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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451930703321

Autore

Hackett Steven C. <1960->

Titolo

Environmental and natural resources economics [[electronic resource] ] : theory, policy, and the sustainable society / / Steven C. Hackett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, c2006

ISBN

1-315-28993-8

1-280-91246-4

9786610912469

0-7656-2201-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (550 p.)

Classificazione

83.63

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Environmental economics

Environmental policy

Natural resources

Sustainable development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Part I Theory and Fundamentals; 1 Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resources Economics; 2 Value Systems and Economic Systems; 3 The Economics of Market Allocation; 4 Externalities, Market Failures, and Policy Interventions; 5 The Economics of Natural Resource Systems, Part I: Theory and Concepts; Part II Policy; 6 The Economics of Natural Resource Systems, Part II: Marine Capture Fisheries; 7 Measurement and Analysis of Benefits and Costs; 8 The Political Economy of Environmental Regulation and Resource Management

9 Motivating Regulatory Compliance: Monitoring, Enforcement, and Sanctions10 Creating Economic Incentives for Environmental Protection and Resource Management; 11 Global Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Economics; Part III Topics on the Economics of Sustainability; 12 Introduction to the Concept of Sustainability; 13 Recognizing Interdependencies and Thinking Long Term; 14 Sustainable Economic Development; 15 Issues in Sustainable Production and Consumption;



16 Issues in the Economics of Sustainable Local Communities; Glossary; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Providing an accessible treatment of the subject, including the economics of sustainability, this book includes the balanced coverage, and the integration of economics with science and public policy. It covers a chapter on global climate change to incorporate scientific information and evolving public policy.