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Environmental policy an economic perspective /

"Global environmental challenges have caused a range of policy solutions, approaches, and models to emerge. As these challenges are expected to intensify in the near future, environmental policy and its instruments are increasingly becoming a topic of discussion, action, and disagreement in aca...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Walker, Thomas (Thomas J.) (Editor ), Sprung-Much, Northrop, 1991- (Editor ), Goubran, Sherif, 1991- (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • About the Editors
  • List of Contributors
  • Notes on Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Current Landscape: Environmental Policy and the Economy
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 Overview of Content
  • 1.2.1 Section I: An Overview
  • 1.2.2 Section II: Governing and Protecting Natural Resources
  • 1.2.3 Section III: Energy, Emissions, and the Economy
  • 1.2.4 Section IV: Financing the Environmental Transition
  • References
  • Section I An Overview
  • Chapter 2 Responses to Climate Change: Individual Preferences and Policy Actions around the World
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Climate Change Policies Across Countries
  • 2.2.1 Measures of Climate Change Policies
  • 2.2.2 Climate Change Policies in Different Regions of the World
  • 2.2.3 Economic Development and Climate Change Policies
  • 2.3 Environmental Preferences of Individuals
  • 2.3.1 Measures of Individual Environmental Preferences
  • 2.3.2 Socioeconomic Standing and Environmental Preferences
  • 2.3.3 Individual Preferences and Policy Actions
  • 2.4 Discussion
  • 2.4.1 Overall Findings
  • 2.4.2 Case Study: Sweden and Turkey
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Legislation or Economic Instruments for a Successful Environmental Policy?: Reflections After "Dieselgate"
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The Policy Challenge for Cleaner Vehicles and Fuels
  • 3.3 The Reaction of Policymakers to Dieselgate - Business as Usual
  • 3.4 Dieselgate-Type Issues in Other Energy-Using Sectors
  • 3.5 Comparing Command-and-Control and Economic Measures in Environmental Policy
  • 3.5.1 Features of Command-and-Control Policies
  • 3.5.2 The Alternative of Economic Measures
  • 3.5.3 Legislation or Economic Instruments? Probably Both
  • 3.6 Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References13
  • Chapter 4 Environmental Legislation and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): A Literature Review
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Methodology
  • 4.2.1 Problem Definition
  • 4.2.2 Search Strategy
  • 4.2.3 Exclusion Criteria
  • 4.3 Analysis of Findings
  • 4.3.1 Authors
  • 4.3.2 Publications
  • 4.3.3 Keyword Analysis
  • 4.4 Discussion
  • 4.5 Conclusion
  • 4.5.1 Research Limitations and Future Research
  • References
  • Section II Governing and Protecting Natural Resources
  • Chapter 5 Bulk Water Pricing Policies and Strategies for Sustainable Water Management: The Case of Ontario, Canada
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Background
  • 5.2.1 Policy Instruments for Sustainable Water Management
  • 5.2.2 Efficacy of Economic Instruments in Water Demand Management
  • 5.2.3 Costs Under Consideration for Bulk Water Pricing
  • 5.3 Global and Provincial Best Practices for Bulk Water Pricing Policies
  • 5.4 Case Study: The Province of Ontario, Canada
  • 5.4.1 Current Regulatory Framework for Water Resource Management
  • 5.4.2 Gaps and Opportunities for Sustainable Water Management