Environmental and natural resource economics
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Environmental and natural resource economics
Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Grounded in economic theory, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics provides an introduction to environmental and natural resource issues and describes methods of addressing, understand, and even solve a wide range of natural resource problems. Using simple algebra and a basic understanding of microeconomic theory, it shows how the tools of economists can help design practical policy solutions to challenging environmental problems. The text is relevant, timely, and current-citing over 450 sources published since the year 2000. Using an objective voice and a theory-based perspective, the author discusses future environmental policy options for our nation and our world.
Table of Contents
1. Approaching Economics
2. Economic Thinking
3. Economic Theory
4. Institutional Breakdown
5. Decision Support for Environmental Policy
6. The Discount Rate
7. Valuing the Environment
8. Forests
9. Rangelands
10. Water
11. Food
12. Fisheries
13. Energy
14. Population
15. Climate Change
16. Environmental Quality and Pollution
17. Environmental Risk
18. Environmental Justice
19. Sustainable Development
Appendix A: Supply and Demand Mathematics
Appendix B: Total Benefit, Marginal Benefit, and Consumer Surplus
Appendix C: Use of Programming Methods to Value Public Actions
Appendix D: Improving Cost-Effectiveness of Environmental Programs
Appendix E: Preferences, Demand, and Benefits
Appendix F: Incentive Compatibility in Contingent Valuation Studies
Appendix G: Critiques of Contingent Valuation
Appendix H: Infinite Time Horizons and Forest Rotation Analysis
Appendix I: Dynamic Efficiency for a Depletable Resource
Glossary.
Index.
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