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Economics of the Environment serves as a valuable supplement to environmental economics text books and as a stand-alone reference book of key, up-to-date readings from the field. Edited by Robert N. Stavins, the book covers the core areas of environmental economics courses as taught around the world...
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Edward Elgar Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Seventh edition. |
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| Summary: |
Economics of the Environment serves as a valuable supplement to environmental economics text books and as a stand-alone reference book of key, up-to-date readings from the field. Edited by Robert N. Stavins, the book covers the core areas of environmental economics courses as taught around the world; and the included authors are the top scholars in the field. Overall, more than half of the chapters are new to this edition while the rest have remained seminal works. This text will prove invaluable to undergraduates and graduates studying environmental economics, environmental policy, and clim |
| Item Description: | Previous edition: New York: W.W. Norton, 2012. |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 688 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781788972079 1788972074 9781788972055 1788972058 |
| Index Number: | HC79 |
| CLC: | X196-53 |
| Call Number: | X196-53/E197/7th ed. |
| Contents: | Part 1: Overview and principles -- Part II: The costs and benefits of environmental protection -- Part III The goals of environmental policy: Economic efficiency and benefit-cost analysis -- Part IV: The means of environmental policy: Cost effectiveness and market-based instruments -- Part V: Economics of Natural resources -- Part VI: Global climate change -- Part VII: Sustainability, the commons , and globalization -- Part VIII: Behavioral economics and the environment -- Part IX: Economics and environmental policy making. |