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- 008 251127s2010 ohua b 001 0 eng d
- 040 __ |a CNPIEC |b eng |c CNPIEC |e rda
- 100 1_ |a Thomas, Janet M., |e author.
- 245 10 |a Environmental economics : |b applications, policy, and theory / |c Janet M. Thomas, Scott J. Callan.
- 260 __ |a Mason, Ohio : |b Thomson South-Western, |c 2010.
- 300 __ |a xxix, 540 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 25 cm
- 336 __ |a text |2 rdacontent
- 337 __ |a unmediated |2 rdamedia
- 338 __ |a volume |2 rdacarrier
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 505 0_ |a Module 1: Modeling environmental problems -- 1. The role of economics in environmental management -- 2. Modeling the market process: a review of the basics -- 3. Modeling market failure -- Module 2: Modeling solutions to environmental problems -- 4. Conventional solutions to environmental problems: the command-and-control approach -- 5. Economic solutions to environmental problems: the market approach -- Module 3: Analytical tools for environmental planning -- 6. Environmental risk analysis -- 7. Assessing benefits for environmental decision making -- 8. Assessing costs for environmental decision making -- 9. Benefit-cost analysis in environmental decision making -- Module 4: THE case of air -- 10. Defining air quality: the standard-setting process -- 11. Improving air quality: controlling mobile sources -- 12. Improving air quality: controlling stationary sources -- 13. Global air quality: policies for ozone depletion and global warming -- Module 5: THE case of water -- 14. Defining water quality: the standard-setting process -- 15. Improving water quality: controlling point and nonpoint sources -- 16. Protecting drinking water: the safe drinking water act -- Module 6: THE case of solid wastes and toxic substances -- 17. Managing hazardous solid waste and waste sites -- 18. Managing municipal solid waste -- 19. Controlling pesticides and toxic chemicals -- Module 7: Global environmental management -- 20. Sustainable development: international trade and international agreements -- 21. Sustainable approaches: industrial ecology and pollution prevention.
- 520 __ |a Presents a practical approach to environmental economic theory. Focusing on policy and real-world issues, this title complements economic theory with real-world applications. It enables undergraduate or MBA students to gain a perspective of the relationship between market activity and the environment.
- 650 _0 |a Environmental economics |x Textbooks.
- 700 1_ |a Callan, Scott, |e author.