| Description |
xxvii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Fundamental assumptions, concepts, and theories of economics and ecology essential for understanding the links between the natural environment and the human economy -- 1. The natural environment and the human economy : the neoclassical economic perspective -- 2. The natural environment and the human economy : an ecological perspective -- Pt. 2. The economics of the environment : theories and alternative public policy instruments -- 3. Fundamentals of the economics of environmental resources : the "optimal" trade-off between environmental quality and economic goods -- 4. The economic theory of pollution control : the "optimal" level of pollution -- 5. The economics of environmental regulations : regulating the environment through judicial procedures -- 6. The economics of environmental regulations : pollution taxes and transferable emission permits -- 7. Global environmental pollution : acid rain, ozone depletion and global warming -- Pt. 3. Valuing the environment -- 8. Economic valuation of environmental services -- 9. A framework for assessing the worthiness of an environmental project : cost-benefit analysis and others -- Pt. 4. The perennial debates on the biophysical limits to economic growth and the emerging paradiagm of sustainable development -- 10. Biophysical limits to economic growth : the malthusian perspective -- 11. Biophysical limits to economic growth : the neoclassical economic perspective -- 12. Biophysical limits to economic growth : the ecological economics perspective -- 13. The economics of sustainable development -- Pt. 5. The problems of poverty and environmental sustainability in the developing countries of the world -- 14. Population, development, and environmental degradation in the developing world -- App. A. Resource scarcity, economic efficiency and markets : how the invisible hand works |
| Summary |
"With international case studies and examples, this book will prove an excellent choice for introducing both students and other academics to the world of environmental economics."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2000 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Includes web resources |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to ECHO (Ebrary) |
| Subject |
Environmental economics.
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Ecology.
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Environmental policy.
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| Author |
ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2003058501 |
| ISBN |
0415275598 hardback |
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0415275601 paperback |
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