Field, Barry C. <br/><br/>
Natural resource economics :  an introduction / 
Barry C. Field. 
 - 1st ed 
 - Boston, Mass. :  Irwin/McGraw-Hill,  c2001. 
 - xiv, 477 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Preface<br/><br/> Section I.  Introduction<br/><br/> 1:      Important Issues in Natural Resource Economics<br/><br/> 2:	Natural Resources and the Economy<br/><br/> Section II.  Building Blocks<br/><br/> 3: 	Willingness to Pay/Demand<br/><br/> 4:	Costs/Supply<br/><br/> 5:	Efficiency and Sustainability<br/><br/><br/> Section III. General Natural Resource Issues<br/><br/> 6: 	Markets and Efficiency<br/><br/> 7:	Public Policy for Natural Resources<br/><br/><br/> Section IV.  Natural Resource Analysis<br/><br/> 8:	Principles of Analysis<br/><br/> 9:	The Valuation of Natural Resources<br/><br/><br/> Section V.	Applied Natural Resource Problems<br/><br/> 10:	Mineral Economics<br/><br/> 11:	Energy<br/><br/> 12:	Forest Economics<br/><br/> 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.<br/> 14:	Land Economics<br/><br/> 15: 	Water Economics<br/><br/> 16:	Economics of Agriculture<br/><br/> 17:	Economics of Outdoor Recreation<br/><br/> 18:  	The Economics of Wildlife Management<br/><br/> 19:	The Economics of Biodiversity Preservation<br/><br/> Section VI.	Natural Economics in Developing Countries<br/><br/> 20:	Natural Resources and Economic Growth <br/><br/> 21:	Natural Resource Decisions in Developing Countries 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0072316772 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00036976  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Natural resources.<br/>Environmental policy.<br/>Sustainable development.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC85  / .F54 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.7