Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics
About the Book Series
Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics was established in 2001 and has since provided a key port of call for leading research in the field. As well as the core discipline of environmental economics, the remit of the series extends to natural resources, ecological economics, environmental studies and environmental science, with issues explored including energy, permit trading, valuation, taxation and climate change. The series is edited by Nick Hanley of the University of St Andrews.
The Role of Science for Conservation
1st Edition
Edited
By Matthias Wolff, Mark Gardener
December 08, 2016
The book integrates the knowledge and reflections of thirty scientists, of which many have dedicated a substantial part of their professional life to the Galapagos archipelago, to the conservation of its biodiversity and to the sustainable management of its resources. The book can be ...
The Ethics and Politics of Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis
1st Edition
By Karine Nyborg
November 10, 2016
Putting a price tag on the environment is controversial. This book discusses ethical and political aspects of environmental cost-benefit analysis: why controversies must be expected, why they should be taken seriously, and how they can be handled in practice. Cost-benefit analysis is commonly ...
Forests and Development: Local, National and Global Issues
1st Edition
By Philippe Delacote
November 07, 2016
This book is a fully up to date study of the major issues facing forest conservation and the forestry industry, which considers developments at local, national and global levels. Environmental and development topics relating to each level are discussed – for instance, the use of forest products in ...
Game Theory and Fisheries: Essays on the Tragedy of Free for All Fishing
1st Edition
By Ussif Rashid Sumaila
November 07, 2016
Today, there is a growing sense of urgency among fisheries scientists regarding the management of fish stocks, particularly among those who predict the imminent collapse of the fishing industry due to stock depletion. This book takes a game theoretic approach to discussing potential solutions to ...
Climate Change and the Private Sector: Scaling Up Private Sector Response to Climate Change
1st Edition
By Craig Hart
June 17, 2016
Climate Change and the Private Sector explores the challenges of transforming our energy infrastructure to become carbon neutral and adapting to climate change in the twenty-first century. It examines the critical role that the private sector must play in these challenges. To transform the global...
Entrepreneurship and Management in Forestry and Wood Processing: Principles of Business Economics and Management Processes
1st Edition
By Franz Schmithüsen, Bastian Kaiser, Albin Schmidhauser, Stephan Mellinghoff, Karoline Perchthaler, Alfred Kammerhofer
May 06, 2016
Forestry has long been in a rather favourable position in offering a valuable raw material source in high demand. However, with rapidly changing end-user demands and cost competitiveness within the forest and wood chain as a whole, the industry is needing to adapt. Explaining entrepreneurial action...
The Economics of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
1st Edition
Edited
By Shunsuke Managi
July 16, 2015
Ecosystems and biodiversity have been degraded over decades due to human activities. One of the critical causes is market failure: the current market only accounts tangible resources and neglects intangible functions, such as climate control and natural hazard mitigation. Under such circumstances ...
Analyzing Global Environmental Issues: Theoretical and Experimental Applications and their Policy Implications
1st Edition
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By Ariel Dinar, Amnon Rapoport
February 27, 2015
The existence of environmental dilemmas and political conflicts leads us to appreciate the need for individuals and groups to behave strategically in order to achieve their goals and maintain their wellbeing. Global issues such as climate change, resource depletion, and pollution, as well as ...
Oligopoly, the Environment and Natural Resources
1st Edition
By Luca Lambertini
February 27, 2015
Industrial production and consumption patterns rely heavily on the intensive use of both renewable and non-renewable resources and the consequences for the environment can be serious. Following a long period of time where the profit incentives of firms have prevailed over preservation of the ...
Implementing a US Carbon Tax: Challenges and Debates
1st Edition
Edited
By Ian Parry, Adele Morris, Roberton C. Williams III
February 02, 2015
Although the future extent and effects of global climate change remain uncertain, the expected damages are not zero, and risks of serious environmental and macroeconomic consequences rise with increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Despite the uncertainties, reducing emissions now ...
Government and the Environment: The Role of the Modern State in the Face of Global Challenges
1st Edition
Edited
By Laura Castellucci
June 20, 2014
In the today’s global "commercial society" an inquiry into the economic role of government is gaining momentum. Many crucial goods for the wellbeing of a society are not "commercial", national security and clean air are great examples. This means that the economic role of government is not limited ...
Environmental Policies for Air Pollution and Climate Change in the New Europe
1st Edition
By Caterina De Lucia
June 19, 2014
The interlinked issues of air pollution and energy policies in an enlarged Europe are currently subjects of major interest in economic, environmental, geography and regional sciences. This interest is understandable given the considerable consequences on human health and on climate change issues at...