Environmental Economics : Theory and Practices

Contents: Preface. I. Basics of environmental economics: 1. Introducing environmental economics. 2. Perception of environmental resource's scarcity. 3. Analytics of environmental economics. II. Leading principles of environmental economics: 4. Market failure, environmental goods, bads and externalities. 5. Pigovian tax. 6. Property rights and the Coase theorem. III. Sustainable development: 7. The concept of sustainable development. 8. Making development sustainable : issues and policy recommendations. 9. Poverty and the environment : a many patterned nexus. IV. Environment and development : empirical analysis: 10. Managing the waste economy under globalisation : theory and practices. 11. Modelling of rivers-networking under cost framework. 12. Environmental policy of India : some reflections. Bibliography. Index.

"The present book is designed to touch almost every important aspect of environmental economics. The book contains valuable contributions of author of the most valuable innovative theme on the nature and divisions of environmental economics. the book contains twelve papers divided into four parts.

Part I presents an overview of nature and significance of environmental economics as well as basis of environmental analysis. Part II concentrates on some of the theories of environmental economics. Part III highlights the most significant and key issues of sustainable development. Part IV is related to the vital question of environmental issues.

Thus, the book is planned to aim at an exhaustive treatment of almost all the leading aspects of environmental economics. It will generate greater interest among students, researchers and policy-makers in finding some practical answers to the nature and discussions and above all the main components of environmental degradation and sustainable development." (jacket)