Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
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Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, 8/e takes a policy-oriented approach, introducing economic theory in the context of debates and empirical work from the field. Students leave the course with a global perspective of both environmental and natural resource economics.Visions of the Future; Valuing the Environment: Concepts; Valuing the Environment: Methods; Property Rights, Externalities, and Environmental Problems; Dynamic Efficiency and Sustainable Development; The Population Problem; The Allocation of Depletable and Renewable Resources: An Overview; Energy: the Transition From Depletable to Renewable Resources; Recyclable Resources: Minerals, Paper, Bottles, and E-Waste; Replenishable but Depletable Resources: Water; Land; Reproducible Private-Property Resources: Agriculture; Storable, Renewable Resources: Forests; Common-Pool Resources: Fisheries and Other Commercially Valuable Species; Economics of Pollution Control: An Overview; Stationary-Source Local Air Pollution; Regional and Global Air Pollutants: Acid Rain and Atmospheric Modification; Mobile-Source Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Toxic Substances; Environmental Justice; Development, Poverty, and the Environment; The Quest for Sustainable Development; Visions of the Future Revisited.For all readers interested in environmental and natural resource economics. Booknews An introduction to the study of environmental and natural resource economics, designed to be accessible to students who have completed a two-semester introductory course in economics or a one-semester introductory microeconomics course. Treats intertemporal optimization within a discrete-time, mathematical programming framework, relegating mathematics beyond simple algebra to appendices, and includes exercises, answers, and discussion questions. This fourth edition continues the trend toward a more international focus, and adds a chapter on environmental justice. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1 Visions of the Future 12 Valuing the Environment: Concepts 143 Valuing the Environment: Methods 344 Property Rights, Externalities, and Environmental Problems 655 Dynamic Efficiency and Sustainable Development 926 The Population Problem 1087 The Allocation of Depletable and Renewable Resources: An Overview 1348 Energy: The Transition from Depletable to Renewable Resources 1569 Recyclable Resources: Minerals, Paper, Bottles, and E-Waste 19210 Replenishable but Depletable Resources: Water 21511 Land 24312 Reproducible Private-Property Resources: Agriculture 26713 Storable, Renewable Resources: Forests 29614 Common-Pool Resources: Fisheries and Other Commercially Valuable Species 32215 Economics of Pollution Control: An Overview 35616 Stationary-Source Local Air Pollution 39017 Regional and Global Air Pollutants: Acid Rain and Atmospheric Modification 41318 Mobile-Source Air Pollution 43819 Water Pollution 46320 Toxic Substances 49521 Environmental Justice 52322 Development, Poverty, and the Environment 54923 The Quest for Sustainable Development 57724 Visions of the Future Revisited 603Problem Set Answers 615Glossary 622Name Index 634Subject Index 640
