An Analytical Framework of Environmental Issues
June 1, 1993
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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.
Subject: Climate change, Discount rates, Environment, Environmental policy, Environmental taxes, Financial services, Health, Taxes
Keywords: air quality, carbon dioxide, Central and Eastern Europe, Climate change, cost, Discount rates, Environmental policy, Environmental taxes, Global, hazardous waste, heavy metal pollutant, market forces, oil spill, pollution reduction requirement, WP
Pages:
18
Volume:
1993
DOI:
Issue:
053
Series:
Working Paper No. 1993/053
Stock No:
WPIEA0531993
ISBN:
9781451847314
ISSN:
1018-5941
