TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walker,Thomas
AU  - Goubran,Sherif
AU  - Sprung-Much,Northrop
TI  - Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective
SN  - 9781119402572
AV  - HC79.E5 .E585 2020 
U1  - 333.7 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Newark
PB  - John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
KW  - Environmental policy-Economic aspects
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Current Landscape: Environmental Policy and the Economy -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Overview of Content -- 1.2.1 Section I: An Overview -- 1.2.2 Section II: Governing and Protecting Natural Resources -- 1.2.3 Section III: Energy, Emissions, and the Economy -- 1.2.4 Section IV: Financing the Environmental Transition -- References -- Section I An Overview -- Chapter 2 Responses to Climate Change: Individual Preferences and Policy Actions around the World -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Climate Change Policies Across Countries -- 2.2.1 Measures of Climate Change Policies -- 2.2.2 Climate Change Policies in Different Regions of the World -- 2.2.3 Economic Development and Climate Change Policies -- 2.3 Environmental Preferences of Individuals -- 2.3.1 Measures of Individual Environmental Preferences -- 2.3.2 Socioeconomic Standing and Environmental Preferences -- 2.3.3 Individual Preferences and Policy Actions -- 2.4 Discussion -- 2.4.1 Overall Findings -- 2.4.2 Case Study: Sweden and Turkey -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 3 Legislation or Economic Instruments for a Successful Environmental Policy?: Reflections After "Dieselgate" -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Policy Challenge for Cleaner Vehicles and Fuels -- 3.3 The Reaction of Policymakers to Dieselgate - Business as Usual -- 3.4 Dieselgate-Type Issues in Other Energy-Using Sectors -- 3.5 Comparing Command-and-Control and Economic Measures in Environmental Policy -- 3.5.1 Features of Command-and-Control Policies -- 3.5.2 The Alternative of Economic Measures -- 3.5.3 Legislation or Economic Instruments? Probably Both -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Notes -- References13; Chapter 4 Environmental Legislation and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): A Literature Review -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methodology -- 4.2.1 Problem Definition -- 4.2.2 Search Strategy -- 4.2.3 Exclusion Criteria -- 4.3 Analysis of Findings -- 4.3.1 Authors -- 4.3.2 Publications -- 4.3.3 Keyword Analysis -- 4.4 Discussion -- 4.5 Conclusion -- 4.5.1 Research Limitations and Future Research -- References -- Section II Governing and Protecting Natural Resources -- Chapter 5 Bulk Water Pricing Policies and Strategies for Sustainable Water Management: The Case of Ontario, Canada -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Background -- 5.2.1 Policy Instruments for Sustainable Water Management -- 5.2.2 Efficacy of Economic Instruments in Water Demand Management -- 5.2.3 Costs Under Consideration for Bulk Water Pricing -- 5.3 Global and Provincial Best Practices for Bulk Water Pricing Policies -- 5.4 Case Study: The Province of Ontario, Canada -- 5.4.1 Current Regulatory Framework for Water Resource Management -- 5.4.2 Gaps and Opportunities for Sustainable Water Management -- 5.5 Conceptual Bulk Water Pricing Framework Proposed for Ontario -- 5.6 Discussion and Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 The Role of Water Pricing Policies in Steering Urban Development: The Case of the Bogotá Region -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Urbanization and Materiality of Water -- 6.3 Methods and Scope -- 6.4 The Debate About Block Water -- 6.5 The History of Water Supply Regulation -- 6.6 The Politicization of Water Supply Regulation -- 6.7 Water Pricing in the Bogotá Region -- 6.8 The Rationale of Water Pricing Mechanisms through Environmental Fees -- 6.9 Water Pricing Mechanisms and Urban Sprawl -- 6.10 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 Effective Environmental Protection and Regulatory Quality: A National Case Study of China -- 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Understanding China's River Basin Management Policy and Governance Gaps -- 7.2.1 Policy Gaps -- 7.2.2 Governance Gaps -- 7.3 Methodology and Variable Description -- 7.4 Results and Discussions -- 7.4.1 Emi -- 7.4.2 InCorr -- 7.4.3 Invstindwater -- 7.4.4 VAP -- 7.4.5 Popgrowth and Propindst -- 7.4.6 Corr -- 7.4.7 NRR -- 7.4.8 VAP -- 7.4.9 Popgrowth and Propindst -- 7.5 Conclusion -- 7.6 Policy Implications -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 The EU Legal and Regulatory Framework for Measuring Damage Risks to the Biodiversity of the Marine Environment -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Regulatory Mechanics -- 8.2.1 Water Framework Directive -- 8.2.2 Habitats Directive -- 8.2.3 Marine Strategy Framework Directive -- 8.2.4 Environmental Liability Directive -- 8.3 Market Mechanics -- 8.4 Classification of Environmentally Hazardous Activities and Damage -- 8.5 Developing Standard Insurance Instruments for Environmental Biodiversity Liability -- 8.6 Financial Insurance and Security and Cost of Infraction -- 8.7 Quantitative Modeling Approach -- 8.7.1 Hazard Identification Module -- 8.7.2 Exposure Assessment -- 8.7.3 Toxicity Assessment -- 8.7.4 Probability of Effect -- 8.7.5 Probability of Exceeding Legal Thresholds -- 8.7.6 Financial and Insurance Risk -- 8.8 New Developments and Challenges, Further Work -- References -- Chapter 9 Redefining Nature and Wilderness through Private Wildlife Ranching: An Economic Perspective of Environmental Policy in South(ern) Africa -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 From Precolonial to Colonial Systems of Natural Resource Management -- 9.3 The Rise of Private Wildlife Ranching in Southern Africa -- 9.4 The Changing Nature of the Conservation Narrative in Southern Africa -- 9.5 Toward Redefining Nature and Wilderness Through Private Wildlife Ranching -- 9.6 Toward a Different Environmental Policy -- 9.7 Conclusion -- Notes; References -- Section III Energy, Emissions, and the Economy -- Chapter 10 Climate Change Regulations and Accounting Practices: Optimization for Emission-Intensive Publicly Traded Firms -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Emission-Intensive Publicly Traded Firms -- 10.3 Climate Change-Related Regulations and Their Impact -- 10.4 Climate Change-Related Accounting Framework -- 10.4.1 Valuation and Reporting of GHG Emission Permits -- 10.4.2 Measurement of Tangible and Intangibles Assets Creating GHG Emissions -- 10.4.3 Reporting of Environmental and Social Responsibilities -- 10.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 11 The Economic Aspects of Renewable Energy Policies in Developing Countries: An Overview of the Brazilian Wind Power Industry -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Renewable Energy Incentive Policies: A Space-Time Spread -- 11.3 The Drivers of REP Adoption: Advances and Gaps in the Literature on REPs Diffusion -- 11.3.1 Income -- 11.3.2 Energy Prices -- 11.3.3 Financing -- 11.3.4 Trade -- 11.3.5 FDI -- 11.3.6 Lobbying -- 11.4 The Economic Drivers of Wind Energy Policy Adoption: A Look to the Brazilian Case -- 11.4.1 Income -- 11.4.2 Energy Prices -- 11.4.3 Financing -- 11.4.4 Trade -- 11.4.5 FDI -- 11.4.6 Lobbying -- 11.5 Final Considerations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12 Ontario's Energy Transition: A Successful Case of a Green Jobs Strategy? -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Methodology -- 12.3 What is a Green Jobs Strategy? -- 12.4 Measuring Green Jobs in Ontario -- 12.4.1 Input/Output Models -- 12.4.2 Employment Ratio -- 12.4.3 Limits of an I/O and Employment Ratio Analysis -- 12.4.4 Computable General Equilibrium -- 12.4.5 Selecting the "Right" Economic Model -- 12.5 Impact of the GEGEA on Ontario's Manufacturing Sector -- 12.5.1 Output and Employment in the Manufacturing Industries -- 12.5.2 Investments; 12.5.3 Intensive Electricity Industries -- 12.6 Discussion -- 12.6.1 Limitations -- 12.7 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13 Ethical and Sustainable Investing and the Need for Carbon Neutrality -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Carbon Emissions and Climate Challenges -- 13.3 The Problem with Companies -- 13.4 The Investor Response -- 13.5 Carbon Reduction -- 13.6 Why Reduction Alone Is Not Enough -- 13.6.1 Malthusian Trap -- 13.7 Transition and the Role of Carbon Offsetting -- 13.7.1 Electricity Generation in the UK -- 13.8 Questions About the Role of Offsetting -- 13.9 Offsetting Recommendations -- 13.10 Ethical Investing, Sustainability, and Carbon -- 13.11 The Need for Net Zero Carbon Emissions Investment Policies -- 13.11.1 PAS 2060 -- 13.12 Technology and the Internet of Things -- 13.12.1 IoT and Emissions Monitoring -- 13.12.2 Why Should Firms Adopt IoT Emissions Monitoring? -- 13.12.3 Data Protection Issues with IoT Technologies -- 13.13 Other Ethical Investing Policies Addressing the Climate Challenge -- 13.13.1 Fossil Engagement and Divestment -- 13.14 Investment Policy Recommendations -- 13.15 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Section IV Financing the Environmental Transition -- Chapter 14 Building Sustainable Communities Through Market-Based Instruments -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Literature Review -- 14.2.1 Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals -- 14.2.2 Sustainable Community Plans/Local Agenda 21s -- 14.2.3 Sustainable Development and Water -- 14.2.4 Market-Based Instruments and Water -- 14.3 Research Design and Limitations -- 14.3.1 Research Design -- 14.3.2 Limitations -- 14.4 Results -- 14.4.1 Sustainability Alignment Methodology -- 14.4.2 Policy Relevance -- 14.4.3 Limitations of Implementing Market-Based Instruments at the Local Level -- 14.5 Conclusion; 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