Environmental Economics: Theory, Application, and Policy's strong policy-oriented approach to environmental
economics draws in current research and case studies to illustrate topics on the cutting edge of worldwide policy
debates. The author introduces students to subjects such as biodiversity, climate change, air pollution, and forestry
by presenting the actual data and methods used by experts in these fields. In addition, considerable material on
emerging areas such as macroeconomics and trade, agriculture, ecological economics, and sustainability gives students
a full understanding of the environmental economics field. The book's focus on basic economic concepts in the introductory
chapters prepares students to understand these issues. Chapman does not discuss economics in the abstract: examples,
historical contexts, and case studies are used to illustrate key points. And throughout the book, there is a heavy
emphasis on social issues and ethics.
Features :
Strong policy approach--seen in its integration of practical examples and issues that are both domestic and
international in nature--combines scientific and economic interpretations of environmental problems.
Focus on core economic theory in early chapters gives students the tools they need to apply economic theory
to environmental issues. See table of contents.
Covers all sides in current policy debates and draws in case studies to illustrate these concepts.
Places a greater emphasis on global economic policy and international dimensions of debates than competing
texts.
In addition to outlining policy debates, the book showcases the differing opinions within the environmental
economics field on these issues.
Questions for Discussion and Analysis at the end of each chapter test student comprehension.
Table of Contents
I. ECONOMIC THEORY, CONCEPTS, AND METHODS.
1. Competition, Monopoly, and Social Welfare.
2. Measuring Economic Welfare and Environmental Quality.
3. Valuing the Environment and Benefit-Cost Analysis.
4. Benefit-Cost Analysis and Discounting.
5. Equity, Environment, and Economics.
6. Economic Theory and Environmental Resources: An Introduction.
II. RENEWABLE ENERGY ECONOMICS AND CONSERVATION.
7. Personal and Household Energy: Economics and the Environment.
8. Renewable Energy Economics (by Matthew Schwartz and Duane Chapman).
III. THE QUESTION OF GLOBAL RESOURCE LIMITATIONS.
9. World Oil: A Strategic Limited Resource?
10. The Limits to Growth Question: Industrial Resources, Depletion, Recycling, and Population.
IV. RENEWABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES: AIR AND WATER QUALITY AGRICULTURE, AND FORESTRY.
11. Air Pollution Control: Economics and Policy.
12. Water Quality Economics.
13. Agriculture, the Environment, and Economics (by Brent Sohngen and Duane Chapman).
14. Forestry Economics.
V. THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT.
15. Biodiversity and Endangered Species.
16. The Kruger National Park in New South Africa.
17. Macroeconomics, Trade, and Environment.
18. Climate Change: Economics and Policy.
VI. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENT.
19. Ecological Economics: An Emerging Alternative to Environmental Economics (by Jon Erickson).
20. Sustainability, Economy, and Environment (by Richard C. Bishop and Richard P. Woodward).
