Product Description

This work, a companion to Barry Field's "Environmental Economics: An Introduction", examines how we use our natural resources, highlights some of the mistakes we have made in doing so, and teaches students to analyze these decisions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1505600 in Books
• Published on: 2000-06-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

From the Publisher
Intended for beginning students, the book's guiding principle is that the necessary concepts of natural resource economics can be presented in an accessible but rigorous way to non-specialists who will understand how these concepts apply to those important questions we all face about the use of our natural resources.
The book attempts to avoid extremes by presenting a balanced viewpoint. The text's theme is that while mistakes made be made, we can manage our natural resources to improve the quality of our environment and the human welfare that depends on these resources.
The book's logical organization fosters learning. After coverage of the fundamental principles of economics, the author applies these principles to natural resource use and then moves to topical chapters dealing with a particular natural resource. Concepts are not merely explained but the student is expected to use them in analysis. After learning basic economics the student is able to apply this knowledge to high interest natural resource problems.
Exhibits are found throughout the book. These are drawn from various newspapers, magazines, and government publications. They illustrate the relevance of the resource economic principles and the student quickly sees their applicability to real world problems.
The applications chapters give the professor a variety of resource problems from which to choose.
The web site will contain relevant updated information both for this text and Environmental Economics 2/e.
End of chapter pedagogy includes a summary, list of key words, questions for further discussion, and select web sites on natural resource issues. The pedagogy improves student understanding and provides a springboard for additional projects and broader study.