Resource taxation and regional planning: Revenue recycling for local sustainability in the aggregates sector

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 893-916

  Mazzanti, Massimiliano ^a   Zoboli, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

aggregates; environmental charges; environmental federalism; ex post compensations; regional planning; resource tax reforms; sustainability; unintended policy effects

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; LAND USE PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY; TAX REFORM; TAX SYSTEM;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; LOMBARDY;

EMILIA;

EID: 84878987553     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.708651     Document Type: Article

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