Environmental Policy An Economic Perspective

THOMAS WALKER is Professor of Finance at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served as associate dean, department chair, and director of the David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Concordia. He has written over 60 journal articles and books.

NORTHROP SPRUNG-MUCH is a PhD candidate in finance at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His research focuses on risk management, environmental economics, and corporate governance. He holds an MBA from Concordia University.

SHERIF GOUBRAN is a PhD candidate at Concordia University and a Vanier Scholar. His research focuses on sustainable building practices in design, engineering, and finance. He holds a MASc in Building Engineering and a BSc in architecture.

Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Current Landscape: Environmental policy and the Economy
Tyler Schwartz and Sherif Goubran

SECTION I: AN OVERVIEW

Chapter 2 Responses to Climate Change Worldwide: Individual Preferences and Policy Actions around the World
Andrew Brennan, Astghik Mavisakalyan, and Yashar Taverdi

Chapter 3 Legislation or Economic Instruments for a Successful Environmental Policy? Reflections after "Dieselgate"
Theodoros Zachariadis

Chapter 4 Environmental Legislation and Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): A Literature Review
Eleni Sfakianaki

SECTION II: GOVERNING AND PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES

Chapter 5 Bulk Water Pricing Policies and Strategies for Sustainable Water Management - the Case of Ontario, Canada
Micheal Wood, Horatiu Rus, Olaf Weber, and Guneet Sandhu

Chapter 6 The Role of Water Pricing Policies in Steering Urban Development: The Case of the Bogota Region
Camilo Romero

Chapter 7 Effective Environmental Protection and Regulatory Quality: A National Case Study of China
Sharanya Basu Roy

Chapter 8 The EU Legal and Regulatory Framework for Measuring Damage Risks to the Biodiversity of the Marine Environment
Ivelin Zvezdov

Chapter 9 Redefining Nature and Wilderness through Private Wildlife Ranching: An Economic Perspective of Environmental Policy in South(ern) Africa
Tariro Kamuti

SECTION III: ENERGY, EMISSIONS, AND THE ECONOMY

Chapter 10 Climate Change Regulations and Accounting Practices: Optimization for Emission-Intensive Publicly Traded Firms
David Lont and Carol Pompare

Chapter 11 The Economic Aspects of the Adoption of Renewable Energy Policies in Developing Countries: An Overview of the Brazilian Wind Power Sector 
Elia Alves and Andrea Steiner

Chapter 12 Ontario’s Energy Transition: A Successful Case of a Green Jobs Strategy?
Bruno Arcand

Chapter 13 Ethical and Sustainable Investing and the Need for Carbon-Neutrality
Quintin Rayer

SECTION IV: FINANCING ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION

Chapter 14 Building Sustainable Communities through Market Based Instruments
Ying Zhou, Amelia Clarke, and Stephanie Cairns

Chapter 15 Climate Justice in Food Security: Experience from Climate Finance in Bangladesh
Muhammad Abdur Rahaman and Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman

Chapter 16 A Survey of UK-Based Ethical and Sustainable Fund Managers’ Investment Processes Addressing Plastics in the Environment
Quintin Rayer

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