Environmental and Natural Resources Economics: Theory, Policy, and the Sustainable SocietyM.E. Sharpe, 1998 - 327 pages Integrating aspects of philosophy, political science, and some environmental science, this text provides a multidisciplinary approach to environmental economics and natural resources policy. Included is a chapter on value systems and the role of ethics. |
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Contents
Introduction to Environmental | 3 |
Overview | 13 |
Collectively Produced andor Consumed Goods | 38 |
Adding Up Individual Firms Supply Curves to | 50 |
Allocating Recyclable Resources | 66 |
Marine Fisheries Management | 72 |
Factors Affecting Future | 82 |
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The Political Economy of Environmental Regulation | 126 |
Economic Instruments | 165 |
Uncertainty Irreversibility | 186 |
Introduction to the Sustainability Perspective | 207 |
Recognizing Interdependencies and Thinking Long Term | 214 |
Sustainable Economic Development | 249 |
Issues in Sustainable Production and Consumption | 270 |
Issues in the Economics of Sustainable Local Communities | 285 |
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