An evaluation of Japanese environmental regulations quantitative approaches from environmental economics /
Focusing on air pollution, energy efficiency and climate change, this book provides a unique introduction to Japan?s environmental policies and regulations, and offers economic analyses and RIAs (Regulatory Impact Analysis) of environmental regulations implemented or planned by the national and loca...
| Main Author: | Arimura, Toshi H., |
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| Other Authors: | Iwata, Kazuyuki, 1978-, SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Japanese |
| Published: |
Dordrecht :
Springer,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiii, 191 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Subjects: |
Air
-- Pollution.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Environmental Policy Evaluations in Japan: Concepts and Practice
- 2. Ex Ante Policy Evaluation of the Vehicle Type Regulation
- 3. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Enforcing Installation of Particulate Matter Elimination Devices on Diesel Trucks
- 4. Does Environmental Regulation Affect on Outside of the Regulated Areas? Empirical Analysis of Japanese Automobile NOx-PM Act
- 5. An Economic Welfare Analysis of the 1,000-Yen Expressway Discount
- 6. The Evaluation of "Comprehensive Management under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy" as a Measure to Combat Climate Change for the Hotel Industry
- 7. Economic Impacts of the GHG Tax on the Japanese Economy: Short-term Analysis
- 8. 8 The Impact on the Japanese Economy of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Role of Economic Models
- Index.