Handbook on the Economics of Natural Resources
Published on 30. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-1-78471-520-5 (ISBN)
Description
The topics discussed in the Handbook on the Economics of Natural Resources are essential for those looking to understand how best to use and conserve the resources that form the foundation for human well-being. The expert contributors to this Handbook provide insightful solutions to many of the problems that growing populations now face.Organized into four fundamental parts, this book sketches the likely developments in the field of natural resource economics and paves the way for new thinking in the areas of:
nonrenewable resources
modeling of biological resources
conservation of biological resources
water resources.
A key source of the most important research in the field, this important book will be of interest to graduate students, instructors and scholars in natural resource economics.
Contributors: H.J. Albers, G.S. Amacher, R.M. Auty, E.B. Barbier, O. Bayasgalan, A. Bhaduri, R. Boadway, E.C. Edwards, E.P. Fenichel, G. Gaudet, S. Gopalakrishnan, R.Q. Grafton, R. Griffin, R. Halvorsen, J.M. Hartwick, M. Herrmann, D. Holland, M. Keen, Y. Kuwayama, P. Lasserre, R. Laxminarayan, D.F. Layton, G.D.Libecap, J. Livernois, S.C. Newbold, S. Olmstead, E.J.Z. Robinson, S.W. Salant, J. Siikamaeki, H. Thille, S. Wheeler
nonrenewable resources
modeling of biological resources
conservation of biological resources
water resources.
A key source of the most important research in the field, this important book will be of interest to graduate students, instructors and scholars in natural resource economics.
Contributors: H.J. Albers, G.S. Amacher, R.M. Auty, E.B. Barbier, O. Bayasgalan, A. Bhaduri, R. Boadway, E.C. Edwards, E.P. Fenichel, G. Gaudet, S. Gopalakrishnan, R.Q. Grafton, R. Griffin, R. Halvorsen, J.M. Hartwick, M. Herrmann, D. Holland, M. Keen, Y. Kuwayama, P. Lasserre, R. Laxminarayan, D.F. Layton, G.D.Libecap, J. Livernois, S.C. Newbold, S. Olmstead, E.J.Z. Robinson, S.W. Salant, J. Siikamaeki, H. Thille, S. Wheeler
Reviews / Votes
'This book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to know how the field of Natural Resource Economics - broadly defined - has progressed over the past 20 years, and where it is headed in the future. It is an excellent collection of papers on the subject.' -- Maureen Cropper, University of Maryland, College Park and Resources for the Future 'With contributions by leading scholars in the field, this book surveys key concepts, methodologies and results from the important field of natural resource economics. The chapters are rigorous and sophisticated, but at the same time accessible to anyone with some graduate-level training in economics. They include both theoretical presentations and real-world discussions that tie the theory to critical resource challenges facing the world today. I highly recommend this either as a textbook for a graduate class in natural resource economics or as a key resource for anyone wanting an overview of state-of-the-art scholarship in this field.' -- Kathleen Segerson, University of ConnecticutMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78471-520-5 (9781784715205)
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Edited by Robert Halvorsen, Professor of Economics and David F. Layton, Professor of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, US
Content
Contents:
PART I NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES
1. Basic Economics of Nonrenewable Resource Use
John M. Hartwick
2. The Hotelling Model with Multiple Demands
Gerard Gaudet and Stephen W. Salant
3. Empirical Evidence on the Theory of Nonrenewable Resource Economics
John Livernois and Henry Thille
4. The Taxation of Nonrenewable Natural Resources
Gerard Gaudet and Pierre Lasserre
5. Rent Taxes and Royalties in Designing Fiscal Regimes for Nonrenewable Resources
Robin Boadway and Michael Keen
6. The Political Basis of the Resource Curse
Richard M. Auty
PART II MODELING OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
7. Bioeconomics: Nature as Capital
Eli P. Fenichel, Sathya Gopalakrishnan and Onon Bayasgalan
8. The Forest Harvesting Problem: Have We Reached the Limit of Our Understanding?
Gregory S. Amacher
9. Biological Resistance
Ramanan Laxminarayan and Markus Herrmann
PART III CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
10. Structuring Rights and Privileges in Catch Share Systems
Daniel Holland
11. Spatial Economics of Forest Conservation
Heidi J. Albers and Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson
12. Ecosystem Services
Edward B. Barbier
13. Conservation Prioritization Using Reserve Site Selection Methods
Stephen C. Newbold and Juha Siikamaki
PART IV WATER RESOURCES
14. Water Economics
R. Quentin Grafton and Sarah Wheeler
15. Water Rate Policy: Prescription and Practice
Ronald Griffin
16. Water Institutions and the Law of One Price
Eric C. Edwards and Gary D. Libecap
17. Water Quality and Economics: Willingness to Pay, Efficiency, Cost-effectiveness, and New Research Frontiers
Yusuke Kuwayama and Sheila Olmstead
18. Transboundary Water Issues
Edward B. Barbier and Anik Bhaduri
Index
PART I NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES
1. Basic Economics of Nonrenewable Resource Use
John M. Hartwick
2. The Hotelling Model with Multiple Demands
Gerard Gaudet and Stephen W. Salant
3. Empirical Evidence on the Theory of Nonrenewable Resource Economics
John Livernois and Henry Thille
4. The Taxation of Nonrenewable Natural Resources
Gerard Gaudet and Pierre Lasserre
5. Rent Taxes and Royalties in Designing Fiscal Regimes for Nonrenewable Resources
Robin Boadway and Michael Keen
6. The Political Basis of the Resource Curse
Richard M. Auty
PART II MODELING OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
7. Bioeconomics: Nature as Capital
Eli P. Fenichel, Sathya Gopalakrishnan and Onon Bayasgalan
8. The Forest Harvesting Problem: Have We Reached the Limit of Our Understanding?
Gregory S. Amacher
9. Biological Resistance
Ramanan Laxminarayan and Markus Herrmann
PART III CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
10. Structuring Rights and Privileges in Catch Share Systems
Daniel Holland
11. Spatial Economics of Forest Conservation
Heidi J. Albers and Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson
12. Ecosystem Services
Edward B. Barbier
13. Conservation Prioritization Using Reserve Site Selection Methods
Stephen C. Newbold and Juha Siikamaki
PART IV WATER RESOURCES
14. Water Economics
R. Quentin Grafton and Sarah Wheeler
15. Water Rate Policy: Prescription and Practice
Ronald Griffin
16. Water Institutions and the Law of One Price
Eric C. Edwards and Gary D. Libecap
17. Water Quality and Economics: Willingness to Pay, Efficiency, Cost-effectiveness, and New Research Frontiers
Yusuke Kuwayama and Sheila Olmstead
18. Transboundary Water Issues
Edward B. Barbier and Anik Bhaduri
Index