Environmental Economics and Policy

by Tietenberg, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780321078131
• ISBN10: 0321078136
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

This book is the premier introductory environmental economics text for non-majors. Key chapters are extracted from the author's longer book, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, the best-selling text in the field. The result is a compact text that includes a concise introduction to economic theory, as well as a variety of policy-based chapters. Each policy chapter discusses relevant environmental and political background, and then applied the critical economic concepts to real-world examples. By including both basic theory and in-depth, issues-based application, the book is ideal for a wide range of courses in environmental and natural resource economics.

Table of Contents

Detailed Contents	vii
Preface	xix
Visions of the Future	1	(14)
Valuing the Environment: Concepts	15	(17)
Valuing the Environment: Methods	32	(27)
Property Rights, Externalities, and Environmental Problems	59	(25)
Sustainable Development: Defining the Concept	84	(14)
The Population Problem	98	(24)
Natural Resource Economics: An Overview	122	(14)
Energy	136	(21)
Water	157	(19)
Agriculture	176	(22)
Biodiversity I: Forest Habitat	198	(22)
Biodiveristy II: Commercially Valuable Species	220	(23)
Environmental Economics: An Overview	243	(20)
Stationary-Source Local Air Pollution	263	(24)
Acid Rain and Atmosphere Modification	287	(24)
Transportation	311	(25)
Water Pollution	336	(27)
Solid Waste and Recycling	363	(19)
Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes	382	(28)
Development, Poverty, and the Environment	410	(24)
The Quest for Sustainable Development	434	(29)
Visions of the Future Revisited	463	(10)
Glossary	473	(10)
Index	483