Economic Instruments for Sustainable Development
Title | Economic Instruments for Sustainable Development PDF eBook |
Author | Clinch. J. Peter |
Publisher | |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Economic policy |
ISBN |
The Use of Economic Instruments in Environmental Policy
Title | The Use of Economic Instruments in Environmental Policy PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | UNEP/Earthprint |
Pages | 121 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Biodiversity conservation |
ISBN | 928072391X |
This paper looks at the role and importance of economic instruments in the context of three specific biodiversity related Multilateral Environmental Agreements. These are the Convention on international Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention). The paper also discusses ways to improve and enhance the use of economic instruments as a means of conserving and sustaining biological diversity. (UNEP).
Economic Instruments for Sustainable Development
Title | Economic Instruments for Sustainable Development PDF eBook |
Author | ECOTEC Research and Consulting Limited |
Publisher | |
Pages | 7 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Economic policy |
ISBN | 9789289700238 |
Environmental Valuation
Title | Environmental Valuation PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Rietbergen-McCracken |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2013-10-11 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1134199104 |
This companion volume to Economic Instruments for Environmental Management presents essential information on the applications of economic valuation to environment and development. It draws on a three-year collaborative effort by research institutions around the world. Authoritative studies review the range of valuation methods used in developing economies, their purposes, the problems encountered and the quality of the results. Topics covered include the value of wildlife viewing, the conservation of rainforests, mangroves and coral reefs, supplying rural water, and controlling urban air pollution. The analysis reveals important methodological and contextual factors, highlighting key lessons and ways of strengthening future valuations. Written to be accessible to non-economists, the book provides source material for students and academics, and for policy-makers and professionals, using valuation methods to frame policy.
Economic Instruments for Sustainable Development
Title | Economic Instruments for Sustainable Development PDF eBook |
Author | J. Peter Clinch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 94 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Economic policy |
ISBN |
Economic Policies for Sustainable Development
Title | Economic Policies for Sustainable Development PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Sterner |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 1994-01-31 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780792326809 |
This book focuses on describing policy instruments in different countries. Its purpose is not only descriptive but also, to some extent, advocatory. We believe that economic instruments can make an important contribution to an environmentally less disruptive path of development. The design of economic instruments is however a fine art and depends among other things on their political acceptability and this acceptability is of course influenced by experience. It is therefore important to provide information on the use of policy instruments in other countries. Policies are currently developing quite fast and thus a book such as this one can inevitably not capture more than a "snapshot" view at a single moment of time. We would hope that the book encourages more experimentation with economic instruments and that countries will make a fuller use of the whole arsenal of economic policy instruments. If the book does succeed in this sense then it will soon become dated as policies change -but that would be a price well worth paying! The book combines a dozen country monographs together with a few international surveys on particular topics (gasoline pricing, vehicle regulations, acid rain, deforestation and global warming). These papers are intended to illustrate the diversity of policy options available. The actual policies adopted depend on economic as well as ecological conditions. The country studies cover two "Western" countries and then concentrate on formerly planned and developing countries. They show that economic instruments are still generally thought of as new and innovative.
The Political Economy of Sustainable Development
Title | The Political Economy of Sustainable Development PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Cadman |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2015-11-27 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 178347484X |
Since the Rio ‘Earth’ Summit of 1992, sustainable development has become the major policy response to tackling global environmental degradation, from climate change to loss of biodiversity and deforestation. Market instruments such as emissions trading, payments for ecosystem services and timber certification have become the main mechanisms for financing the sustainable management of the earth’s natural resources. Yet how effective are they – and do they help the planet and developing countries, or merely uphold the economic status quo? This book investigates these important questions. Providing a comprehensive analysis and the latest research on sustainable development, the authors compare the divergent approaches to emissions trading. Included is a detailed investigation into illegal logging and the effectiveness of policy responses, with an evaluation of different forest certification schemes. Biodiversity offsets and environmental payments are also explored. Integral to the book are interviews and opinions of the key stakeholders in the political economy of sustainable development. This uniquely comprehensive analysis of the governance quality of different sustainable development mechanisms, unprecedented in its panorama of comparative case studies, is essential reading for all those in the policy, academic and non-governmental communities.