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The Law and Economics of the Environment
Edward Elgar Publishing 2001; US$ 40.00This work focuses on how economics can contribute to the design, implementation and appraisal of legal systems that create the "right" incentives for environmental protection. The 16 original and specially commissioned contributions - written by some of the leading names in their field - span many of the important areas of contemporary interest and... more...
The Economic Valuation of the Environment and Public Policy
Edward Elgar Publishing 2003; US$ 40.00The importance of the hedonic valuation approach in public policy evaluation and environmental value estimation is now widely accepted. This text is especially designed to illustrate the basic assumptions of the hedonic approach and highlight the strengths and weaknesses associated with it. Combining rigorous theoretical analysis, detailed empirical... more...
Global Warming and the American Economy
Edward Elgar Publishing 2001; US$ 40.00The impact of climate change on seven regions of the United States is studied in this new collection. The basic hypothesis of the study is that warming would be beneficial to the economies of the colder northern regions but harmful to the economies of the warmer more southern regions. This is confirmed in a careful set of sectoral studies applied to... more...
The Politics and Economics of Indonesia's Natural Resources
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) 2005; US$ 65.90The challenges in using and managing natural resources in Indonesia are immense. They include ensuring that resource utilisation benefits most Indonesians; optimising the rate of exploitation of mineral reserves, bearing in mind the interests of future generations; and achieving sustainable forest and maritime exploitation. Recent rapid political change... more...
The Instant Economist
Penguin Group US 2012; US$ 12.99The Only Economics Book You Will Ever Need - A Library Journal 2012 Best Business Book of the Year Economics isn't just about numbers: It's about politics, psychology, history, and so much more. We are all economists-when we work, save for the future, invest, pay taxes, and buy our groceries. Yet many of us feel lost when the subject... more...
Experiences of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
Springer Fachmedien 2011; US$ 109.99It is widely acknowledged that, in addition to global and regional efforts to cope with climate change by means of mitigation measures, adaptation initiatives can and perhaps should play a key role in enabling communities from across Africa to better handle the problems related to it. Due to the fact that experiences in climate change adaptation in... more...
Emissions Trading
Springer Fachmedien 2011; US$ 109.99Emissions trading challenges the management of companies in an entirely new manner: Not only does it, like other market-based environmental policy instruments, allow for a bigger flexibility in management decisions concerning emission issues. More importantly, it shifts the mode of governance of environmental policy from hierarchy to market. But how... more...
Economics and the Challenge of Global Warming
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 28.00A balanced, rigorous and comprehensive exploration of the economics of climate change. more...
Extreme Weather and The Financial Markets
Wiley 2011; US$ 60.00The positive effects of climate change on the market Record-setting snowfall, cyclones in Australia, chronic drought in Russia, and other dramatic weather events are getting increased attention from scientists and the general public. The effects of climate change present challenges to many sectors, but also present major investing opportunities in... more...
Economic Choices in a Warming World
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 23.00A provocative work that urges governments and policymakers to concentrate on existing policies and tools for combating climate change. more...









