that people get from a less-polluted atmosphere? In broad terms, environmental economics looks at how economic activity and policy affect the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Economics Unmasked

    From power and greed to compassion and the common good

    by Manfred Max-Neef, Philip B. Smith ...
    An inspiring outline of a new economics system, where justice, human dignity, compassion and reverence for life are the guiding values.The economic system under which we live not only forces the great majority of humankind to live their lives in indignity and poverty but also threatens all forms of life on Earth. Economics Unmasked presents a cogent critique of the dominant economic system, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Behavioral Economics of Climate Change

    Adaptation Behaviors, Global Public Goods, Breakthrough Technologies, and Policy-Making

    by S. Niggol Seo ...
    The Behavioral Economics of Climate Change: Adaptation Behaviors, Global Public Goods, Breakthrough Technologies, and Policy-Making shows readers how to understand mitigation strategies emerging from global warming policy discussions and the ways that changing climate conditions can alter these strategies. Through quantitative analyses, case studies and policy examples, this bottom-up approach to ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Managing a Material World

    Edited by Pier Vellinga, J. Gupta, Frans Berkhout ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    As we reach the end of the 20th century, the question of how to meet human needs and preferences while safeguarding the global environment is a major concern facing humanity. This book reflects the state of the art of thinking on the necessary concepts, tools and instruments that are likely to help producers, consumers and governments to adjust their policies and practices. It covers theories and ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers, Forest Conservation and Climate Change

    by Silvia Irawan, Luca Tacconi ...
    Intergovernmental fiscal transfers (IFTs) are an innovative way to create incentives for local public actors to support conservation. This book contributes to the debate about how to conserve tropical forests by implementing mechanisms for reducing deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+).With Indonesia as a case study, the authors adopt an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on political ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • Towards Low Carbon Cities in China

    Urban Form and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Edited by Sun Sheng Han, Ray Green, Mark Wang ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Low Carbon Development
    This book explores the relationship between urban form and greenhouse gas emissions in China, providing new insights for policy, urban planning and management.Drawing on the results of a four-year multidisciplinary research project, the book examines how factors such as urban households’ access to services and jobs, land use mixes and provision of public transport impact on greenhouse gas ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • The Economic Value of Biodiversity

    by David Pearce, Dominic Moran ...
    Biodiversity loss is one of the major resource problems facing the world, and the policy options available are restricted by inappropriate economic tools which fail to capture the value of species and their variety. This study describes in non-technical terms how cost-benefit analysis techniques can be applied to species and species loss, and how they provide a measure of the efficiency of ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • US Energy Tax Policy

    Edited by Gilbert E. Metcalf ...
    The United States face enormous challenges in the energy area. Climate change, biofuels policy, energy security and environmental degradation are all intimately bound up with energy production and consumption. Historically, the federal government has relied on tax subsidies to effect energy policy. With mounting federal deficits, policymakers and advocates are increasingly calling for a rethinking ... Read more

    $44.99 CAD

  • Coastal Zones Ecosystem Services

    From Science to Values and Decision Making

    Edited by R. Kerry Turner, Marije Schaafsma ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book applies the ‘ecosystem services’ framework to coastal environments, showing how it could facilitate an adaptive management strategy. The contributors describe a decision support system (DSS) based on the 3 Ps – pluralism, pragmatism and precaution – that leads to a more flexible, ‘learn by doing’ approach to the stewardship of coastal environments. The book lays out a “Balance Sheets ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Pollution Under Environmental Regulation in Energy Markets

    by Francesco Gullì ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Pollution Under Environmental Regulation in Energy Markets provides a study of environmental regulation when energy markets are imperfectly competitive. This theoretical treatment focuses on three relevant cases of energy markets. First, the residential space heating sector where hybrid regulation such as taxation and emissions trading together are possible. Second, the electricity market where ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Climate Change in Cyprus

    Review of the Impacts and Outline of an Adaptation Strategy

    by Theodoros Zachariadis ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides a concise overview of facts and projections about climate change in Cyprus and its region until the end of the 21st century. Climate change is expected to have adverse effects in Mediterranean Europe – the most serious compared to other European regions. Being an island state with a semi-arid climate in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus is located in a hot spot. Based on the ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD