Environmental economics : theory and practice / Nick Hanley, Jason F. Shogren and Ben White.
By: Hanley, Nick
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Contributor(s): Shogren, Jason F | White, Ben.
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BookPublisher: London : Macmillan, 1997Description: v, 464 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0333582365 (pbk); 0333582357 (hbk).Subject(s): Environmental policy -- Cost effectivenessDDC classification: 301.31 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 301.31 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00070570 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The economy and the environment: two parts of a whole -- Market failure -- Economic incentives for environmental protection: an overview -- Pollution taxes for the efficient control of pollution -- Tradeable pollution permits -- Transboundary pollution problems -- An introduction to the economics of natural resource exploitation -- Natural resources: types, classification and scarcity -- An economic analysis of non-renewable natural resources -- Renewable resource economics -- The economics of forestry exploitation -- The theory of non-market valuation -- Methods for valuing environmental costs and benefits -- The economics of sustainable development.