Environmental Economics for Non-economists. Techniques and Policies for Sustainable Development
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Author(s): J. Asafu-Adjaye
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9812561234
Format: hardback
377pp
Price: £35.00
Review Date: 09 August 2005
Review: This book discusses the application of economics to the solution of global and local environmental problems. The text is divided into three parts. The first part gives the conceptual issues that need to be grasped in order to analyse how economic activities impact on the environment. The second part gives the tools for environmental policy analysis (environmental valuation, cost–benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness evaluation, impact analysis, stakeholder analysis, multi-criteria analysis). The final part looks at global environmental issues (population growth, economic growth, sustainable development, green accounting, and an assessment of global environmental trends and policy implications). This new edition has been updated, and summary and key terms added to each chapter. Useful website addresses have also been included.