Environmental and Natural Resources Economics: Theory, Policy, and the Sustainable Society

ISBN-13: 9780765624949 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 496 str.

Steven C. Hackett

Opis

Extensively revised and updated, this popular text presents an accessible yet rigorous treatment of environmental and natural resources economics, including climate change and the economics of sustainability. Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition now includes new figures and tables, definitions to assist the reader, and updated policy information. New advances in the science, economics and policy approaches to climate change have been integrated into essentially all-new chapters on incentive regulation and global climate change. This innovative textbook integrates economics with science and public policy in a balanced and accessible way that will be appreciated by students from disciplines ranging from economics and natural resources management to environmental studies and energy policy.

Spis treści

Part I: Theory and Fundamentals  1. Introduction  2. Values  3. Markets  4. Externalities  5. Natural Resources Economics Part I: Theory and Concepts  Part II: Policy  6. Natural Resources Economics Part II: Marine Capture Fisheries  7. An Introduction to Benefit/Cost Analysis  8. Political Economy  9. Compliance and Deterrence  10. Incentive Regulation  11. Global Climate Change: Science, Economics and Policy  Part III: Topics on the Economics of Sustainability  12. Introduction to the Concept of Sustainability  13. Recognizing Interdependencies and Thinking Long Term  14. Sustainable Economic Development  15. Issues in Sustainable Production and Consumption  16. Issues in the Economics of Sustainable Local Communities

O autorze

Steven C. Hackett is a Professor in the Department of Economics, Humboldt State University, USA