Taxing virgin natural resources: Lessons from aggregates taxation in Europe

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 911-922

  Söderholm, Patrik ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Environmental taxes; Recycling; Virgin natural resources

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION COSTS; DENMARK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; HIGH DEMAND; NON-POINT SOURCE; PROPERTY RIGHT; RECYCLED MATERIALS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRGIN MATERIALS; VIRGIN NATURAL RESOURCES; VIRGIN RESOURCES; WASTE SORTING;

AGGREGATES; NATURAL RESOURCES; RECYCLING;

TAXATION;

AGGREGATE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RECYCLING; TAX SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BELGIUM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LAND USE; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SWEDEN; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DENMARK; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960944853     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.05.011     Document Type: Review

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