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Economics of Natural Resources, the Environment and Policies
Erhun Kula
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Description for Economics of Natural Resources, the Environment and Policies
Paperback. Looks in detail at the history of economic thought on natural resources and the environment, the economics of fisheries, forestry, mining, petroleum, coal and natural gas deposits. There are also chapters devoted to environmental degradation and the economics of the world's natural wonders. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
The economic activities of humanity, particularly during the last couple of cen turies, have had a profound impact on the natural environment. Fast depletion of the world's forest resources, fish stocks, fossil fuels and mine deposits have raised many moral as well as practical questions concerning present and future generations. Furthermore, a number of global environmental problems such as acid rain, the 'greenhouse effect' and depletion of the ozone layer are causing concern throughout the world. What does economics say about the exploitation of nature's scarce resources? This book, which is a much expanded version of an earlier publication, Economics ... Read more
The economic activities of humanity, particularly during the last couple of cen turies, have had a profound impact on the natural environment. Fast depletion of the world's forest resources, fish stocks, fossil fuels and mine deposits have raised many moral as well as practical questions concerning present and future generations. Furthermore, a number of global environmental problems such as acid rain, the 'greenhouse effect' and depletion of the ozone layer are causing concern throughout the world. What does economics say about the exploitation of nature's scarce resources? This book, which is a much expanded version of an earlier publication, Economics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412576409
SKU
V9780412576409
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Economics of Natural Resources, the Environment and Policies
Its lucid style should gain an appreciative audience and its coverage will provide the reader with firm foundation in economic reasoning and analytical ability in environmental and natural resource issues ... should appeal to undergraduates across a wide range of disciplines, not only in economics and environmental science, but also in ... Read more