Environmental Economics
An Elementary Introduction
Published on 26. January 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
324 pages
978-0-8018-4863-6 (ISBN)
Description
"Environmental Economics" provides a comprehensive introduction to the dynamic relationship between economics and environmental policy. The authors offer a broad overview of important issues, including the changing role of economics during a time of increasing environmental concern, the impact of markets and governmental policy, environmental protection through economic mechanisms, and a practical look at how environmental economics are played out in commercial and scientific arenas.
Reviews / Votes
An excellent overview of the state-of-the-art in environmental economics... [The authors] have done a superb job of providing the general reader with an authoritative, exceptionally well-written overview of the contributions environmental economics can make to the analysis and improvement of environmental management policy. BioscienceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
553 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-4863-6 (9780801848636)
DOI
10.56021/9780801848629
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Book
12/1993
Johns Hopkins University Press
€73.36
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Persons
Kerry Turner is a director of CSERGE, the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment, and professor at the University of Each Anglia. David W. Pearce is director of CSERGE and professor at University of College London. They are coauthors of Economics of Natural Resources. Ian Bateman is a member of the Department of Environmental Science at the University of East Anglia and coeditor of Valuing Environmental Preferences.