Overview
- Environmental theory is based on equilibrium analysis
- Environmental policy follows from theoretical considerations
- Includes integrated approaches to environmental policy
- Includes a multitude of practical examples from various parts of the world
- Includes an analysis of the international climate negotiations
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics (STBE)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Environmental Movement
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Theoretical Environmental Economics
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The Environment in the Globalized World
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The Environment in the GlobalizedWorld
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About this book
This text provides an analysis and investigation of the most essential areas of environmental theory and policy, including international environmental problems. The approach is based on standard theoretical tools, in particular equilibrium analysis, and aims to demonstrate how economic principles can help to understand environmental issues and guide policymakers. Current topics including climate change, overfishing and integrated approaches to environmental policies are carefully analyzed in this framework, and a multitude of practical examples from various parts of the world is presented.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Hans Wiesmeth, born in 1950, is Professor of Economics at Dresden University of Technology. From 2005 to 2010 he was on leave to act as Dean of HHL - Leizpig Graduate School of Management. Before joining Dresden University of Technology in 1992 he had a professorship in economics at University of Bonn and visiting professorships in Canada. He was appointed President of DIU Dresden International University in September 2010.
Hans Wiesmeth served as Vice-Rector Research at Dresden University of Technology for seven years from 1993. From 2000 through 2003 he was the Founding Director of BIOTEC, the Biotechnological Centre at Dresden University of Technology. He is a member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences to Leipzig, Section of Engineering Sciences.
His research interests range from general equilibrium theory to environmental economcis, and include areas such as allocation of global public commodities on the one hand and extended producer responsibility on the other.
Since 2000 Hans Wiesmeth has participated - both as coordinator and partner - in several Asia-Link and Asia-Pro Eco Projects of the European Union with a focus on environmental protection in general and waste management and renewable energies in particular.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Environmental Economics
Book Subtitle: Theory and Policy in Equilibrium
Authors: Hans Wiesmeth
Series Title: Springer Texts in Business and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24514-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-24513-8Published: 20 October 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-24514-5Published: 20 October 2011
Series ISSN: 2192-4333
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4341
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 308
Additional Information: Translated and updated from the German. Originally published as "Umweltökonomie" by Springer, 2002.With Contributions by Judith Marquardt
Topics: Environmental Economics, Climate Change Management and Policy, Environment, general