Regulating Environmental Threats
نویسندگان
چکیده
Environmental consequences of natural resource exploitation often entail threats of future occurrences of detrimental abrupt events rather than (or in addition to) inflicting a damage gradually. The possibility of abrupt occurrence of climate-change related calamities is a case in mind. The uncertainty associated with the realization of these threats and their public-bad nature complicate the determination of optimal economic response. We analyze the regulation of such environmental threats by means of a Pigouvian hazard tax, based on the shadow cost of the hazard-generating activities. A numerical example illustrates possible effects of the proposed regulation scheme.
منابع مشابه
Using Motivational Interviewing to reduce threats in conversations about environmental behavior
Human behavior contributes to a waste of environmental resources and our society is looking for ways to reduce this problem. However, humans may perceive feedback about their environmental behavior as threatening. According to self-determination theory (SDT), threats decrease intrinsic motivation for behavior change. According to self-affirmation theory (SAT), threats can harm individuals' self...
متن کاملAmazonian freshwater habitats experiencing environmental and socioeconomic threats affecting subsistence fisheries
Matching the trend seen among the major large rivers of the globe, the Amazon River and its tributaries are facing aquatic ecosystem disruption that is affecting freshwater habitats and their associated biodiversity, including trends for decline in fishery resources. The Amazon's aquatic ecosystems, linked natural resources, and human communities that depend on them are increasingly at risk fro...
متن کاملIdentifying ecosystem, opportunities and environmental of educational entrepreneurship
The aim of this study was to identify the ecosystem, opportunities and threats of educational entrepreneurship, which has been done with a qualitative approach.The statistical population of the study is educational entrepreneurs of Tehran, who have established an innovative institution and institution in the field of education.First, the educational entrepreneurship ecosystem was evaluated by d...
متن کاملIdentifying ecosystem, opportunities and environmental of educational entrepreneurship
The aim of this study was to identify the ecosystem, opportunities and threats of educational entrepreneurship, which has been done with a qualitative approach.The statistical population of the study is educational entrepreneurs of Tehran, who have established an innovative institution and institution in the field of education.First, the educational entrepreneurship ecosystem was evaluated by d...
متن کاملEnvironmental threats to children's health in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific.
The Southeast Asia and Western Pacific regions contain half of the world's children and are among the most rapidly industrializing regions of the globe. Environmental threats to children's health are widespread and are multiplying as nations in the area undergo industrial development and pass through the epidemiologic transition. These environmental hazards range from traditional threats such a...
متن کامل