Designing Institutions for Environmental and Resource Management

'A well-written introduction by the editors is followed by 19 chapters with different authors.' - Peter Söderbaum, Environmental Values This challenging book addresses environmental and resource management problems that continue to emerge despite increasing attempts at regulation. It proposes a proactive approach to environmental and resource management through the design of institutions and organizations. In addition, it suggests that social rules for environmental management can be improved by taking into account the social costs of externalities and the administrative and transactions costs to reduce them.