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Natural resource and environmental economics / Roger Perman ... [et al.]. - 4th ed. - Harlow, Essex ; New York : Pearson Addison Wesley, c2011. - xxx, 712 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Foundations. An introduction to natural resource and environmental economics ; The origins of the sustainability problem ; Ethics, economics and the environment ; Welfare economics and the environment
Part 2. Environmental pollution. Pollution control : targets ; Pollution control : instruments ; Pollution policy with imperfect information ; Economy-wide modelling ; International environmental problems ; Trade and the Environment
Part 3. Project appraisal. Cost-benefit analysis ; Valuing the environment ; Irreversibility, risk and uncertainty
Part 4. Natural resources exploitation. The efficient and optimal use of natural resources ; The theory of optimal resource extraction : non-renewable resources ; Stock pollution problems ; Renewable resources ; Forest resources ; Accounting for the environment

ISBN: 9780321417534 (pbk.) TZs.75511/- 0321417534 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental economics.
Natural resources
Sustainable development.

Dewey Class. No.: 333.7 NAT