Forthcoming Environmental Economics Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Implementing a US Carbon Tax

   Challenges and Debates

   Edited by Ian Parry, Adele Morris, Roberton C. Williams III

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   Although the future extent and effects of global climate change remain uncertain, the expected damages are not zero, and risks of serious environmental and macroeconomic consequences rise with increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Despite the uncertainties, reducing emissions now...

   To Be Published January 30th 2015 by Routledge
2. The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Economics in Asia

   Edited by Shunsuke Managi

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   Problems of climate change, biodiversity and air pollution are clearly growing globally, but more particularly in Asia because of its economic importance and richness in nature. The increasing interest in environmental and resource economics applied in regions of Asia will make this book an...

   To Be Published February 4th 2015 by Routledge
3. International Support for Domestic Climate Policies in Developing Countries

   Edited by Karstan Neuhoff

   This volume examines how international cooperation can support implementation of domestic climate policies in developing countries. Six case studies explore the domestic drivers and barriers for policies with climate (co-)benefits in developing countries and show that international support can help...

   To Be Published February 9th 2015 by Routledge
4. Environmental Scenario in India

   Successes and Predicaments

   Edited by Sacchidananda Mukherjee, Debashis Chakraborty

   India has moved along an impressive growth path over the last decade, marked with falling share of agriculture, stagnating manufacturing, expanding services segment, growing trade orientation, enhanced FDI inflows etc. The consequent growth implications are obvious as far as the numbers like GDP...

   To Be Published February 9th 2015 by Routledge
5. Modelling Long-term Scenarios for Low Carbon Societies

   Edited by Neil Strachan, Tim Foxon, Junichi Fujino

   With the ever-increasing impacts of climate change, it is now clear that global society will have to restructure its energy systems in order to decrease carbon emissions. The scenarios under which this transition to low-carbon societies (LCS) could occur would have complex economic, technological,...

   To Be Published February 9th 2015 by Routledge
6. Emissions Trading and Competitiveness

   Allocations, Incentives and Industrial Competitiveness under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

   By Michael Grubb

   Edited by Karsten Neuhoff

   Series: Climate Policy Series

   Complying with the forthcoming tightening of CO2 emission allocations in the EU may mean big bills for the industries affected. In this special issue of Climate Policy journal, leading experts examine the impacts on competitiveness and the commercial incentives available from the CO2 allowance...

   To Be Published February 9th 2015 by Routledge
7. Improving Global Environmental Governance

   Best Practices for Architecture and Agency

   Edited by Norichika Kanie, Steinar Andresen, Peter M. Haas

   Series: Routledge Research in Global Environmental Governance

   The experience of environmental governance is approached in Improving Global Environmental Governance from the unique perspective of actor configuration and embedded networks of actors, which are areas of emerging importance. The chapters look at existing Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs...

   To Be Published February 9th 2015 by Routledge
8. Experiment Earth

   Responsible innovation in geoengineering

   By Jack Stilgoe

   Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series

   Experiments in geoengineering – intentionally manipulating the Earth’s climate to reduce global warming – have become the focus of a vital debate about the ethics and politics of science and innovation. This book explores these issues through the lens of one of the world’s first major...

   To Be Published February 27th 2015 by Routledge
9. Nuclear Waste Management and Legitimacy

   Nihilism and Responsibility

   By Mats Andrén

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies

   Nuclear technology places special demands on society and both nuclear weapons and nuclear energy for peaceful purposes require a large measure of security and monitoring at the international level. This book focuses on nuclear waste management, which can work in democratic countries only if viewed...

   To Be Published February 28th 2015 by Routledge
10. Land and Resource Scarcity

    Capitalism, Struggle and Well-being in a World without Fossil Fuels

    Edited by Andreas Exner, Peter Fleissner, Lukas Kranzl, Werner Zittel

    Series: Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy

    This book brings together geological, biological, radical economic, technological, historical and social perspectives on peak oil and other scarce resources. The contributors to this volume argue that these scarcities will put an end to the capitalist system as we know it and alternatives must be...

    To Be Published February 28th 2015 by Routledge