| Markets and the Environment Contributor(s): Keohane, Nathaniel O. (Author), Olmstead, Sheila M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1597260479 ISBN-13: 9781597260473 Publisher: Island Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Markets and the Environment is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to a topic of central importance in understanding a wide range of environmental issues and policy approaches. It offers a clear overview of the fundamentals of environmental economics that will enable students and professionals to quickly grasp important concepts and to apply those concepts to real-world environmental problems. In addition, the book integrates normative, policy, and institutional issues at a principles level. Chapters examine o the benefits and costs of environmental protection o markets and market failure o natural resources as capital assets o sustainability and economic development Markets and the Environment is the second volume in the Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series, edited by James Gustave Speth. The series presents concise guides to essential subjects in the environmental curriculum, incorporating a problem-based approach to teaching and learning. Sheila M. Olmstead is assistant professor of environmental economics at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Nathaniel Keohane is assistant professor of economics at the Yale School of Management. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics |
| Dewey: 333 |
| LCCN: 2007014814 |
| Series: Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.7" (0.90 lbs) 274 pages |
