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Field, Barry C.

Natural resource economics : an introduction / Barry C. Field. - 1st ed - Boston, Mass. : Irwin/McGraw-Hill, c2001. - xiv, 477 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preface

Section I. Introduction

1: Important Issues in Natural Resource Economics

2: Natural Resources and the Economy

Section II. Building Blocks

3: Willingness to Pay/Demand

4: Costs/Supply

5: Efficiency and Sustainability


Section III. General Natural Resource Issues

6: Markets and Efficiency

7: Public Policy for Natural Resources


Section IV. Natural Resource Analysis

8: Principles of Analysis

9: The Valuation of Natural Resources


Section V. Applied Natural Resource Problems

10: Mineral Economics

11: Energy

12: Forest Economics

13: Marine Resources: Current Problems in Marine Fisheries, Fisheries Management Institutions of the U.S., Modeling a Fishery, Efficient Rates of Effort, The Problem of Open Access, Approaches to Fisheries Management, Uncertainty and Fisheries Management, Summary.
14: Land Economics

15: Water Economics

16: Economics of Agriculture

17: Economics of Outdoor Recreation

18: The Economics of Wildlife Management

19: The Economics of Biodiversity Preservation

Section VI. Natural Economics in Developing Countries

20: Natural Resources and Economic Growth

21: Natural Resource Decisions in Developing Countries

ISBN: 0072316772 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 00036976

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Natural resources.
Environmental policy.
Sustainable development.

LC Class. No.: HC85 / .F54 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 333.7