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Note to the Reader | |
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Key Terms are bolded in the text, with a sidebar definition. | |
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All Key Terms in a chapter are listed at the end of the chapter, and the definitions are collected in the Glossary, noting the chapters in which they appear. | |
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Preface to the Third Edition | |
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Introduction: The Economy and the Environment | |
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Changing Perspectives on the Environment | |
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Economics and the Environment | |
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A Framework for Environmental Analysis | |
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Environmental Microeconomics and Macroeconomics | |
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A Look Ahead | |
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Resources, Environment, and Economic Development | |
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A Brief History of Economic Growth and the Environment | |
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A Summary of Recent Growth | |
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The Future of Economic Growth and the Environment | |
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Sustainable Development | |
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Economic Analysis of Environmental Issues | |
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The Theory of Environmental Externalities | |
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The Theory of Externalities | |
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Welfare Analysis of Externalities | |
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Property Rights and the Environment | |
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Supply, Demand, and Welfare Analysis | |
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Externality Analysis: Advanced Material | |
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Common Property Resources and Public Goods | |
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Common Property, Open Access, and Property Rights | |
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The Environment as a Public Good | |
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The Global Commons | |
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Resource Allocation Over Time | |
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Allocation of Nonrenewable Resources | |
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Hotelling's Rule and Time Discounting | |
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Valuing the Environment | |
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Total Economic Value | |
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Overview of Valuation Techniques | |
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Revealed Preference Methods | |
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Stated Preference Methods | |
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Cost-Benefit Analysis | |
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Conclusion: The Role of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Policy Decisions | |
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Advanced Material on Valuation Methods | |
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Using Excel to Perform Present Value Calculations | |
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Ecological Economics and Environmental Accounting | |
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Ecological Economics: Basic Concepts | |
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An Ecological Perspective | |
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Natural Capital | |
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Issues of Macroeconomic Scale | |
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Long-Term Sustainability | |
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Energy and Entropy | |
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National Income and Environmental Accounting | |
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Greening the National Income Accounts | |
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Environmentally Adjusted Net Domestic Product | |
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Adjusted Net Saving | |
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The Genuine Progress Indicator | |
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The Better Life Index | |
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Environmental Asset Accounts | |
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The Future of Alternative Indicators | |
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Basic National Income Accounting | |
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Population, Agriculture, and the Environment | |
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Population and the Environment | |
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The Dynamics of Population Growth | |
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Predicting Future Population Growth | |
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The Theory of Demographic Transition | |
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Population Growth and Economic Growth | |
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Ecological Perspectives on Population Growth | |
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Population Policies for the Twenty-First Century | |
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Agriculture, Food, and Environment | |
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Feeding the World: Population and Food Supply | |
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Trends in Global Food Production | |
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Projections for the Future | |
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Agriculture's Impact on the Environment | |
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Sustainable Agriculture for the Future | |
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Energy and Resources | |
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Nonrenewable Resources: Scarcity and Abundance | |
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The Supply of Nonrenewable Resources | |
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Economic Theory of Nonrenewable Resource Use | |
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Global Scarcity or Increasing Abundance? | |
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Environmental Impacts of Mining | |
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The Potential for Recycling | |
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Energy: The Great Transition | |
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Energy and Economic Systems | |
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Evaluation of Energy Sources | |
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Energy Trends and Projections | |
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Energy Supplies: Fossil Fuels | |
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The Economics of Alternative Energy Futures | |
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Policies for the Great Energy Transition | |
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Renewable Resource Use: Fisheries | |
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Principles of Renewable Resource Management | |
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Ecological and Economic Analysis of Fisheries | |
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The Economics of Fisheries in Practice | |
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Policies for Sustainable Fisheries Management | |
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Ecosystem Management-Forests | |
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The Economics of Forest Management | |
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Forest Loss and Biodiversity | |
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Politics for Sustainable Forest Management | |
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Conclusion: Reconciling Economic and Ecological Principles | |
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Water Economics and Policy | |
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Global Supply and Demand for Water | |
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Addressing Water Shortages | |
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Water Pricing | |
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Water Markets and Privatization | |
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Pollution: Impacts and Policy Responses | |
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Pollution: Analysis and Policy | |
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The Economics of Pollution Control | |
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Policies for Pollution Control | |
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The Scale of Pollution Impacts | |
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Assessing Pollution Control Policies | |
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Pollution Control Policies in Practice | |
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Greening the Economy | |
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The Green Economy: Introduction | |
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The Relationship between Economy and Environment | |
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Industrial Ecology | |
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Does Protecting the Environment Harm the Economy? | |
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Creating a Green Economy | |
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Global Climate Change | |
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Causes and Consequences of Climate Change | |
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Responses to Climate Change | |
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Economic Analysis of Climate Change | |
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Global Climate Change: Policy Responses | |
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Adaptation and Mitigation | |
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Climate Change Mitigation: Economic Policy Options | |
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Climate Change: The Technical Challenge | |
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Climate Change Policy in Practice | |
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Economic Policy Proposals | |
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Conclusion | |
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Environment, Trade, and Development | |
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World Trade and the Environment | |
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Environmental Impacts of Trade | |
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Trade and Environment: Policy and Practice | |
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Trade Agreements and the Environment | |
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Strategies for Sustainable Trade | |
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Institutions and Policies for Sustainable Development | |
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The Concept of Sustainable Development | |
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The Economics of Sustainable Development | |
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Reforming Global Institutions | |
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New Goals and New Production Methods | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |
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About the Authors | |