Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective by Walker, Thomas

Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781119402596)

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Format: Hardcover
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Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective by Walker, Thomas

Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective

$125.00
Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective by Walker, Thomas

Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective

$125.00
Format: Hardcover
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"Global environmental challenges have caused a range of policy solutions, approaches, and models to emerge. As these challenges are expected to intensify in the near future, environmental policy and its instruments are increasingly becoming a topic of discussion, action, and disagreement in academic, professional, and mass media outlets. This fixation on the topic of policy is well-justified considering the consequences policy can have on all levels of society - global, national, sectoral, organizational, and even personal. Policy has a vital role in reducing environmental damage, incentivizing positive environmental behavior, and guiding practice toward a more sustainable future. While most policies have economic repercussions, environmental policies, and specifically new environmental policy instruments, have exhibited a special and complex relation to the economy. The environment can thus be considered an envelope encompassing and sustaining the economic system - much more than just a factor of production"--

Author: Thomas Walker
ISBN-10: 111940259X
ISBN-13: 9781119402596
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2020
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.80w x 0.90d
By Thomas Walker
By Thomas Walker
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THOMAS WALKER is Professor of Finance at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served as associate dean, department chair, and director of the David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Concordia. He has written over 60 journal articles and books.

NORTHROP SPRUNG-MUCH is a PhD candidate in finance at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His research focuses on risk management, environmental economics, and corporate governance. He holds an MBA from Concordia University.

SHERIF GOUBRAN is a PhD candidate at Concordia University and a Vanier Scholar. His research focuses on sustainable building practices in design, engineering, and finance. He holds a MASc in Building Engineering and a BSc in architecture.

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