
Environmental Economics
Theory and Practice
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 28. August 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-333-58236-7 (ISBN)
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Description
This book provides a thorough and coherent review and discussion of environmental economics theory with an appreciation of empirical problems. It will be particularly suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in environmental and resource economics and professionals. Particular emphasis is placed on analysing recent empirical studies from all over the world and each chapter develops the main theoretical results and recent developments necessary for complete understanding of the applications. The book is clear and succinct with separate chapters to look into economic models in more depth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
805 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-58236-7 (9780333582367)
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Persons
Author
Stroock Distinguished Professor, Dpartment of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, USA
Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Content
Introduction - The Economy and the Environment: Two Parts of a Whole Technical Note: Game Theory - Market Failure - Economic Incentives for Environmental Protection: An Overview - Technical Note: Mathematical Programming - Pollution Taxes for the Efficient Control of Pollution -Tradeable Pollution Permits - Transboundary Pollution Problems - An Introduction to Comparative Dynamics and the Economics of Natural Resource Exploitation - Natural Resources: Types, Classification and Scarcity - An Economic Analysis of Nonrenewable Natural Resources - Renewable Resource Economics - The Economics of Forestry Exploitation - The Theory of Nonmarket Valuation - Methods for Valuing Environmental Costs and Benefits - The Economics of Sustainable Development