Author: Amitrajeet A Batabyal Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351784692 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 282
Book Description
This title was first published in 2000: Conflicts between developed and developing countries over global environmental problems, and the fact that the co-operation required to solve environmental collective action problems is typically elusive in the world of international relations, suggests a research agenda regarding how one might hop to bring about co-operation in an inherently non-co-operative international setting. In particular, what can economic theory tell us about the design of international environmental agreements (IEAs) that will protect the world's fragile environmental resources? This book collects work on IEAs which demonstrates the value of rigorous microeconomic and econometric modelling in comprehending the many and varied facets of the design and implementation in IEAs.
Author: Horst Siebert Publisher: University of Michigan Press ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
The environment has been increasingly threatened in recent years. Notable examples are the rapid increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the loss of biodiversity. Since environmental resources, as well as their absorptive capacity for emissions, are not confined to national borders, governments face new challenges in designing institutions and developing instruments for environmental policy. In this volume, experts from all over the world discuss the nature of these challenges and the basic elements needed for a solution to international environmental problems. Of special interest are the implementation of international environmental agreements and how conflicts between efficient solutions and political constraints affect the content of international environmental agreements.
Author: Carsten Helm Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 9781782541349 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
'Helm's book is impressive for its combination of rigorous theory in real world contexts . . . highly recommended.' - David Pearce, Environmental and Resource Economics To deal effectively with transboundary environmental problems such as climate change, it is important to have an idea of the model for an 'efficient' and 'fair' policy. An understanding of the strategic interactions involved in the international decision-making process is also essential. Carsten Helm uses rigorous theoretical reasoning and applications to address these issues.
Author: Günther G. Schulze Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 9780199261116 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 322
Book Description
This volume provides an up-to-the-minute review of the open economy approach to analyzing environmental problems and policies, which has produced a wealth of research over the past decade. It contains non-technical, issue-oriented, and comprehensive surveys written by specialists in international and environmental economics. The volume will appeal to scholars and students of economics and political science.
Author: Timothy M. Swanson Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 314
Book Description
This book presents an examination of both the problem and the process underlying international environmental lawmaking: the recognition of international interdependence, the negotiation of international agreements and the evolution of international resource management. It examines the general problem of global resource management by means of general principles and case studies and by looking at how and why specific negotiations and agreements have failed to achieve their targets.
Author: M. Betsill Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1137338970 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 574
Book Description
This book provides authoritative and up-to-date research for anyone interested in the study of international environmental politics. It demonstrates how the field of international environmental politics has evolved and identifies key questions, topics and approaches to guide future research.
Author: John Asafu-adjaye Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company ISBN: 981310645X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 392
Book Description
Environmental economics, which used to be on the periphery of the economics discipline, is fast becoming mainstream as concern for the environment grows. Practitioners in other disciplines (e.g. engineering, science, natural resource management, social sciences) are increasingly faced with environmental problems that have an economic component. This invaluable book fills an important gap in the literature by teaching both economists and non-economists how to use economic tools to address environmental problems.The book is divided into three parts. Part I introduces theoretical concepts, including chapters on ecological economics and basic microeconomics for the non-specialist. Part II introduces tools for environmental policy analysis, while Part III discusses global environmental issues. The material is presented in an engaging manner with extensive use of graphs and diagrams to explain the key concepts. Exercises and an extensive bibliography are provided at the end of each chapter.
Author: Henry Tulkens Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9813141247 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 459
Book Description
The science and management of environmental problems is a vast area, comprising both the natural and social sciences, and the multidisciplinary links often make these issues challenging to comprehend. Economics, Game Theory and International Environmental Agreements: The Ca' Foscari Lectures aims to introduce students to the multidimensional character of international environmental problems in general, and climate change in particular.Ecology, economics, game theory and diplomacy are called upon and brought together in the common framework of a basic mathematical model. Within that framework, and using tools from these four disciplines, the book develops a theory that aims to explain and promote cooperation in international environmental affairs.Other books on the topic tend to be research-oriented volumes of various papers. Instead, this is a book that offers a reasonably-sized synthesis of the multidimensional societal problems of transfrontier pollution, particularly of climate change. It uses mathematical modeling of economic and game theory concepts to examine these environmental issues and demonstrate many results in an accessible fashion. Readers interested in understanding the links between ecology and economics, as well as the connection between economics and institutional decision-making, will find in this text not only answers to many of their queries but also questions for further thinking.
Author: Tomasz Żylicz Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften ISBN: 9783631652336 Category : Environmental protection Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The book looks at environmental issues calling for international cooperation, such as river management, transboundary air pollution, and climate. It analyses methods used to reduce free-riding in protecting the commons. Agreements considered successful - e.g. the Montreal Protocol - are contrasted with those - e.g. UNFCCC - that are less effective.
Author: Dimitris Stevis Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers ISBN: 9781555879808 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 324
Book Description
Thirteen contributions from political scientists, sociologists, and other academics represent a critical approach to the IPE of the environment: "an approach that focuses on the historical development and framing of environmental problems and solutions and that seeks to understand the social priorities or purpose that differing problems and solutions reflect" (from the preface). A unifying theme is the idea that the way in which problems are framed intimately impacts the kinds of solutions that are proposed. A sampling of topics: environmental NGOs, TNCs, and the question of governance; environmental discourse and danger in Dominican and Cuban urban watersheds; and global change and the political economy of sustainable development in Brazil. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Amitrajeet A Batabyal
Author: Horst Siebert
Author: Carsten Helm
Author: Günther G. Schulze
Author: Timothy M. Swanson
Author: M. Betsill
Author: John Asafu-adjaye
Author: Henry Tulkens
Author: Tomasz Żylicz
Author: Dimitris Stevis