Environmental economics
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Stephen Smith
Series: Very short introductions -- 284; Very short introductions
Publisher: Oxford University  Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780199583584
Subjects: Environmental economics
Description: "In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Smith shows how the field of environmental economics looks at how economic activity and policy can affect the environment in which we live. The book discusses environmental issues including pollution control, reducing environmental damage, global climate change policies, questions about how we should balance environmental and economic considerations, and what form government policies should take. In recent years, Smith reveals, many economists have argued for greater use of incentives such as pollution charges and emissions trading rather than more traditional direct regulation of polluters. Including many illustrative case studies, this book offers an illuminating introduction to an exciting field of economics."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The economy and the environment; title: The economic theory of efficient pollution control; title: Environmental policy: instrument choice; title: Economic information and values in environmental policy decisions; title: The economics of climate change.