{"product_id":"environmental-and-natural-resource-economics-9781032101187","title":"Environmental and Natural Resource Economics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnvironmental and Natural Resource Economics\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most widely used textbooks for environmental economics and natural resource economics courses, offering a policy-oriented approach and introducing economic theory and empirical work from the field. Students will develop a global perspective of both environmental and natural resource economics and how they interact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 12th edition provides updated data, new studies, and more international examples. There is a considerable amount of new material, with a deeper focus on climate change and coverage of COVID-19, social justice, and the circular economy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive coverage of major contemporary issues including climate change, water and air pollution, resource allocation, biodiversity protection, sustainable development, and environmental justice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFour chapters specifically devoted to climate economics, including chapters on energy, climate mitigation, carbon pri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Introduction to the Field of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 1. Visions of the Future 2. The Economic Approach: Property Rights, Externalities, and Environmental Problems 3. Evaluating Trade-Offs: Benefit-Cost Analysis and Other Decision-Making Metrics 4. Valuing the Environment: Methods 5. Dynamic Efficiency and Sustainable Development 6. Depletable Resource Allocation: The Role of Longer Time Horizons, Substitutes and Extraction Cost Part II: Economics of Pollution Control 7. Economics of Pollution Control: An Overview 8. Stationary-Source Local and Regional Air Pollution 9. Water Pollution: Managing water quality for rivers, lakes, and oceans 10. Toxic Substances and Environmental Justice Part III: Climate Section 11. Climate Change I: The Nature of the Challenge 12. Climate Change II: The Role of Energy Policy 13. Climate Change III: Carbon Pricing 14. Climate Change IV: Adaptation – Floods, fires and water scarcity 15. Transportation: Managing congestion and pollution Part IV: Natural Resource Economics 16. Ecosystem Services: Nature’s Threatened Bounty 17. Common-Pool Resources: Commercially Valuable Fisheries 18. Forests: Storable, Renewable Resources 19. Land: A Locationally Fixed, Multipurpose Resource Part V: Sustainable Development 20. Sustainable Development: Meeting the Challenge End Matter: Answers to Self-Test Exercises Glossary Index \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090769277271,"sku":"9781032101187","price":196.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032101187.jpg?v=1762273389","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/environmental-and-natural-resource-economics-9781032101187","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}