Overview
- Provides an economic analysis of recent developments in environmental law and policy in Europe and the America
- Applies insights from neoclassical and behavioral economics to the study of energy law and policy
- Features theoretical insights as well as empirical findings
Part of the book series: Economic Analysis of Law in European Legal Scholarship (EALELS, volume 4)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Foundations
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Front Matter
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Sustainable Regulation
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Keywords
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Law and Economics
- Environmental Crisis
- Sustainable Development
- Climate Change
- Rebound Effect
- Energy Mix
- Nuclear Energy
- Fossil Energy
- Sustainable Development and Regulation
- Singapore on Environment and Economics
- Behavioural Law and Economics
- Environmental Regulation
- Energy-Efficient Appliances incentives and regulations
- Regulatory Instruments for a Circular Economy
- WTO Rules and Climate Change
- Climate Change, Environmental Damage and Migration
- Economic Analysis of Solar Climate Engineering Field Research
About this book
This anthology discusses important issues surrounding environmental law and economics and provides an in-depth analysis of its use in legislation, regulation and legal adjudication from a neoclassical and behavioural law and economics perspective.
Environmental issues raise a vast range of legal questions: to what extent is it justifiable to rely on markets and continued technological innovation, especially as it relates to present exploitation of scarce resources? Or is it necessary for the state to intervene? Regulatory instruments are available to create and maintain a more sustainable society: command and control regulations, restraints, Pigovian taxes, emission certificates, nudging policies, etc. If regulation in a certain legal field is necessary, which policies and methods will most effectively spur sustainable consumption and production in order to protect the environment while mitigating any potential negative impact on economic development? Since the related problems are often caused by scarcity of resources, economic analysis of law can offer remarkable insights for their resolution.
Part I underlines the foundations of environmental law and economics. Part II analyses the effectiveness of economic instruments and regulations in environmental law. Part III is dedicated to the problems of climate change. Finally, Part IV focuses on tort and criminal law. The twenty-one chapters in this volume deliver insights into the multifaceted debate surrounding the use of economic instruments in environmental regulation in Europe.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Klaus Mathis is full professor for Public Law, Law of the Sustainable Economy and Philosophy of Law at the University of Lucerne. He is the co-founder of the Center for Law and Sustainability (CLS) and vice-president of the research commission of the University of Lucerne. Furthermore he is member of the evaluation commission “Ambizione” of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
Bruce Huber teaches and conducts research in the areas of environmental law, natural resources law, property, and energy law. His particular areas of expertise include energy regulation, public land and resource management, and the interaction between law and politics. His scholarship in these fields has been published in such journals as the California Law Review, the Harvard Environmental Law Review, and The Georgetown Law Journal.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Environmental Law and Economics
Editors: Klaus Mathis, Bruce R. Huber
Series Title: Economic Analysis of Law in European Legal Scholarship
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50932-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-50931-0Published: 21 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84526-5Published: 07 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-50932-7Published: 07 April 2017
Series ISSN: 2512-1294
Series E-ISSN: 2512-1308
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 534
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Fundamentals of Law, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice, Business Law