<p>Environmental Economics and Policy is a best-selling text for environmental economics courses. Offering a policy-oriented approach, it introduces economic theory, empirical fieldwork, and case studies which show how underlying economic principles provided the foundation for environmental policies.</p> <p>Key features include:</p> <ul> <li>Introductions to the theory and method of environmental economics including externalities, benefit-cost analysis, valuation methods, and ecosystem goods and services.</li> <li>Extensive coverage of the major issues including climate change mitigation and adaptation, air and water pollution, and environmental justice.</li> <li>Boxed "Examples" and "Debates" throughout the text which highlight global examples and major talking points.</li> </ul> <p>This text will be of use to undergraduate students of economics. Students will leave the course with a global perspective of how environmental economics has played and can continue to play a role in promoting fair and efficient environmental management.</p> <p>The text is fully supported with end-of-chapter summaries, discussion questions, and self-test exercises in the book. Additional online resources include multiple choice questions, as well as PowerPoint slides for each chapter.</p>

Details

• Author: Thomas H. Tietenberg, Lynne Lewis
• Publisher: Routledge
• Published: 2020
• Edition: 7
• Pages: 361
• Format: Paperback
• Language: en

ISBN: 9781138587595