Instrument Mixes for Environmental Policy
Title | Instrument Mixes for Environmental Policy PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2007-06-08 |
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Presents case studies analysing instrument mixes applied in OECD countries to address household waste, non-point sources of water pollution in agriculture, residential energy efficiency, regional air pollution and emissions to air of mercury.
Instrument Mixes for Environmental Policy
Title | Instrument Mixes for Environmental Policy PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 238 |
Release | 2007-05-31 |
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ISBN | 9264018417 |
Presents case studies analysing instrument mixes applied in OECD countries to address household waste, non-point sources of water pollution in agriculture, residential energy efficiency, regional air pollution and emissions to air of mercury.
Instrument mixes for environmental policy
Title | Instrument mixes for environmental policy PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 233 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Environmental policy |
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Choosing Environmental Policy
Title | Choosing Environmental Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Winston Harrington |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2010-09-30 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1136524932 |
The two distinct approaches to environmental policy include direct regulation-sometimes called 'command and control' policies-and regulation by economic, or market-based incentives. This book is the first to compare the costs and outcomes of these approaches by examining realworld applications. In a unique format, paired case studies from the United States and Europe contrast direct regulation on one side of the Atlantic with an incentivebased policy on the other. For example, Germany‘s direct regulation of SO2 emissions is compared with an incentive approach in the U.S. Direct regulation of water pollution via the U.S. Clean Water Act is contrasted with Hollands incentive-based fee system. Additional studies contrast solutions for eliminating leaded gasoline and reducing nitrogen oxide emissions, CFCs, and chlorinated solvents. The cases presented in Choosing Environmental Policy were selected to allow the sharpest, most direct comparisons of direct regulation and incentive-based strategies. In practice, environmental policy is often a mix of both types of instruments. This innovative investigation will interest scholars, students, and policymakers who want more precise information as to what kind of 'blend' will yield the most effective policy. Are incentive instruments more efficient than regulatory ones? Do regulatory policies necessarily have higher administrative costs? Are incentive policies more difficult to monitor? Are firms more likely to oppose market-based instruments or traditional regulation? These are some of the important questions the authors address, often with surprising results.
Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management
Title | Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Professor Sterner |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 2010-09-30 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1136522344 |
As Thomas Sterner points out, the economic 'toolkit' for dealing with environmental problems has become formidable. It includes taxes, charges, permits, deposit-refund systems, labeling, and other information disclosure mechanisms. Though not all these devices are widely used, empirical application has started within some sectors, and we are beginning to see the first systematic efforts at an advanced policy design that takes due account of market-based incentives. Sterner‘s book encourages more widespread and careful use of economic policy instruments. Intended primarily for application in developing and transitional countries, the book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of economic policy instruments in the U.S. and Europe, as well as in select rich and poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ambitious in scope, the book discusses the design of instruments that can be employed in a wide range of contexts, including transportation, industrial pollution, water pricing, waste, fisheries, forests, and agriculture. Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management is deeply rooted in economics but also informed by perspectives drawn from political, legal, ecological, and psychological research. Sterner notes that, in addition to meeting requirements for efficiency, the selection and design of policy instruments must satisfy criteria involving equity and political acceptability. He is careful to distinguish between the well-designed plans of policymakers and the resulting behavior of society. A copublication of Resources for the Future, the World Bank, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
Guidelines for Cost-effective Agri-environmental Policy Measures
Title | Guidelines for Cost-effective Agri-environmental Policy Measures PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 121 |
Release | 2010-06-18 |
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ISBN | 9264086846 |
This study identifies the most cost-effective policy instruments to address agri-environmental issues in a variety of different situations.
Environmental Policy in the European Union
Title | Environmental Policy in the European Union PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Jordan |
Publisher | Earthscan |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1849771227 |
This second and fully revised edition brings together some of the most influential work on the theory and practice of contemporary EU environmental policy. Comprising five comprehensive parts, it includes in-depth case studies of contemporary policy issues such as climate change, genetically modified organisms and trans-Atlantic relations, as well as an assessment of how well the EU is responding to new challenges such as enlargement, environmental policy integration and sustainability. The book's aim is to look forward and ask whether the EU is prepared or even able to respond to the 'new' governance challenges posed by the perceived need to use 'new' policy instruments and processes to 'mainstream' environmental thinking in all EU policy sectors.