Applied Research in Environmental Economics [Paperback]

Sustainable development, climate policy, biodiversity conservation  all these represent flash points at the intersection of environmental science, economics, and public policy. This volume offers a snapshot of environmental economic research on a range of policy-relevant problems. Academic contributions are complemented by the views of policy makers on environmental policy priorities, the usefulness of academic research for decision making, and the future of applied research.

Sustainable development, climate policy, and biodiversity conservation are examples of issues on the current political agenda in many countries. These themes are also subject to economic research, and economic insights are increasingly finding their way into the design of environmental policy. Still, the reception of academic findings by policy makers as well as the timely identification of policy-relevant questions by economic researchers often seem to be problematic. This volume attempts to vitalise the exchange between policy makers and academics. It offers a snapshot of environmental economic research on a range of policy-relevant problems. Academic contributions are complemented by views of policy makers on priority fields in environmental policy, the usefulness of academic research for decision making, and requirements to applied research in the future.

Constructing Meaningful Sustainability Indices.- A Framework for Indicators to Monitor the EU Sustainable Development Strategy.- Measuring Corporate Sustainability Performance and Its Impact on Corporate Financial Performance.- Impact Assessment and Sustainability.- Should Environmental Policy Discriminate Between Exposed and Sheltered Sectors?.- Ecological-Economic Models for Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Biodiversity Conservation Policies.- Vision, Analysis, and Future Pathways in Transport Research.- Transportation and the Environment  Perspectives for Future Research.- Research Issues in Tranl³(