114 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
114 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
114 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This shortform textbook provides a concise overview of the fundamentals of environmental economics. It focuses on how economic forces affect the natural environment and how economic policies and behaviors may be altered to improve environmental quality.
Spanning ten chapters, the book introduces readers to the key ideas in environmental economics. Topics include environmental externalities,... Read more
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Markets and Environmental Pollution
Chapter 3: The Basic Economics of Environmental Pollution Control
Chapter 4: Technological Change in Pollution Control
Chapter 5: Measuring the Benefits and Costs of Pollution Control
Chapter 6: The Policy World
Chapter 7: Pollution-Control Standards
Chapter 8: Pollution Charges
Chapter 9: Economics of Emissions Trading
Chapter 10: Global Climate Change
Biography
Barry C. Field is Professor Emeritus of Resource Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
