Pollution Markets in a Green Country Town

Raufer, Roger K.

ISBN 10: 0275961745 / ISBN 13: 9780275961749

Published by ABC-CLIO, 1998

About this Item

Using Philadelphia as a case study, this book traces the development of current economic mechanisms to control pollution. It describes the transition and the economic mechanisms used, as well as prospective markets for ozone precursors, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental risk. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 558. . 1998. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pollution Markets in a Green Country Town
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0275961745
• ISBN 13: 9780275961749
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The brave new world of environmental economics―complete with pollution markets, emission brokers, and commodity auctions of emission allowances―has been developing in the U.S. for several decades. This book traces the evolution of such environmental management techniques in industrial Philadelphia. Initially as a greene country towne, the city's development led to significant pollution concerns, including rivers filled with sewage, typhoid deaths, and smoky plumes from coal combustion. Technological pollution controls improved conditions, but blunt regulatory tools eventually evolved into more refined economic approaches.

This book describes that transition and the economic mechanisms that have emerged in recent decades, as well as prospective markets for ozone precursors, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental risk (potentially offering what one pundit labeled cancer futures). In doing so, it presents a comprehensive overview―from old to new―of urban environmental management.

About the Author

ROGER K. RAUFER is an independent consulting engineer and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds degrees in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, political science, and energy management. Coauthor of the book Acid Rain and Emissions Trading (1987), which helped develop the market-based approach for acid rain control adopted in the U.S. in 1990, he is currently assisting the United Nations with pollution control in four Chinese cities.