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PEARCE, David William was born in 1941 in Harrow, Middlesex, England.
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The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers as they weigh development against nature, present against future, and certain benefits against uncertain consequences. From reluctant-but-necessary calculations of the value of life, to quandaries over profits at the environment’s expense, the policies and research findings explained in this textbook are relevant to decisions made daily by individuals, firms, and governments. The fourth edition of Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management pairs the user-friendly approaches of the previous editions with the latest developments in the field. A story-based narrative delivers clear, concise coverage of contemporary policy initiatives. To promote environmental and economic literacy, we have added even more visual aids, including color photographs and diagrams unmatched in other texts. Ancillaries include an Instructor’s Guide with answers to all of the practice problems and downloadable slides of figures and tables from the book. The economy is a subset of the environment, from which resources are obtained, workers and consumers receive sustenance, and life begins. Energy prices and environmental calamities constrain economic growth and the quality of life. The same can be said about overly restrictive environmental policies. It is with an appreciation for the weighty influence of this discipline, and the importance of conveying it to students, that this textbook is crafted.
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Now in its fourth edition, Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, provides comprehensive and contemporary analysis of the major areas of natural resource and environmental economics. All chapters have been fully updated in light of new developments and changes in the subject, and provide a balance of theory, applications and examples to give a rigorous grounding in the economic analysis of the resource and environmental issues that are increasingly prominent policy concerns. This text is suitable for second and third year undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics.
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The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers as they weigh development against nature, present against future, and certain benefits against uncertain consequences. From reluctant-but-necessary calculations of the value of life, to moral quandaries over profits at the environment’s expense, the models and findings explained in this textbook are relevant to today’s more pressing dilemmas. The third edition of Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management retains the application-based narratives and visual emphasis of the second edition, while covering the latest policy initiatives, following recent trends, and becoming even more user friendly. An expanded array of color photographs, diagrams, and other visual aids provide new perspectives on global environmental and resource issues. The book covers topics including: • efficiency and cost-benefit analysis • natural resource management • globalization • environmental ethics • population growth and poverty. This fascinating textbook will be invaluable to students undertaking courses in environmental economics, ecological economics, and environmental and resource economics. The book includes an online Instructor’s Guide with answers to all the practice problems as well as downloadable slides of figures and tables from the book.
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Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it. The losses to African economies have been catastrophic. Now there is an international ban on the trade and conservation is. the principal goal. This should be a matter for rejoicing, but nothing is quite so simple. The authors of this book have looked at the overall statistics, including those for countries where the elephant population is stable. They have considered the multiplicity of economic and social functions fulfilled by ensuring that elephant herds survive, tourism, a variety of ecological purpose. and, finally, as a source of ivory. They show how the careful management of elephants as a resource can best serve African interests. This book is at the cutting edge of economic thinking and provides a model for the consideration of the difficult relationship between people and wildlife. Originally published in 19990
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PEARCE, David William was born in 1941 in Harrow, Middlesex, England.
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts University Oxford, 1963, 1967.
Assistant Lector, Lector, Lancaster University, 1964-1965, 1965-1967. Lector, Senior Lector, Southampton University, 1969-1970, 1970-1974. Director, Public Sector Economics Research Centre, Leicester University, 1974-1976.
Professor Political Economics, Aberdeen University, Scotland,
1977-1982.
Visiting Professor, Adelaide University, 1983. Professor Political Economics, University College London, London, England,
.
Editorial Boards, International
J. Social Economics, since 1975, Resources Policy,
, Energy Economics, since 1978, International Environmental Studies, 1978, Futures,
, J. Indian Affairs, since 1982, Resources and Conservation, since 1982, J. Economics Studies, since 1983.
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( The globalization of goods, services and capital for ag...)
( Now in its fourth edition, Natural Resources and Enviro...)
( The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers...)
( The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers...)
(The pursuit of sustainability can be complex, challenging...)
(Featuring extensive coverage of information, uncertainty,...)
( Economics of Agricultural Development examines the caus...)
( Though many students and environmentalists shudder at e...)
( For courses in Cost-Benefit Analysis, taught in Economi...)
( For courses in Cost-Benefit Analysis, taught in Economi...)
( In this book David Driesen shows in detail how the conc...)
("Environmental Economics" provides a comprehensive introd...)
( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)
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(For undergraduate economics majors and graduate professio...)
(For courses in intermediate microeconomics, price theory,...)
(Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elepha...)
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(Written as an introduction to cost-benefit analysis for u...)
(A practical introduction to cost-benefit analysis through...)
(Regulation Misled by Misread Theory changes how we think ...)
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Nearly all of my work has its foundations in an early and continuing concern for natural environments and wildlife species. I regarded cost-benefit analysis as the appropriate procedure for assessing the worth of natural environments and continue to believe that it provides a useful way of thinking. From costbenefit it was a natural progression to environmental economics as a subject in itself.
Becoming less enamoured with orthodox economics, I began work on the links between economics and the general science of ecology. At the same time, the implication of energy sources in so much of environmental destruction caused me to divert some attention to energy economics, particulary in developing countries. These themes — the cost-benefit framework, ecology, and energy — continue to define my research and interest in economics.