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What environmentalists need to know about economics

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	What environmentalists need to know about economicsJason Scorse.
Author:	Scorse, Jason.
Published:	New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2010.
Description:	1 online resource (vi, 226 p.) :ill.
Subject:	Environmental economics.
Online resource:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
ISBN:	9780230114043 (electronic bk.)

What environmentalists need to know about economics
Scorse, Jason.

What environmentalists need to know about economics[electronic resource] /Jason Scorse. - 1st ed. - New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2010. - 1 online resource (vi, 226 p.) :ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-226).

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 -- Environment v. economy : jobs, economic growth, and international trade -- Climate change -- Forest and biodiversity conservation -- Agriculture -- Chemical pollution -- Fisheries and the marine environment -- Population growth & technological change -- Demand-side interventions.

Provides a conceptual set of tools for how to approach environmental issues in a rigorous and thoughtful manner, based on an analysis of incentives, property rights, market failure, supply and demand constraints, and insights from behavioral economics. Easy-to-read and filled with real-world examples of the most complex environmental challenges, this book demonstrates that sound economic analysis and reasoning can be one of the environmental community's strongest allies.

ISBN: 9780230114043 (electronic bk.)

Source: 503769Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

182848
Environmental economics.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HC79.E5 / S347 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 333.7

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