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What environmentalists need to know about economics / Jason Scorse.

Title
  1. What environmentalists need to know about economics / Jason Scorse.
Published by
  1. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Author
  1. Scorse, Jason.

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Description
  1. vi, 226 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
  1. Provides a conceptual set of tools for how to approach environmental issues in a rigorous and thoughtful manner, based on an analysis of incentives, property rights, market failure, supply and demand constraints, and insights from behavioral economics. Easy-to-read and filled with real-world examples of the most complex environmental challenges, this book demonstrates that sound economic analysis and reasoning can be one of the environmental community's strongest allies.
Subject
  1. Environmental economics
  2. NATURE > Natural Resources
  3. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics
  4. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business
  5. Umweltökonomie
  6. Umweltschutz
  7. Ökologische Bewegung
  8. Umweltökonomie
  9. Miljöekonomi
Contents
  1. The root causes of environmental problems -- Determining the "optimum" amount of pollution -- Valuing ecosystems -- Putting monetary values on the environment and living things -- Valuing future generations -- Tools to address environmental problems -- Environment v. economy : jobs, economic growth, and international trade -- Climate change -- Forest and biodiversity conservation -- Agriculture -- Chemical pollution -- Fisheries and the marine environment -- Population growth & technological change -- Demand-side interventions.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
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