Handbook of Natural Resource & Energy Economics v 1

Examines the theory, and sample application methods for natural resource and energy economics. This title deals with the economics of environmental and renewable resources. It analyzes the economics of energy and minerals and includes chapters on the economics of environmental policy.

Some Basic Concepts. Welfare economics and the environment (K.-G. Maler). Bioeconomics of renewable resource use (J.E. Wilen). Spatial aspects of environmental economics (H. Siebert). Economics of nature preservation (A.C. Fisher, J.V. Krutilla). Ethics and environmental economics (A.V. Kneese, W.H. Schulze). Selected Methods and Applications of Economics to Environmental Problems. Methods for assessing the benefits of environmental programs (A.M. Freeman, III). Environmental economics, industrial process models, and regional-residual management models (D. James). Input-output models, national economic models and the environment (F.R. Forsund). The Economics of Environmental Policy. Distributional and macroeconomic aspects of environmental policy (G.B. Christainsen, T.H. Tietenberg). Comparative analysis of alternative policy instruments (P. Bohm, C.S. Russell).