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The Economics of Waste.
In this concise, engaging, and provocative work, Richard Porter introduces readers to the economic tools that can be applied to problems involved in handling a diverse range of waste products from business and households. Emphasizing the impossibility of achieving a zero-risk environment, Porter foc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Earthscan,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Contents; Preface; Overview of the Book; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Economics and Waste: An Introduction; What Is Waste?; Why Think Economically about Waste?; Is Economics Everything?; Where Next?; APPENDIX A: External Costs and Hidden Subsidies; APPENDIX B: The Economic Value of an Expected Life Saved; Note; PART 1 Solid Waste Creation, Collection, and Disposal; Chapter 2 Business Waste; Chapter 3 Household Waste Collection; Chapter 4 Solid Waste Landfills; Chapter 5 Incineration of Solid Waste; Chapter 6 Illegal Disposal and Litter; Chapter 7 Exporting and Importing Waste. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a PART 2 Recycling Solid Waste ProductsChapter 8 Market Failure in Recycling; Chapter 9 Economics of Recycling; Chapter 10 Policies for Recycling; Chapter 11 Logistics of Recycling; Chapter 12 Markets for Recycling; Chapter 13 Yard Waste and Composting; PART 3 Special Waste Categories; Chapter 14 Hazardous Waste; Chapter 15 Superfund; Chapter 16 Radioactive Waste; PART 4 Final Thoughts; Chapter 17 What Have We Learned?; References; Index; About t. | |
| 520 | |a In this concise, engaging, and provocative work, Richard Porter introduces readers to the economic tools that can be applied to problems involved in handling a diverse range of waste products from business and households. Emphasizing the impossibility of achieving a zero-risk environment, Porter focuses on the choices that apply in real world decisions about waste. Acknowledging that effective waste policy integrates knowledge from several disciplines, Porter focuses on the use of economic analysis to reveal the costs of different policies and therefore how much can be done to meet goals to pr. | ||
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