1st Edition
Quality of the Environment An Economic Approach to Some Problems in Using Land, Water, and Air
106 Pages
by
Routledge
106 Pages
by
Routledge
106 Pages
by
Routledge
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Contemporary society is dependent on man’s ability to work fundamental changes in the natural environment. In using resources to produce high and rising levels of income, however, effects are often produced that are incidental to the main purpose. This study, first published in 1965, explores some research approaches to the economic analysis of some of the key environmental problems, including... Read more
Preface; 1. Introduction: Five Environmental Problems 2. Water Pollution 3. Air Pollution 4. The Use of Chemicals as Pesticides 5. The Physical Environment of Urban Places 6. Some Problems Associated with the Use of Rural Areas 7. A Research Strategy
Biography
Orris C. Herfindahl, Allen V. Kneese
