Environmental Economics and Sustainability

Table of contents

1. 1: A NEW DIRECTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
   1. 1. Introduction
   2. 2. Overview of Scholarly Findings
   3. 3. Final Remark
   4. References
2. 2: DETECTING VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTIONS BY DESIGNED BREAK-INDICATOR SATURATION
   1. 1. Introduction
   2. 2. Break Detection Using Designed Indicator Functions
   3. 3. Empirical Illustration for Climate Time Series: Detection of Volcanic Eruptions from Simulated Model Surface Air Temperature Data
   4. 4. Conclusion
   5. Acknowledgements
   6. Notes
   7. References
3. 3: STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING AND THE CAUSAL EFFECT OF PERMANENT INCOME ON LIFE SATISFACTION: THE CASE OF AIR POLLUTION VALUATION IN SWITZERLAND
   1. 1. Introduction
   2. 2. Literature Review
   3. 3. Methodology
   4. 4. Data
   5. 5. Empirical Results
   6. 6. Conclusions
   7. Acknowledgements
   8. Note
   9. References
4. 4: THE DECOMPOSITION AND DYNAMICS OF INDUSTRIAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FOR 287 CHINESE CITIES IN 1998–2009
   1. 1. Introduction
   2. 2. Survey of Related Literature
   3. 3. Decomposition of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Chinese Cities
   4. 4. The Impacts of FDI and Environmental Regulations on Scale, Composition and Technique Effects
   5. 5. Conclusions
   6. Acknowledgements
   7. Notes
   8. References
5. 5: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE GREENED SAMUELSON RULE
   1. 1. Introduction
   2. 2. The Model
   3. 3. The Samuelson Rule for Optimal Provision with the Green Public Good (The Greened Samuelson Rule)
   4. 4. The Optimal Tax Structure
   5. 5. Discussion and Conclusion
   6. Acknowledgements
   7. Notes
   8. References
6. 6: HOUSEHOLD COOPERATION IN WASTE MANAGEMENT: INITIAL CONDITIONS AND INTERVENTION
   1. 1. Introduction
   2. 2. Initial Conditions
   3. 3. Intervention
   4. 4. Conclusion
   5. References
7. 7: ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER? BEHAVIOURAL AND INCENTIVE POLICIES FOR HOUSEHOLD WASTE MANAGEMENT
   1. 1. Introduction
   2. 2. The Waste Management Framework
   3. 3. The Use of Economic Incentives
   4. 4. The Incorporation of Behavioural Instruments into Practice
   5. 5. Conclusion
   6. Acknowledgements
   7. Notes
   8. References
8. 8: ECONOMIC EVOLUTION IN CHINA'S ECOLOGICALLY FRAGILE REGIONS
   1. 1. Introduction
   2. 2. Background Information
   3. 3. Geographical Conditions
   4. 4. Method and Data Statistics
   5. 5. Research Findings
   6. 6. Discussions and Conclusions
   7. Acknowledgements
   8. References
9. 9: GLOBALIZATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE: NEW EMPIRICAL PANEL DATA EVIDENCE
   1. 1. Introduction
   2. 2. Literature Review and Analytical Framework
   3. 3. Empirical Strategy
   4. 4. Empirical Results
   5. 5. Conclusion
   6. Acknowledgements
   7. Notes
   8. References
10. 10: A SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION BASED ON MAIN PATH ANALYSIS
    1. 1. Introduction
    2. 2. Knowledge Advances Related to EI
    3. 3. Determinants of EI
    4. 4. Economic Effects of EI
    5. 5. Environmental Effects of EI
    6. 6. Policy Inducement Mechanism
    7. 7. Discussion, Further Developments and Conclusions
    8. Acknowledgements
    9. Notes
    10. References
11. 11: ECONOMIC TARGETS AND LOSS-AVERSION IN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION
    1. 1. Introduction
    2. 2. Literature Review
    3. 3 The Model
    4. 4. Static Game
    5. 5. Dynamic Game
    6. 6. Extensions
    7. 7. Conclusion
    8. Acknowledgement
    9. Notes
    10. References
12. 12: COOPERATIVE GAME THEORY APPLIED TO IEAS: A COMPARISON OF SOLUTION CONCEPTS
    1. 1. Introduction
    2. 2. Cooperative versus Non-Cooperative Approach
    3. 3. Solution Concepts
    4. 4. A Rawlsian Solution Concept Bounded by Individual Rationality
    5. 5. A Numerical Comparison of Solution Concepts
    6. 6. Conclusions
    7. Notes
    8. References
13. INDEX
14. EULA