1st Edition
Economics, Natural-Resource Scarcity and Development (Routledge Revivals) Conventional and Alternative Views
By Edward B Barbier
Copyright 1989
244 Pages
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Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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Global warming is an increasing problem, tropical forests are being wiped out and major upper watersheds are being degraded. Using insights provided by environmentalism, ecology and thermo-dynamics, this book – first published in 1989 – outlines an economic approach to the use of natural resources and particularly to the problem of environmental degradation. Edward Barbier reviews and critiques... Read more
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Historical Approaches to Natural-Resource Scarcity 2. Non-Economic Influences 3. Conventional Theory: Optimal Rates of Depletion 4. Conventional Theory: Pollution and Natural Environments 5. An Alternative View of Natural-Resource Scarcity 6. Two Examples: Deforestation in Amazonia and the Global Greenhouse Effect 7. Upper Watershed Degradation in Java 8. Conclusion: An Economics of Sustainable Development; Index
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Barbier, Edward B
