Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, 4th edition

Now in its fourth edition, this book is a 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 has been written primarily for the specialist market of second and third year undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics.

This edition includes a Companion Website.

• Extensive coverage on economy-wide modelling, valuing the environment, the practice and ethics of discounting and climate change.
• ‘Real-world problems’ and policy, keeping you informed with topical debates.

·   New chapter on trade and the environment, and for the first time, the text examines the economics of happiness.

·    Extended coverage on economy-wide modelling, valuing the environment, the practice and ethics of discounting and climate change.

·    Easy to follow, new two colour text-design and improved pedagogical features for enhanced readability and quick reference.

·    New boxes on ‘real-world problems’ and policy, keeping you informed with topical debates.