Environmental and Natural Resource Economics - (Second Edition)

Author: Zhang Fan
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book consists of five chapters. The first chapter is an introduction, which provides a detailed explanation of the relationship between the environment, development, and economics, the environment-economy system, environmental ethics, and analyzes the behavior of consumers and producers, the economic causes of environmental degradation, as well as the role and failures of government. The second chapter introduces some environmental evaluation methods, such as cost-benefit analysis, market value analysis, and contingent valuation method. The third chapter lists management issues of natural resources, including renewable and non-renewable resources, and analyzes from an economic perspective how to develop and utilize resources to achieve optimal levels. The fourth chapter analyzes pollution control measures such as pollution charges and emissions trading, discussing the effects and advantages and disadvantages of various methods under conditions of perfect and imperfect competition. The fifth chapter enriches the content of this book from the perspectives of environment-income and environment-trade, and finally proposes the concept of sustainable development and its measurement methods. Compared to the previous edition, first, this edition adds some basic viewpoints of modern environmental ethics, although these viewpoints are not included in traditional economic theory, they provide enlightenment to those accustomed to economic thinking. Second, this edition adds some fresh case studies, especially those related to China, allowing readers to understand the knowledge while also gaining a clear awareness of the real-world issues of today's world. Finally, this edition includes some controversial and provocative questions in the exercises to help readers develop their thinking.