Introduction to Environmental Economics

• Careful explanation of key economic concepts in the context of environmental problems makes this book an ideal introduction to the study of environmental economics
• Coverage of problems such as climate change, water pollution, and loss of biodiversity provides an invaluable global overview of the most pressing environmental issues of our time
• Assessment of different theoretical approaches to environmental economics provides a key to understanding the various possible policy responses to major environmental issues
• Case studies of environmental problems from across the world combine a global picture with in-depth descriptions of specific concrete examples

New to this edition

• Substantial revision of all existing chapters.
• Greater focus on environmental policy and management links and links to policy issues which have recently emerged.
• Updating of box sections with recent findings from the literature.
• New pedagogical features including tutorial questions and definitions.

Readership: First, second and third year undergraduate students taking Economics, Geography and Environmental Science, and Business degrees; and postgraduate students on interdisciplinary Masters courses in environmental management, sustainable development and environmental economics. The book will also be of interest to policy makers, NGOs, environmental charities and consultants.

Nick Hanley, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Stirling, Jason Shogren, Stroock Distinguished Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, University of Wyoming, and Ben White, Professor, School of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia

Part One
1: Introduction
2: Markets and the Environment
3: Valuing the Environment: Concepts
4: Valuing the Environment: Methods
5: Behaviour and Environmental Risk
6: Economic Growth, the Environment and Sustainable Development
7: Strategic Interaction and the Environment
8: Trade and the Environment
Part Two
9: The Economics of Climate Change
10: Forests
11: The Economics of Water Pollution
12: Biodiversity
13: Energy and Resources