Environmental And Natural Resource Economics 11Th Edition by Tom Tietenberg, Taylor & Francis

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Taylor & Francis Environmental And Natural Resource Economics 11Th Edition by Tom Tietenberg

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics is the best-selling text for natural resource economics and environmental economics courses, offering a policy-oriented approach and introducing economic theory and empirical work from the field. Students will leave the course with a global perspective of both environmental and natural resource economics and how they interact. Complemented by a number of case studies showing how underlying economic principles provided the foundation for specific environmental and resource policies, this key text highlights what can be learned from the actual experience. This new, 11th edition includes updated data, a number of new studies and brings a more international focus to the subject. Key features include: _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Extensive coverage of the major issues including climate change, air and water pollution, sustainable development, and environmental justice. _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Dedicated chapters on a full range of resources including water, land, forests, fisheries, and recyclables. _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Introductions to the theory and method of environmental economics including externalities, benefit-cost analysis, valuation methods, and ecosystem goods and services. _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Boxed 'Examples' and 'Debates' throughout the text which highlight global examples and major talking points. _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_The text is fully supported with end-of-chapter summaries, discussion questions, and self-test exercises in the book and multiple-choice questions, simulations, references, and slides on the Companion Website._x000D_ _x000D_ 1. Visions of the Future_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 2. The Economic Approach: Property Rights, Externalities, and Environmental Problems_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 3. Evaluating Trade-Offs: Benefit-Cost Analysis and Other Decision-Making Metrics_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 4. Valuing the Environment: Methods_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 5. Dynamic Efficiency and Sustainable Development_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 6. Depletable Resource Allocation: The Role of Longer Time Horizons, Substitutes, and Extraction Cost_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 7. Energy: The Transition from Depletable to Renewable Resources_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 8. Recyclable Resources: Minerals, Paper, Bottles, and E-Waste_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 9. Water: A Confluence of Renewable and Depletable Resources_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 10. A Locationally Fixed, Multipurpose Resource: Land_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 11. Storable, Renewable Resources: Forests_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 12. Common-Pool Resources: Commercially Valuable Fisheries_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 13. Ecosystem Goods and Services: Nature's Threatened Bounty_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 14. Economics of Pollution Control: An Overview_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 15. Stationary-Source Local and Regional Air Pollution_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 16. Climate Change_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 17. Mobile-Source Air Pollution_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 18. Water Pollution_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 19. Toxic Substances and Environmental Justice_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 20. The Quest for Sustainable Development_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 21. Visions of the Future Revisited_x000D_