Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy Economics

The three volumes comprising the Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy Economics examine the current theory, and sample current application methods for natural resource and energy economics. Volumes 1 & 2 deal with the economics of environmental and renewable resources, and are divided into six parts. The first deals with basic concepts, and subsequent sections are concerned with ethics and environmental topics. Volume 3 deals primarily with non-renewable resources. It analyzes the economics of energy and minerals and includes chapters on the economics of environmental policy.
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Sommario

Some Basic Concepts. Welfare economics and the environment (K.-G. Mäler). Bioeconomics of renewable resource use (J.E. Wilen). Spatial aspects of environmental economics (H. Siebert). Economics of nature preservation (A.C. Fisher, J.V. Krutilla). Ethics and environmental economics (A.V. Kneese, W.H. Schulze). Selected Methods and Applications of Economics to Environmental Problems. Methods for assessing the benefits of environmental programs (A.M. Freeman, III). Environmental economics, industrial process models, and regional-residual management models (D. James). Input-output models, national economic models and the environment (F.R. Førsund). The Economics of Environmental Policy. Distributional and macroeconomic aspects of environmental policy (G.B. Christainsen, T.H. Tietenberg). Comparative analysis of alternative policy instruments (P. Bohm, C.S. Russell).

Riassunto

Examines the theory, and sample application methods for natural resource and energy economics. This title deals with the economics of environmental and renewable resources. It analyzes the economics of energy and minerals and includes chapters on the economics of environmental policy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: A. V. Kneese, Allen V. Sweeney Kneese
• Con la collaborazione di: A V Kneese (Editore), A. V. Kneese (Editore), A.V. Kneese (Editore), Allen V. Kneese (Editore), J. Sweeney (Editore), J. L. Sweeney (Editore), James L. Sweeney (Editore), Sweeney J. (Editore)
• Editore: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.1985
• EAN: 9780444876447
• ISBN: 978-0-444-87644-7
• Pagine: 486
• Serie: Handbooks in Economics; Handbooks in Economics; Handbook of Natural Resources & Energy Economics; Handbook of Natural Resources
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; NATURE / Natural Resources, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Economic Geography, Environmental Management