Environmental Economics and Policy FROM THE PUBLISHER
Accessible to readers with little or no training in economics, this is the premier introductory book on environmental economics. Incorporating up-to-date research and data throughout, the compact text clearly presents the basic economic principles and the policy issues behind today's most significant environmental debates.
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Strongly emphasizes public policy and draws on insights from the natural and physical sciences and other disciplines to show how economics can be used both to understand the behavioral sources of environmental problems and to provide the foundation for solutions. Among the topics: the economics of recycling; global deforestation; incentive policies; oil spills and ocean dumping; the Gaia hypothesis; nuclear power; renewable energy sources. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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