Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction / Shyam Nath
Overview / John L Roberts
Part I. Theory and the applications
1. Concepts and public policy issues in environmental and natural resource analysis / Shyam Nath
2. Valuation of non-market environmental goods and services / Yeti Nisha Madhoo
3. Impact assessment and biodiversity conservation: An application of EIA and SEA / Yeti Nisha Madhoo
4. Environmental policy instruments and governance / Yeti Nisha Madhoo
Part II. Seminal published papers
5. How economists see the environment / Don Fullerton and Robert Stavins
6. The obligations of a policy economist / Paul R. Portney
7. Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment / Kenneth Arrow, Bert Bolin, Robert Costanza, Partha Dasgupta, Carl Folke, C.S. Holling, Bengt-Owe Jansson, Simon Levin, Karl-Goran Maler, Charles Perrings and David Pimentel
8. Sustainability: An economist’s perspective / Robert M. Solow
Part III. Case studies: Valuation, policy instruments and projects
9. Environmental valuation in SIDS / Alistair Munro
10. Tax instruments for environmental management in tourist destinations / Shyam Nath and Larry Schroeder
11. Road transport, motorisation and pollution / Anooj Ayrga
12. An illustration of the tragedy of the commons: The demise of the Aral Sea / Yeti Nisha Madhoo
Part IV. Policy in action
13. Climate change and SIDS / Alistair Munro
14. Disaster risk reduction: Practical adaptive options / John L. Roberts
15. Coastal lagoon management in three pacific island situations: Is scientific knowledge used effectively? / R. John Morrison and Ursula L. Kaly
16. Environmental policy for water resources development: A case study of Trinidad / Michelle Mycoo
17. Sustainable energy from renewable biological resources: Sugarcane bagasse energy cogeneration in Mauritius / Kassiap Deepchand and Shyam Nath
18. Trade liberalisation and environmental considerations for the Caribbean / Department of Sustainable Development of the OAS
19. Intellectual property rights and anti-competitive behaviour: Major deterrents to economic progress for SIDS / Partha Gangopadhyay and Renu Gangopadhyay
Part V. Global issues and environmental management
20. Making sense of the Millennium Development Goals / John L. Roberts
21. Methods of analysis used in global and regional assessments and indices of performance in environmental governance / John L. Roberts
22. Managing the sustainable development of small island states / John L. Roberts
23. Epilogue: Conclusion and discussion of emerging issues and policy agenda / John L. Roberts
Annexes
About the contributors