Handbook Of Ecological Economics
Editors: Joan Martinez-Alier, Roldan Muradian.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Year: 2015
Subjects: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS.
Description:
This Handbook provides an overview of major current debates, trends and perspectives in ecological economics. It covers a wide range of issues, such as the foundations of ecological economics, deliberative methods, the de-growth movement, ecological macroeconomics, social metabolism, environmental governance, consumer studies, knowledge systems and new experimental approaches. Written by leading authors in their respective areas of specialisation, the contributions systematize the ‘state of the art’ in the selected topics, and draw insights about new knowledge frontiers… More…
Handbook of Research On Environmental Taxation
Editors: Janet E. Milne, Mikael Skou Andersen.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Year: 2014
Subjects: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT CHARGES–CASE STUDIES.
Description:
The Handbook of Research on Environmental Taxation captures the state of the art of research on environmental taxation. Written by 36 specialists in environmental taxation from 16 countries, it takes an interdisciplinary and international approach, focusing on issues that are universal to using taxation to achieve environmental goals…More…
Handbook of Sustainability Assessment
Editors:
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Year: 2015
Subject: SUSTAINABILITY ; SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT.
Description:
Sustainability assessment refers to any process that directs decision-making towards sustainability. This groundbreaking Handbook presents state of the art thinking and research on the theory and practice of this broad and rapidly evolving field. Emphasizing how traditional impact assessment practices can be improved to contribute to sustainable outcomes, the overall aim is to enhance the effectiveness of sustainability assessment practice…More…
Handbook Of Water Economics
Editors: Ariel Dinar and Kurt Schwabe.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Year: 2017
Subjects: WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT.
Description:
Water scarcity, whether in the quality or quantity dimension, afflicts most countries. Decisions on water management and allocation over time, space, and among uses and users involve economic considerations. This Handbook assembles research that represents recent thinking and applications in water economics. The book chapters are written by leading scholars in the field who address issues related to its use, management, and value. The topics cover analytical methods, sectoral and intersectoral water issues, and issues associated with different sources of water… More…
Handbook of Water Security
Editors: Claudia Pahl-Wostl, Anik Bhaduri, Joyeeta Gupta.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Year: 2016
Subject: WATER SECURITY.
Description:
Water security has received increasing attention in the scientific and public policy communities in recent years. The Handbook on Water Security is a much-needed resource that helps the reader navigate between the differing interpretations of water security. It explains the various dimensions of the topic by approaching it both conceptually and thematically, as well as in relation to experiences in different regions of the world…More…
Handbook on Energy And Climate Change
Editor: Roger Fouquet.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Year: 2013
Subjects: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ; ENERGY INDUSTRIES — ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Description:
The book represents a masterpiece in the energy and environmental economics literature and will certainly find an important place as a reference for academic debate and analysis.’– Edmar de Almeida, IAEE’s Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy
The volume is useful for legal and policy professionals, academics or practitioners alike, as it contains many interesting contributions on the state-of-the-art research in the economics of climate change mitigation in the energy sector. The parts of the book discussing carbon mitigation, energy efficiency and renewable energy policies, and low-carbon growth provide policy useful and novel knowledge. Advanced students might also find considerable material in this book useful for their studies on energy and climate issues…More…
Handbook On Experimental Economics And The Environment
Editors: John A. List, Michael K. Price.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Year: 2013
Subject: EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS.
Description:
The Handbook provides a timely reminder to social scientists, policymakers, international bodies, and practitioners that appropriate decision-making relies on immediate and sharp feedback, both of which are key features of proper experimentation. This book includes a collection of research that makes use of the experimental method to explore key issues within environmental and resource economics that will prove invaluable for both students and academics working in these areas…More…
Handbook On The Economics Of Natural Resources
Editors: Robert Halvorsen, David F. Layton.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Year: 2015
Subjects: NATURAL RESOURCES.
Description:
The topics discussed in the Handbook on the Economics of Natural Resources are essential for those looking to understand how best to use and conserve the resources that form the foundation for human well-being. These include nonrenewable resources, modeling of biological resources, conservation of biological resources and water resources. The expert contributors of this Handbook provide solutions to many of the problems that growing populations now face, and sketch the likely future developments in the field of natural resource economics whilst paving the way for new thinking…More…
Routledge Handbook Of Behavioral Economics
Editors: Roger Frantz, [and four others]
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2017
Subjects: ECONOMICS–PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS.
Description:
There is no doubt that behavioral economics is becoming a dominant lens through which we think about economics. Behavioral economics is not a single school of thought but representative of a range of approaches, and uniquely, this volume presents an overview of them.The wide spectrum of international contributors each provides an exploration of a central approach, aspect or topic in behavorial economics. Taken together, the whole volume provides a comprehensive overview of the subject which considers both key developments and future possibilities…More…
World Scientific Handbook Of Global Health Economics And Public Policy
Editor: Richard M. Scheffler.
Publisher: World Scientific
Year: 2016
Subjects: MEDICAL ECONOMICS ; MEDICAL POLICY ; WORLD HEALTH ; MEDICAL CARE.
Description:
This Handbook covers major topics in global health economics and public policy and provides a timely, systematic review of the field. Edited by Richard M Scheffler, Distinguished Professor of Health Economics and Public Policy and Director of the Global Center for Health Economics and Policy Research at the University of California, Berkeley, the Handbook features academics and practitioners from more than a dozen countries. Contributors are from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, University of York, University of Oslo, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of California – Berkeley, Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Toronto, University of Oxford, Harvard Medical School, OECD, the World Health Organization and the World Bank, many of whom have also acted as economic and policy advisors to government and non-governmental organizations across the world…More…
