| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 226 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The root causes of environmental problems -- Determining the "optimum" amount of pollution -- Valuing ecosystems -- Putting monetary values on the environment and living things -- Valuing future generations -- Tools to address environmental problems -- Environment v. economy : jobs, economic growth, and international trade -- Climate change -- Forest and biodiversity conservation -- Agriculture -- Chemical pollution -- Fisheries and the marine environment -- Population growth & technological change -- Demand-side interventions |
| Summary |
Provides a conceptual set of tools for how to approach environmental issues in a rigorous and thoughtful manner, based on an analysis of incentives, property rights, market failure, supply and demand constraints, and insights from behavioral economics. Easy-to-read and filled with real-world examples of the most complex environmental challenges, this book demonstrates that sound economic analysis and reasoning can be one of the environmental community's strongest allies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-226) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Environmental economics.
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NATURE -- Natural Resources.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
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Environmental economics
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Umweltökonomie
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Umweltschutz
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Ökologische Bewegung
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Umweltökonomie.
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Miljöekonomi.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230114043 |
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0230114040 |
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