Introduction to Environmental Economics / Edition 1

by Nick Hanley, Jason F. Shogren, Ben White

Overview

Accessible to students with little or no background in the subject, Introduction to Environmental Economics, Second Edition, features an exceptionally clear writing style, a global approach, and wide-ranging theoretical coverage.

The first part of the book carefully explains core economic concepts, while the second part shows how these concepts are used to develop policy responses to several of today's most vital environmental issues including climate change, water pollution, and loss of biodiversity.

Ideal for upper-level undergraduate courses in environmental economics, the text incorporates a variety of case studies drawn from around the world and assesses different economic theories in the context of environmental issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198775959
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	04/05/2001
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Nick Hanley is Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Stirling.

Jason Shogren is Stroock Distinguished Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management at the University of Wyoming.

Ben White is a Professor in the School of Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Western Australia.

Table of Contents

PART ONE
1. Introduction
2. Markets and the Environment
3. Valuing the Environment: Concepts
4. Valuing the Environment: Methods
5. Behavior and Environmental Risk
6. Economic Growth, the Environment, and Sustainable Development
7. Strategic Interaction and the Environment
8. Trade and the Environment

PART TWO
9. The Economics of Climate Change
10. Forests
11. The Economics of Water Pollution
12. Biodiversity
13. Energy and Resources