Environmental Policy

THOMAS WALKER 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. NORTHROP SPRUNG-MUCH 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. SHERIF GOUBRAN 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.

• Preface viiAbout the Editors ixList of Contributors xiNotes on Contributors xiiiList of Figures xixList of Tables xxiiiAcknowledgments xxv1 An Introduction to the Current Landscape: Environmental Policy and the Economy 1Tyler Schwartz and Sherif GoubranSection I An Overview 92 Responses to Climate Change: Individual Preferences and Policy Actions around the World 11Andrew Brennan, Astghik Mavisakalyan, and Yashar Tarverdi3 Legislation or Economic Instruments for a Successful Environmental Policy? Reflections After “Dieselgate” 33Theodoros Zachariadis4 Environmental Legislation and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): A Literature Review 49Eleni SfakianakiSection II Governing and Protecting Natural Resources 715 Bulk Water Pricing Policies and Strategies for Sustainable Water Management: The Case of Ontario, Canada 73Guneet Sandhu, Michael O. Wood, Horatiu A. Rus, and Olaf Weber6 The Role of Water Pricing Policies in Steering Urban Development: The Case of the Bogotá Region 89Camilo Romero7 Effective Environmental Protection and Regulatory Quality: A National Case Study of China 105Sharanya Basu Roy8 The EU Legal and Regulatory Framework for Measuring Damage Risks to the Biodiversity of the Marine Environment 121Ivelin M. Zvezdov9 Redefining Nature and Wilderness through Private Wildlife Ranching: An Economic Perspective of Environmental Policy in South(ern) Africa 139Tariro KamutiSection III Energy, Emissions, and the Economy 15310 Climate Change Regulations and Accounting Practices: Optimization for Emission-Intensive Publicly Traded Firms 155Carol Pomare and David H. Lont11 The Economic Aspects of Renewable Energy Policies in Developing Countries: An Overview of the Brazilian Wind Power Industry 167Elia E. Cia Alves and Andrea Q. Steiner12 Ontario’s Energy Transition: A Successful Case of a Green Jobs Strategy? 193Bruno Arcand13 Ethical and Sustainable Investing and the Need for Carbon Neutrality 213Quintin G. RayerSection IV Financing the Environmental Transition 23314 Building Sustainable Communities Through Market-Based Instruments 235Ying Zhou, Amelia Clarke, and Stephanie Cairns15 Climate Justice and Food Security: Experience from Climate Finance in Bangladesh 249Muhammad Abdur Rahaman and Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman16 A Survey of UK-Based Ethical and Sustainable Fund Managers’ Investment Processes Addressing Plastics in the Environment 269Quintin G. RayerIndex 299