Principles of Environmental Economics: Economics, Ecology and Public Policy

Can economic growth be environmentally sustainable? This crucial question goes right to the heart of environmental economics and is a matter of increasing concern globally. The first edition of this popular title was the first introductory textbook in environmental economics that truly attempted to integrate economics with not only the environment but also ecology. This new version builds and improves upon the popular formula with new material, new examples, new pedagogical features and new questions for discussion. With international case-studies and examples, this book will prove an excellent choice for introducing both students and other academics to the world of environmental economics. Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Figures......Page 14 Tables......Page 16 Case studies......Page 17 Exhibits......Page 18 Preface......Page 19 Acknowledgements......Page 25 Introduction......Page 26 1 The natural environment and the human economy......Page 32 2 The natural environment and the human economy: an ecological perspective......Page 47 3 Fundamentals of the economics of environmental resources......Page 74 4 The economic theory of pollution control......Page 96 5 The economics of environmental regulations......Page 117 6 The economics of environmental regulations......Page 135 7 Global environmental pollution......Page 155 8 Economic valuation of environmental service......Page 172 9. A framework for assessing the worthiness of an environmental project......Page 201 10 Biophysical limits to economic growth......Page 230 11 Biophysical limits to economic growth: the neoclassical economics......Page 250 12 Biophysical limits to economic growth: the ecological economics......Page 272 13 The economics of sustainable development......Page 295 14 Population, development, and environmental degradation in the developing world......Page 320 Appendices......Page 352 Index......Page 367 "With international case studies and examples, this book will prove an excellent choice for introducing both students and other academics to the world of environmental economics."--Jacket