An Evaluation of Japanese Environmental Regulations Quantitative Approaches from Environmental Economics /

• Main Authors: Arimura, Toshi H. (Author), Iwata, Kazuyuki (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Transportation.; Climate change.; Air pollution.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Climate Change.; Climate Change Management and Policy.

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...

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.