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Part I: The Environment, the Economy and Public Policy: AnOverview.Introduction.Economic Activity and the Environment.Foundationsof Economic Efficiency and Equity.Ethics, Public Policy and theEnvironment.Defining Policy Goals.Part II: Economic Welfare, Equity andRights.Externalities and Economic Ineffeciency.Policies to AddressEfficiency Goals.Externalities, Equity and Fairness.Policies thatAddress Non-Economic Goals.Balancing Policy Goals.Part III: MeasuringEnvironment Costs and Benefits.Measuring Environmental Costs andBenefits.Measuring the Value of Life and Health.DiscountingEnvironmental Benefits and the Costs Over Time.Risk, Uncertainty andEnvironmental Policy.Part IV: Selected Policy Topics.ExhaustibleResources.Renewable Resources.Water Resources.Energy Resources.EconomicGrowth, and the Environment Sustainability.Economic Activity and theEnvironment.Introduction.Economic Activity and the Environment.