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<p>Preface vii</p> <p>About the Editors ix</p> <p>List of Contributors xi</p> <p>Notes on Contributors xiii</p> <p>List of Figures xix</p> <p>List of Tables xxiii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xxv</p> <p>1 An Introduction to the Current Landscape: Environmental Policy and the Economy 1<br /><i>Tyler Schwartz and Sherif Goubran</i></p> <p><b>Section I An Overview </b><b>9</b></p> <p>2 Responses to Climate Change: Individual Preferences and Policy Actions around the World 11<br /><i>Andrew Brennan, Astghik Mavisakalyan, and Yashar Tarverdi</i></p> <p>3 Legislation or Economic Instruments for a Successful Environmental Policy? Reflections After “Dieselgate” 33<br /><i>Theodoros Zachariadis</i></p> <p>4 Environmental Legislation and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): A Literature Review 49<br /><i>Eleni Sfakianaki</i></p> <p><b>Section II Governing and Protecting Natural Resources </b><b>71</b></p> <p>5 Bulk Water Pricing Policies and Strategies for Sustainable Water Management: The Case of Ontario, Canada 73<br /><i>Guneet Sandhu, Michael O. Wood, Horatiu A. Rus, and Olaf Weber</i></p> <p>6 The Role of Water Pricing Policies in Steering Urban Development: The Case of the Bogotá Region 89<br /><i>Camilo Romero</i></p> <p>7 Effective Environmental Protection and Regulatory Quality: A National Case Study of China 105<br /><i>Sharanya Basu Roy</i></p> <p>8 The EU Legal and Regulatory Framework for Measuring Damage Risks to the Biodiversity of the Marine Environment 121<br /><i>Ivelin M. Zvezdov</i></p> <p>9 Redefining Nature and Wilderness through Private Wildlife Ranching: An Economic Perspective of Environmental Policy in South(ern) Africa 139<br /><i>Tariro Kamuti</i></p> <p><b>Section III Energy, Emissions, and the Economy </b><b>153</b></p> <p>10 Climate Change Regulations and Accounting Practices: Optimization for Emission-Intensive Publicly Traded Firms 155<br /><i>Carol Pomare and David H. Lont</i></p> <p>11 The Economic Aspects of Renewable Energy Policies in Developing Countries: An Overview of the Brazilian Wind Power Industry 167<br /><i>Elia E. Cia Alves and Andrea Q. Steiner</i></p> <p>12 Ontario’s Energy Transition: A Successful Case of a Green Jobs Strategy? 193<br /><i>Bruno Arcand</i></p> <p>13 Ethical and Sustainable Investing and the Need for Carbon Neutrality 213<br /><i>Quintin G. Rayer</i></p> <p><b>Section IV Financing the Environmental Transition </b><b>233</b></p> <p>14 Building Sustainable Communities Through Market-Based Instruments 235<br /><i>Ying Zhou, Amelia Clarke, and Stephanie Cairns</i></p> <p>15 Climate Justice and Food Security: Experience from Climate Finance in Bangladesh 249<br /><i>Muhammad Abdur Rahaman and Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman</i></p> <p>16 A Survey of UK-Based Ethical and Sustainable Fund Managers’ Investment Processes Addressing Plastics in the Environment 269<br /><i>Quintin G. Rayer</i></p> <p>Index 299</p>

<p><b>THOMAS WALKER</b> is Professor of Finance at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served as associate dean, department chair, and director of the David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Concordia. He has written over 60 journal articles and books. <p><b>NORTHROP SPRUNG-MUCH</b> is a PhD candidate in finance at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His research focuses on risk management, environmental economics, and corporate governance. He holds an MBA from Concordia University. <p><b>SHERIF GOUBRAN</b> is a PhD candidate at Concordia University and a Vanier Scholar. His research focuses on sustainable building practices in design, engineering, and finance. He holds a MASc in Building Engineering and a BSc in architecture.

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