Environmental economics and policy Book

	Detailed Contents
	Case Studies
	Preface
Pt. I	Building Blocks	1
1	Introduction to Environmental Economics	3
2	Economic Activity and the Environment	23
3	Foundations of Economic Efficiency and Equity	40
4	Ethics, Public Policy, and the Environment	70
5	Defining Policy Goals	86
Pt. II	Economic Welfare, Equity, and Rights	105
6	Externalities and Economic Inefficiency	107
7	Policies to Address Efficiency Goals	145
8	Externalities, Equity, and Fairness	181
9	Policies That Address Noneconomic Goals	209
10	Balancing Policy Goals	238
Pt. III	Environmental Values: Measurement and Applications	265
11	Measuring Environmental Costs and Benefits	268
12	Measuring the Value of Life and Health	315
13	Discounting Environmental Benefits and Costs Over Time	341
14	Risks, Uncertainty, and Environmental Policy	384
Pt. IV	Selected Policy Topics	437
15	Exhaustible Resources	439
16	Renewable Resources	486
17	Water Resources	513
18	Energy Resources	552
19	Economic Growth, the Environment, and Sustainability	585
20	International Environmental and Resource Issues I: Local Effects	621
21	International Environmental and Resource Issues II: Global Effects	653
22	The Future of Environmental Economics and Policy	689
App. A	A Brief Review of the Calculus of One and Several Variables	697
App. B	Introduction to Selected Econometric Concepts	712
App. C	Environmental Information Available on the Internet	722
	Name Index	725
	Subject Index	731