Handbook of Environmental Economics, Volume 2
Subtitle: Valuing Environmental Changes (Handbooks in Economics)
Contributors: Karl-Göran Mäler (Editor); Jeffrey R. Vincent (Editor)
Publisher: North Holland
Published: December 21, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 642
ISBN-13: 9780444511454
First sentence: Public policies that lead to a reduction in the emissions of air and water pollutants or the protection of sensitive ecosystems presumably increase the well-being of many members of society, but they generally also impose costs which translate into reductions in well-being for other members of society.