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What Environmentalists Need to Know about Economics

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ISBN-10: 0230107311

ISBN-13: 9780230107311

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jason Scorse

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List price: $42.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 10/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 226
Size: 5.59" wide x 8.40" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Introduction
How Economists Approach Environmental Issues
The Root Causes of Environmental Problems
Determining the "Optimum" Amount of Pollution
Valuing Ecosystems
Putting Monetary Values on the Environment and Living Things
Valuing Future Generations
Tools to Address Environmental Problems: Taxes, Property Rights, Information, Psychological Insights, and Command and Control Regulation
Environment vs. Economy: Growth Rates, Jobs, and International Trade
Putting Economic Analysis to Work
Climate Change
Forest and Biodiversity Conservation
Agriculture
Chemical Pollution
Fisheries and the Marine Environment
Population Growth and Technological Change
Demand-Side Interventions
Final Thoughts and Additional Resources
Notes
References