Research tools in natural resource and environmental economics [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Peter Nijkamp

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464531303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2011
• ISBN: 1-283-43333-8; 9786613433336; 981-4289-23-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (475 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BatabyalAmitrajeet A. <1965->; NijkampPeter
• Disciplina: 333.7072
• Soggetti: Environmental economics; Natural resources; Environmental policy - Research; Information technology - Environmental aspects; 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: Introduction to research tools in natural resouce and environmental economics / Batabyal and Nijkamp -- Dynamic analysis / Huffaker -- Stochastic analysis : tools for environmental and resource economics modeling / Xepapadeas -- Game theory : static and dynamic games / Benchekroun and Long -- Introduction to economic valuation methods / Abdullah, Markandya and Nunes -- Hedonic method: value of statistical life, wage compensation, and property value compensation -- Environmental valuation : the sum of specific damages approach / Graves -- Economic estimation of non-linear continuous-time models of intertemporally optimizing agents / Donaghy and Wymer -- Computable general equilibrium models for the analysis of economy-environment interactions / Wing -- Experimental methods and environmental and natural resource policy / Cherry and McKee -- Modeling the economics of ecosystem services at watershed scale : a spatial model of land use externalities and the regulating functions of wetalnds / Simonit and Perrings -- Geographical infromation systems ; models and spatial data analysis / Haining and Law -- Materials balance models / Ayres and Méndez -- Industrial ecology : reflections of an environmental economist / Førsund.
• Sommario/riassunto: A collection of scholarly accounts and articles written by recognized experts in environmental economics, this book is the first of its kind and as a valuable reference and textual source for graduate students and active researchers. It draws together the pedagogical discussion of the key tools used to conduct theoretical and empirical research in natural resource and environmental economics. With contributions by prominent international researchers like Robert Ayres, Charles Perrings and Anastasios Xepapadeas, the book will be useful for researchers who wish to learn new techniques or change their area of research emphasis within natural resource and environmental economics or those who wish to familiarize themselves with these tools.