Environmental Economics for Non-economists
Author: John Asafu-Adjaye
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9812561234
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Provides an introduction to the concepts of environmental economics.
Author: John Asafu-Adjaye
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9812561234
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Provides an introduction to the concepts of environmental economics.
Author: John Asafu-Adjaye
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Deals with global environmental problems, with emphasis on Third World environmental issues. Includes material on the emerging discipline of ecological economics and incorporates spreadsheet-based examples and exercises.
Author: Dodo J. Thampapillai
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-05-14
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 135167059X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Environmental Economics explores the ways in which economic theory and its applications, as practised and taught today, must be modified to explicitly accommodate the goal of sustainability and the vital role played by environmental capital. Pivoting around the first and second laws of thermodynamics, as well as the principles of ecological resilience, this book is divided into five key parts, which includes extensive coverage of environmental microeconomics and macroeconomics. It drills down into issues and challenges including consumer demand; production and supply; market organisation; renewable and non-renewable resources; environmental valuation; macroeconomic stabilisation, and international trade and globalisation. Drawing on case studies from forestry, water, soil, air quality, and mining, this book will equip readers with skills that enable the analyses of environmental and economic policy issues with a specific focus on the sustainability of the economy. Rich in pedagogical features, including key concepts boxes and review questions at the end of each chapter, this book will be a vital resource for upperlevel undergraduate and postgraduate students studying not only environmental economics/ecological economics but also economics in general.
Author: Cutler J. Cleveland
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 1843761416
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The writing style is clear and sophisticated, and the quality of production high. Steve Harrison, Economic Analysis and Policy . . . what we have in this anthropology is a very readable collection of well written articles which explore the limits of both conventional economic theory and new approaches . . . For a general reader involved in sustainable development the book is a good compilation of current approaches . . . The style and technical level in the articles makes this book usable at levels from undergraduate university through the governmental sectors. Its broad range and readable style makes the collection a good working reference volume. Edward J. Linky, Natural Resources Forum This book discusses important recent developments in the theory, concepts and empirical applications of ecological economics and sustainable development. The editors have assembled a fascinating collection of papers from some of the leading scholars in the field of ecological economics. Topics covered include: the contribution of classical economics to ecological economics alternatives to the growth paradigm and Gross Domestic Product valuation in ecological economics and indicators of natural resource scarcity case studies of sustainable development critical reviews of the environmental Kuznets curve green national accounting. This will be an invaluable text for scholars, policy analysts and students interested in sustainable development and ecological, environmental and resource economics.
Author: Tom Tietenberg
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-08-01
Total Pages: 525
ISBN-13: 1000477924
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Environmental Economics: The Essentials offers a policy-oriented approach to the increasingly influential field of environmental economics that is based upon a solid foundation of economic theory and empirical research. Students will not only leave the course with a firm understanding of environmental economics, but they will also be exposed to a number of case studies showing how underlying economic principles provided the foundation for specific environmental and resource policies. This key text highlights what insights can be derived from the actual experience. Key features include: Extensive coverage of the major issues including climate change, air and water pollution, sustainable development, and environmental justice; Introductions to the theory and method of environmental economics including externalities, experimental and behavioral economics, benefit-cost analysis, and methods for valuing the services provided by the environment; Boxed ‘Examples’ and ‘Debates’ throughout the text which highlight global examples and major talking points. The text is fully supported with end-of-chapter summaries, discussion questions, and self-test exercises in the book, as well as with multiple-choice questions, simulations, references, slides, and an instructor’s manual on the Companion Website. This text is adapted from the best-selling Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, 11th edition, by the same authors.
Author: Steven C. Hackett
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780765601094
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Integrating aspects of philosophy, political science, and some environmental science, this text provides a multidisciplinary approach to environmental economics and natural resources policy. Included is a chapter on value systems and the role of ethics.
Author: J. N. Blignaut
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9781919713434
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Analyses of environmental economics and case studies that illustrate the importance of environmental management provide an expert perspective on the integration of economic theories and environmental challenges in this treatise on implementing policies that support sustainable development.
Author: Nathaniel O. Keohane
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2016-01-05
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 1610916077
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"A clear grasp of economics is essential to understanding why environmental problems arise and how we can address them. ... Now thoroughly revised with updated information on current environmental policy and real-world examples of market-based instruments .... The authors provide a concise yet thorough introduction to the economic theory of environmental policy and natural resource management. They begin with an overview of environmental economics before exploring topics including cost-benefit analysis, market failures and successes, and economic growth and sustainability. Readers of the first edition will notice new analysis of cost estimation as well as specific market instruments, including municipal water pricing and waste disposal. Particular attention is paid to behavioral economics and cap-and-trade programs for carbon."--Publisher's web site.
Author: John C.V. Pezzey
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-09-08
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 1351890999
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Before the late 1980s, when the ideas of sustainability and sustainable development to the forefront of public debate, conventional, neo-classical economic thinking about development and growth had rarely given any consideration to the needs of future generations, or the sustainability of natural resource use. Defining sustainability broadly as intergenerational fairness in the long-term decision making of a whole society, and using established economic concepts, this selection of refereed journal articles brings a famously ill-defined concept into sharp focus, providing academics at all levels with a formidable research tool. Spanning thirty years of the most important philosophical, theoretical and empirical contributions from both critics and defenders of neo-classical assumptions and methods of economic analysis, this focused collection of papers constitutes a unique, balanced resource on the full range of intellectual debates surrounding the economics of sustainability.
Author: John Asafu-adjaye
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: 2005-02-03
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 981310645X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Environmental economics, which used to be on the periphery of the economics discipline, is fast becoming mainstream as concern for the environment grows. Practitioners in other disciplines (e.g. engineering, science, natural resource management, social sciences) are increasingly faced with environmental problems that have an economic component. This invaluable book fills an important gap in the literature by teaching both economists and non-economists how to use economic tools to address environmental problems.The book is divided into three parts. Part I introduces theoretical concepts, including chapters on ecological economics and basic microeconomics for the non-specialist. Part II introduces tools for environmental policy analysis, while Part III discusses global environmental issues. The material is presented in an engaging manner with extensive use of graphs and diagrams to explain the key concepts. Exercises and an extensive bibliography are provided at the end of each chapter.