ABSTRACT

Can economic growth be environmentally sustainable? This crucial question goes right to the heart of environmental economics and is a matter of increasing concern globally.
The first edition of this popular title was the first introductory textbook in environmental economics that truly attempted to integrate economics with not only the environment but also ecology. This new version builds and improves upon the popular formula with new material, new examples, new pedagogical features and new questions for discussion.
With international case-studies and examples, this book will prove an excellent choice for introducing both students and other academics to the world of environmental economics.

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Part 1

chapter 1|15 pages

The natural environment and the human economy

The neoclassical economics perspective

chapter 2|25 pages

The natural environment and the human economy

An ecological perspective

part |2 pages

Part 2

chapter 3|22 pages

Fundamentals of the economics of environmental resources

The ‘optimal’ trade-off between environmental quality and economic goods

chapter 4|21 pages

The economic theory of pollution control

The optimal level of pollution

chapter 5|18 pages

The economics of environmental regulations

Regulating the environment through judicial procedures

chapter 6|20 pages

The economics of environmental regulations: pollution taxes and transferable emission permits

Pollution taxes and markets for transferable pollution permits

chapter 7|15 pages

Global environmental pollution

Acid rain, ozone depletion and global warming

part |2 pages

Part 3

chapter 9|27 pages

A framework for assessing the worthiness of an environmental project

Cost–benefit analysis and others

part |2 pages

Part 4

chapter 10|20 pages

Biophysical limits to economic growth

The Malthusian perspective

chapter 11|22 pages

Biophysical limits to economic growth

The neoclassical economics perspective

chapter 12|23 pages

Biophysical limits to economic growth

The ecological economics perspective

chapter 13|23 pages

The economics of sustainable development