Mani, Muthukumara S.Mani, Muthukumara S.2015-06-242015-06-242014978-0-415-71935-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22048India’s sustained and rapid economic growth offers an opportunity to lift millions out of poverty. But this may come at a steep cost to the nation’s environment and natural resources. This insightful book analyzes India’s growth from an economic perspective and assesses whether India can grow in a “green” and sustainable manner. Three key issues are addressed. The first is the physical and monetary costs and losses of environmental health and natural resources driven by economic growth. The authors undertake a monetary valuation and quantification of environmental damage, using techniques that have been developed to better understand and quantify preferences and values of individuals and communities in the context of environmental quality, conservation of natural resources, and environmental health risks. The second part estimates the value of ecosystem services from the major biomes in India using state-of-the art methods with a view to preserving them for the future. The third section provides a menu of policy instruments to explore trade-offs between economic growth and environmental sustainability using a computable general equilibrium approach with particular attention to air pollution. The conclusions focus on the way forward in terms of policies, measures, and instruments as India seeks to balance the twin challenges of maintaining economic prosperity and simultaneously managing its environmental resources. This original version is also available at www.Routledge.com/9780415719353.en-USCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGONATIONAL ACCOUNTINGOVERGRAZINGENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETSSOCIAL COSTSENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYECONOMIC INCENTIVESRESOURCE CONSERVATIONECONOMIC GROWTHTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESSECONOMIC INSTRUMENTSENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGESWELFARE ECONOMICSEMISSION ABATEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONCARBON DIOXIDEENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONFOSSIL FUELSAIR QUALITYWASTE MANAGEMENTFOREST MANAGEMENTDIMINISHING RETURNS TO SCALEEMISSIONS LEVELSCARBONENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONEXPECTATIONSNITROGEN OXIDESRESEARCH AGENDAENVIRONMENTAL COSTSTIMBERLABOR FORCERIVER BASINSEMISSIONSREVENUESENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSDIMINISHING RETURNSINCENTIVESCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSEMISSION REDUCTIONENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCESEQUILIBRIUMMODELSREAL WAGESRETURNS TO SCALEMARGINAL ABATEMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC ANALYSISDEVELOPED COUNTRIESWILLINGNESS TO PAYRESOURCE USENON-USE VALUESECONOMIC ACTIVITYPRESENT VALUECLIMATIC CONDITIONSEXPLOITATIONCONSUMER SURPLUSENVIRONMENTAL RISKOILAIR POLLUTIONTRADEOFFSFOOD POLICY RESEARCHNATURAL CAPITALPOPULATION GROWTHENVIRONMENTAL MEDIAOPTIONSLABOR PRODUCTIVITYECONOMETRICSEXTERNALITIESPOLLUTION LEVELSPOLLUTION REDUCTIONWTPLAND DEGRADATIONPOLLUTIONFORESTRYDAMAGE FUNCTIONECONOMIC POLICIESAQUIFERSGREEN ACCOUNTINGURBAN AIR POLLUTIONENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSNATURAL RESOURCESMETALSCONTINGENT VALUATIONEMISSIONS REDUCTIONRANGELANDSCARBON EMISSIONSTAXESLAND USECANCERRESOURCESUNEMPLOYMENTENERGY CONSUMPTIONEQUITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHCONSUMPTIONENVIRONMENTAL VALUATIONTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEWAGESCLIMATE CHANGEENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTVALUESMARKET PRICESECONOMIC VALUEWAGE RATESPOLICY MAKERSAIR POLLUTION CONTROLHEDONIC PRICINGELASTICITIESQUALITY STANDARDSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSPURCHASING POWERDEFORESTATIONDEMANDABATEMENTNATIONAL INCOMEMINESSUSTAINABLE GROWTHMARGINAL COSTSCAPITAL TAXESELECTRICITY GENERATIONENVIRONMENTAL TAXESPRICE CHANGESMARGINAL ABATEMENT COSTSINTERMEDIATE GOODSENVIRONMENTSEXPENDITURESWHOLESALE PRICE INDEXPROPERTYLOGGINGDECISION MAKINGTAX RATESOPPORTUNITY COSTSAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMSCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTSOIL DEGRADATIONCOMPENSATING WAGE DIFFERENTIALSENVIRONMENTAL BURDENSTHEORETICAL MODELSABATEMENT COSTSECONOMICSWASTE DISPOSALECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTRADEUSE VALUELAND PRODUCTIVITYLANDDRINKING WATERCONSUMPTION PATTERNSHEALTH PROBLEMSCOALECOLOGYCARBON CONTROLWATER POLLUTIONWAGE DIFFERENTIALSREVENUEPOLLUTION CONTROLPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONSULFUR DIOXIDERECYCLINGECONOMISTSPASTURESPOLLUTION CONCENTRATIONECOLOGICAL ECONOMICSINTERMEDIATE INPUTSPOLICY INSTRUMENTSACID RAINEMISSION TAXESENVIRONMENTALLABOR MARKETSPUBLIC GOODWETLANDSPRICESDEMOGRAPHICSLAND ECONOMICSECONOMIESPRODUCTION PROCESSESENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESBookWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-415-71935-3https://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-415-71935-3