This is a tertiary-level textbook that takes a holistic, interdisciplinary and analytical approach to the development, implementation and impact of environmental policies. Its critical and interdisciplinary approach makes it stand out against comparable texts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Part 1: Environmental Protection Principles

- The Sustainability Principle

- The Polluter Pays Principle

- The Precautionary Principle

Part 2: Social Principles and Environmental Protection

- The Equity Principle

- Human Rights Principles

- The Participation Principle

Part 3: Economic Methods of Environmental Valuation

- Measuring Environmental Value

- Is Monetary Valuation Principled?

Part 4: Economic Instruments for Pollution Control

- Prices and Pollution Rights

- The Sustainability Principle and Economic Instruments

- The Polluter Pays and Precautionary Principles Applied

- Rights, Equity and Participation Principles Applied

Part 5: Markets for Conservation

- Quotas, Trades, Offsets and Banks

- The Sustainability Principle and Conservation Markets

- The Equity, Participation and Precautionary Principles Applied