The economics of the environment and natural resources/

Abstract

This book covers the essential topics students need to understand environmental problems and their possible solutions. Each chapter is written as the equivalent of 6–8 hours of lectures that would normally be covered in upper-level undergraduate or master’s and Ph.D. courses in environmental and natural resource economics. The 15 topics covered in the book could each be of book length, but we have restricted the length to about 30 pages. The chapters are not designed to provide every detail of the subject. Instead, our goal is to provide you, the reader, with the fundamental theoretical insights, the major issues of the topic or discipline, and an appreciation of the real-world problems and challenges that motivate the subject. Each chapter has extensive further reading that will enable you to pursue the topic further should you wish.