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Natural resource economics : an introduction

Title
Natural resource economics : an introduction / Barry C. Field.
Author
Field, Barry C.
Publication
Boston, Mass. : Irwin/McGraw-Hill, [2001], ©2001.

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Description
xiv, 477 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Natural resources
  • Environmental policy
  • Sustainable development
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Sect. I. Introduction. 1. Important Issues in Natural Resource Economics. 2. Natural Resources and the Economy -- Sect. II. Building Blocks. 3. Willingness to Pay/Demand. 4. Costs/Supply. 5. Efficiency and Sustainability -- Sect. III. General Natural Resource Issues. 6. Markets and Efficiency. 7. Public Policy for Natural Resources -- Sect. IV. Natural Resource Analysis. 8. Principles of Analysis. 9. The Valuation of Natural Resources -- Sect. V. Applied Natural Resource Problems. 10. Mineral Economics. 11. Energy. 12. Forest Economics. 13. Marine Resources. 14. Land Economics. 15. Water Resources. 16. Economics of Agriculture. 17. Economics of Outdoor Recreation. 18. The Economics of Wildlife Management. 19. The Economics of Biodiversity Preservation -- Sect. VI. Natural Resources in Developing Countries. 20. Natural Resources and Economics Growth. 21. Natural Resource Decisions in Developing Countries.
ISBN
0072316772 (alk. paper)
LCCN
00036976
OCLC
  • ocm43757610
  • SCSB-4221480
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries