Environmental Policy and Legislation: An Economic Perspective

Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Current Landscape: Environmental policy and the Economy Tyler Schwartz and Sherif Goubran SECTION I: AN OVERVIEW Chapter 2 Responses to Climate Change Worldwide: Individual Preferences and Policy Actions around the World Andrew Brennan, Astghik Mavisakalyan, and Yashar Taverdi Chapter 3 Legislation or Economic Instruments for a Successful Environmental Policy? Reflections after "Dieselgate" Theodoros Zachariadis Chapter 4 Environmental Legislation and Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): A Literature Review Eleni Sfakianaki SECTION II: GOVERNING AND PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES Chapter 5 Bulk Water Pricing Policies and Strategies for Sustainable Water Management - the Case of Ontario, Canada Micheal Wood, Horatiu Rus, Olaf Weber, and Guneet Sandhu Chapter 6 The Role of Water Pricing Policies in Steering Urban Development: The Case of the Bogota Region Camilo Romero Chapter 7 Effective Environmental Protection and Regulatory Quality: A National Case Study of China Sharanya Basu Roy Chapter 8 The EU Legal and Regulatory Framework for Measuring Damage Risks to the Biodiversity of the Marine Environment Ivelin Zvezdov Chapter 9 Redefining Nature and Wilderness through Private Wildlife Ranching: An Economic Perspective of Environmental Policy in South(ern) Africa Tariro Kamuti SECTION III: ENERGY, EMISSIONS, AND THE ECONOMY Chapter 10 Climate Change Regulations and Accounting Practices: Optimization for Emission-Intensive Publicly Traded Firms David Lont and Carol Pompare Chapter 11 The Economic Aspects of the Adoption of Renewable Energy Policies in Developing Countries: An Overview of the Brazilian Wind Power Sector Elia Alves and Andrea Steiner Chapter 12 Ontario's Energy Transition: A Successful Case of a Green Jobs Strategy? Bruno Arcand Chapter 13 Ethical and Sustainable Investing and the Need for Carbon-Neutrality Quintin Rayer SECTION IV: FINANCING ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION Chapter 14 Building Sustainable Communities through Market Based Instruments Ying Zhou, Amelia Clarke, and Stephanie Cairns Chapter 15 Climate Justice in Food Security: Experience from Climate Finance in Bangladesh Muhammad Abdur Rahaman and Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Chapter 16 A Survey of UK-Based Ethical and Sustainable Fund Managers' Investment Processes Addressing Plastics in the Environment Quintin Rayer Index