What environmentalists need to know about economics - Scorse, Jason (New York,N.Y. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)
The root causes of environmental problems -- Determining the "optimum" amount of pollution -- Valuing ecosystems -- Putting monetary values on the environment and living things -- Valuing future generations -- Tools to address environmental problems -- Environment v. economy : jobs, economic growth, and international trade -- Climate change -- Forest and biodiversity conservation -- Agriculture -- Chemical pollution -- Fisheries and the marine environment -- Population growth & technological change -- Demand-side interventions.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-226).
Keywords: Environmental economics