Valuing the Environment

Six Case Studies

Business & Finance, Economics
Cover of the book Valuing the Environment by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781134048533
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 5, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781134048533
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 5, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This is the second in a pair of economic texts commissioned by the OECD in the field of environmental economics; The Pearce Report: Blueprint for a Green Economy puts the role which monetary evaluation of environmental costs and benefits can play firmly into the public eye. This book goes further and looks at six countries where such evaluation techniques are applied and at the obstacles to their further use. The case studies, written by leading experts in each nation, show how these methods are being taken up in the UK, Norway and Italy and the ways in which they are already extensively in use in the USA, Germany and the Netherlands. The authors also describe the obstacles to their use - the lack of knowledge of environmental economics at government level; the competition from other government priorities; and, the failure of environmental groups to grasp the importance of financial evaluation to their cause. But, as this book makes clear, significant advances are being made, both in the implementation of these economic techniques and, above all, in striking and yet further developments in economic thinking.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This is the second in a pair of economic texts commissioned by the OECD in the field of environmental economics; The Pearce Report: Blueprint for a Green Economy puts the role which monetary evaluation of environmental costs and benefits can play firmly into the public eye. This book goes further and looks at six countries where such evaluation techniques are applied and at the obstacles to their further use. The case studies, written by leading experts in each nation, show how these methods are being taken up in the UK, Norway and Italy and the ways in which they are already extensively in use in the USA, Germany and the Netherlands. The authors also describe the obstacles to their use - the lack of knowledge of environmental economics at government level; the competition from other government priorities; and, the failure of environmental groups to grasp the importance of financial evaluation to their cause. But, as this book makes clear, significant advances are being made, both in the implementation of these economic techniques and, above all, in striking and yet further developments in economic thinking.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Feminism, Domesticity and Popular Culture by
Cover of the book Place-Keeping by
Cover of the book Joint Action by
Cover of the book Writing Under Control by
Cover of the book Northern Europe and the Making of the EU's Mediterranean and Middle East Policies by
Cover of the book Archaeology of Native North America by
Cover of the book A Genealogy of Social Violence by
Cover of the book English Drama by
Cover of the book Palestinians and Israelis in the Theatre by
Cover of the book Literacy Through Symbols by
Cover of the book Being Against the World by
Cover of the book American Abolitionists by
Cover of the book A New Human by
Cover of the book Using Space: Critical Geographies of Drugs and Alcohol by
Cover of the book White Party, White Government by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy