4th Edition

Principles of Environmental Economics and Sustainability An Integrated Economic and Ecological Approach

By Ahmed Hussen Copyright 2019
440 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

440 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

440 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Principles of Environmental Economics and Sustainability was the first textbook to make a serious attempt to systematically integrate ecological and economic principles. It successfully introduced ecological perspectives to the study of environmental economics while maintaining the integrity of the standard economic approach. In this new edition this notion continues to be embraced while... Read more

Part I 

1. The Natural Environment and the Human Economy: The Neoclassical perspective 

2. The Natural Environment and the Human Economy: An ecological perspective 

3. Ecological and Technological Determinants of the Trade-off between Economic Activity and Environmental Quality 

Part II 

4. The Economic Theory of Pollution Control 

5. The Economics of Environmental Regulation I: Emission standards and effluent charge 

6. The Economics of Environmental Regulation II: Transferable emission credits, and the macroeconomic effects of environmental regulation  

7. Alternative Methods of Valuation of Environmental Goods and Services 

8. Frameworks for Assessing the Worthiness of Environmental Projects 

Part III 

9. The Economics of Climate Change 

10. The Economics of Biodiversity  

Part IV

11. Biophysical Limits to Economic Growth: The Malthusian/neo-Malthusian/ecological economics perspectives 

12. Biophysical Limits to Economic Growth: The Neoclassical perspective 

13. The Economics of Sustainability  

14. Green Accounting and Alternative Indicators of Sustainability 

15. The Business Cases for Sustainability 

Part V 

16. Population, Poverty and Environmental Degradations in the Developing World

Biography

Ahmed Hussen is the Edward and Virginia van Dalson Professor of Economics at Kalamazoo College, USA. He is co-founder of the environmental study program at the college and currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Economics and Business. In addition he has taught and conducted research internationally in Japan, Zimbabwe, and Botswana and has been awarded "excellence in teaching" in recognition of his skill as a teacher and dedication to his students.