Preface. An Overview of the Book. Acknowledgements. PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS 1. Visions of the Future 2. The Economic Approach: Property Rights, Externalities, and Environmental Problems 3. Evaluating Trade-Offs: Benefit-Cost Analysis and Other Decision-Making Metrics 4. Valuing the Environment: Methods 5. Economics of Pollution Control: An Overview 6. Stationary-Source Local and Regional Air Pollution PART II: CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 7. Climate Change: The Nature of the Challenge 8. Climate Change: Carbon Pricing 9. Transportation: Managing Congestion and Pollution 10. Climate Change: Adaptation: Floods, Wildfires, and Water Scarcity 11. Water Pollution: Managing Water Quality for Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans 12. Toxic Substances and Environmental Justice 13. Sustainable Development: Meeting the Challenge. Answers to Self-Test Exercises. Glossary. Index.
Biography
Tom Tietenberg is the Mitchell Family Professor of Economics Emeritus at Colby College, Maine, USA.
Lynne Lewis is Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA and Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics Emeritus at Bates College, Maine, USA.
