Natural Resource Economics: An Introduction, Third Edition

Natural Resource Economics: An Introduction, Third Edition
ISBN-10
1478632453
ISBN-13
9781478632450
Series
Natural Resource Economics
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
444
Language
English
Published
2015-12-10
Publisher
Waveland Press
Author
Barry C. Field

Description

Decisions about the conservation and use of natural resources are made every day by individuals, communities, and nations. The latest edition of Field’s acclaimed text highlights the incentives and trade-offs embedded in such decisions, providing a lucid introduction to natural resource issues using the analytical framework of economics. Employing a logical structure and easy-to-understand descriptions, Field covers fundamental economic principles and their general application to natural resource use. These principles are further developed in chapters devoted to specific resources. Moreover, this up-to-date volume addresses the challenge of achieving socially beneficial utilization rates in the twenty-first century amid continuing population growth, urbanization, and global climate change. Topics new to the Third Edition include: • implications of climate change on resources • fracking • energy intensity and the energy efficiency gap • reducing fossil energy • forests and carbon • international water issues • globalization and trade in natural resources

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