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Introduction to Environmental Economics

Third Edition

Nick Hanley, Jason Shogren, and Ben White

April 2019

ISBN: 9780198737230

408 pages
Paperback
246x189mm

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Price: £54.99

The only easy-to-read and practical non-specialist introduction to key concepts in environmental economics written by an international author team.

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The only easy-to-read and practical non-specialist introduction to key concepts in environmental economics written by an international author team.

  • Careful explanation of key economic concepts in the context of environmental problems makes this book an ideal introduction to the study of environmental economics.
  • Coverage of problems such as climate change, water pollution, and loss of biodiversity provides students with an invaluable global overview of the most pressing environmental issues of our time.
  • Assessment of different theoretical approaches to environmental economics provides a key to understanding the various possible policy responses to major environmental issues.
  • Case studies of environmental problems from across the world paint a global picture using in-depth descriptions of specific examples.
  • New 'Environmental Economics in Action' boxes and end-of-chapter 'Discussion Questions' highlight global examples and divisive talking points to prompt students to think about how the theory is applied in the real world.

New to this edition

  • New chapters on recycling and waste and what can be done about the global loss of biodiversity.
  • New topics covered include insights from behavioural science and renewable energy policy.
  • Substantially revised chapter on pollution.
  • New learning features include key concepts boxes, environmental economics in action boxes, and discussion questions.

About the Author(s)

Nick Hanley, Professor of Environmental and One Health Economics, University of Glasgow, Jason Shogren, Stroock Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, University of Wyoming, and Ben White, Professor, School of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia

Table of Contents

    1:Introduction: Economics and the Environment
    2:Markets and the Environment
    3:Incentives for Conservation
    4:Valuing the Environment: concepts and methods
    5:Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Policy
    6:Environmental Risk and Behaviour
    7:Economic Growth, the Environment, and Sustainable Development
    8:Conflicts and Cooperation: Strategic Interactions
    9:The Economics of Non-Renewable Natural Resources
    10:The Economics of Renewable Resources: fisheries and forestry
    11:Trade and The Environment
    12:The Economics of Climate Change
    13:The Economics of Water Quality Improvement
    14:The Economics of Household Waste and Recycling
    15:Energy and the Environment
    16:Biodiversity

Additional Resources

This title is accompanied by the following online resources:

For students:
Links to sources of data, useful blogs, literature, and relevant organization websites
Answer guidance to accompany the tutorial questions in the book

For lecturers:
Figures from the book
Full list of discussion questions from the book

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