
Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability
New Policy Options
Oxford University Press
Published on 6. July 2006
Book
Hardback
504 pages
978-0-19-929799-3 (ISBN)
Description
This important collection of essays from the leading writers in the field, focuses on the importance of taking environmental issues into account in the process of development and poverty reduction. This book deepens our understanding of environmental sustainability in a context of economic growth, putting sustainable development firmly back on the agenda.
Reviews / Votes
`'This is an important collection of essays. They are of a consistently high standard and the authors in general are among the leading writers in this much neglected field.''The late Professor David Pearce
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Numerous tables, figures, and boxes
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
919 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-929799-3 (9780199297993)
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New Policy Options
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New Policy Options
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Persons
Ramon Lopez is a Professor of Economics at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland at College Park. He is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Bonn (ZEF) and Chair of the Publication Review Committee at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC. Professor Lopez is the author or co-author of several books on economic growth, rural poverty and the environment and has held various editorial responsibilities in several important journals.
Michael A. Toman is an adjunct faculty member in the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC; and in the Bren School of the Environment, University of California, Santa Barbara. He also works as a senior environmental economist in a multilateral economic development organization. He is the (co) author and (co) editor of several books on the economics of energy, environmental protection, climate change, and sustainable development.
Michael A. Toman is an adjunct faculty member in the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC; and in the Bren School of the Environment, University of California, Santa Barbara. He also works as a senior environmental economist in a multilateral economic development organization. He is the (co) author and (co) editor of several books on the economics of energy, environmental protection, climate change, and sustainable development.
Editor
, Professor of Economics at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland at College Park
, Adjunct Faculty Member, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University and Bren School of the Environment, University of California, Santa Barbara
Content
0. Sustainable Development: Towards a Broader Policy Agenda ; 1. Natural Capital, Resource Dependency and Poverty in Developing Countries: The Problem of "Dualism within Dualism" ; 2. Measuring Development Prospects by 'Greening' the National Accounts ; 3. Impacts of Macroeconomic Policies on the Environment, Natural Resources and Welfare in Developing Countries ; 4. Political Economy and Natural Resource Use ; 5. Structural Adjustment and Sustainable Development ; 6. Trade and the Environment in Developing Economies ; 7. Environmental Policy Instruments in Developing Countries ; 8. Energy, Equity and Economic Development ; 9. Water Institutional Reforms in Developing Countries: Insights, Evidences, and Case Studies ; 10. Water Quality Issues in Developing Countries ; 11. Urban Air Pollution, Health and Policy Instruments ; 12. The Economics of Terrestrial Biodiversity Conservation in Developing Nations ; 13. Conservation of Tropical Forests: Addressing Market Failure ; Appendix