The Theory and Practice of Environmental and Resource Economics - Essays in Honour of Karl-Gustaf Loefgren (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

This collection of specially commissioned papers pays tribute to Karl-Gustaf Lofgren's significant and diverse contribution to theoretical and empirical research within the field of environmental and resource economics over the past two decades. A number of distinguished scholars examine a broad range of topics including sustainability, risk and uncertainty, demand theory and issues related to public goods. The book also contains analyses of more specific resource problems concerning fisheries, forestry management, wildlife and pollution. Together, the seventeen chapters provide an innovative and cutting-edge analysis of a smorgasbord of both old and new environmental and resource problems, including, amongst others: local public goods and income heterogeneity self-selection and the value of lives saved international fisheries agreements salmon and hydropower discrete versus continuous harvesting timber supply voluntary road pricing economic impacts of environmental regulations in California. Academics, researchers and students within the fields of environmental, resource and public economics will find this book to be a fascinating read.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Horizons in Environmental Economics series
Release date:	April 2006
Editors:	Thomas Aronsson • Roger Axelsson • Runar Brannlund
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-84542-649-1
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General
LSN:	1-84542-649-5
Barcode:	9781845426491

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