An Analytical Framework of Environmental Issues
Summary:
Environmental effects which were insignificant in the past, when the fewer concentrations of population or products of modern technology allowed the vast absorptive capacity of nature to act as a sink, are quite evident today--in the pollution of air or water, the overuse of potentially renewable fishing or forestry resources, or the wasteful extraction of nonrenewable, mineral, resources. To contribute to an overall understanding of environmental issues, this paper sets out a general analytical framework encompassing the physical character of environmental problems, the behavioral factors that contribute to them, and the principal approaches to their prevention and correction.
Series:
Working Paper No. 1993/053
Subject:
Climate change Discount rates Environment Environmental policy Environmental taxes Financial services Health Taxes
English
Publication Date:
June 1, 1993
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451847314/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA0531993
Pages:
18
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