Environmental Economics: In Theory and Practice By Nick Hanley,Jason F. Shogren

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Environmental EconomicsIn Theory and Practice\nAuthor(s): Nick Hanley, Jason F. Shogren, Ben White\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Red Globe Press\nISBN-13: 9780333971376, 978-0333971376\nSynopsis\nEnvironmental Economics in Theory and Practice is an ideal text for students taking advanced courses in environmental and natural resource economics. This completely revised and updated edition covers all the major topics in the field, including the economics of sustainable development, market failure and mechanism design, pollution taxes and tradable permits, trans-boundary pollution, non-renewable and renewable resources (including both fisheries and forests), environmental valuation, risk, and trade and the environment. The authors make extensive use of mathematical models, supplementing these with careful explanation and graphical analysis. Emphasis is placed on the application of economic analysis to real-world environmental problem s.