Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management

About this book

The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers as they weigh development against nature, present against future, and certain benefits against uncertain consequences. From reluctant-but-necessary calculations of the value of life, to moral quandaries over profits at the environment's expense, the models and findings explained in this textbook are relevant to today's more pressing dilemmas.

Contents

Part I: Building a Foundation 1. The Big Picture 2. Efficiency and Choice 3. Market Failure 4. The Role of Government 5. Trade-offs and the Economy Part II: Issues and Approaches 6. Environmental Quality 7. Energy 8. Sustainability 9. Population, Poverty, and Economic Growth 10. Biodiversity and Valuation 11. International and Global Issues Part III: Policy and Procedure 12. Perspectives on Environmental Policy 13. Natural Resource Management: Renewable Resources 14. Natural Resource Management: Depletable and Replenishable Resources 15. Environmental Dispute Resolution 16. Morals and Motivation

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Biography

David A. Anderson received his B.A. at the University of Michigan and his M.A. and Ph.D. at Duke University. He is currently the Paul G. Blazer Professor of Economics at Centre College, Kentucky, USA. His scholarly articles address the valuation of environmental assets, natural resource dispute resolution, and the determinants of municipal solid waste, among other topics.