Environmental Economics
Individual Incentives and Public Choices
Will be published approx. on 11. September 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-333-57771-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides an introduction to the role of economics in debates on the environment. The authors examine the contribution of economics to an understanding of the emergence and persistence of environmental problems and focus on the basic concepts that can be applied to the evaluation of damage and assessment of policy options. Throughout the text, both the usefulness and the limits of economic techniques are explored. These are elaborated in the second part of the book through a number of case studies on environmental issues, both local and global.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-57771-4 (9780333577714)
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Person
Nick Hanley is Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Stirling, UK. He is also Head of the Economics division.
Content
The Environment and Economics - Economic Growth and the Environment - The Elements of Environmental Problems - The Environment We Want: Optimality or Sustainability? - Valuing the Environment - The Options for Environmental Management - The Uncertain Road to Environmental Policy - Air Pollution and Acid Rain - The Economics of the Countryside - The Rainforest Frontier - Climate Change - Environmental Economics in Perspective