TY - BOOK AU - Field,Barry C. AU - Field,Martha K. TI - Environmental economics: an introduction SN - 0072429216 (alk. paper) AV - HC79.E5 F47 2002 U1 - 333.7 21 PY - 2006/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin KW - Environmental economics KW - Economic development KW - Environmental aspects KW - Economics KW - Environment N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Sect. 1; Introduction --; 1; What Is Environmental Economics? --; 2; The Economy and the Environment --; Sect. 2; Analytical Tools --; 3; Benefits and Costs, Supply and Demand --; 4; Economic Efficiency and Markets --; 5; The Economics of Environmental Quality --; Sect. 3; Environmental Analysis --; 6; Frameworks of Analysis --; 7; Benefit-Cost Analysis: Benefits --; 8; Benefit-Cost Analysis: Costs --; Sect. 4; Environmental Policy Analysis --; 9; Criteria for Evaluating Environmental Policies --; 10; Decentralized Policies: Liability Laws, Property Rights, Voluntary Action --; 11; Command-and-Control Strategies: The Case of Standards --; 12; Incentive-Based Strategies: Emission Charges and Subsidies --; 13; Incentive-Based Strategies: Transferable Discharge Permits --; Sect. 5; Environmental Policy in the United States --; 14; Federal Water Pollution-Control Policy --; 15; Federal Air Pollution-Control Policy --; 16; Federal Policy on Toxic and Hazardous Substances --; 17; State and Local Environmental Issues --; Sect. 6; International Environmental Issues --; 18; Environmental Issues in Other Industrialized Countries --; 19; Economic Development and the Environment --; 20; The Global Environment --; 21; International Environmental Agreements ER -