Natural Resource Economics: An Introduction, Third Edition

Natural Resource Economics: An Introduction, Third Edition by Barry C. Field. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781478627807.

Decisions about the conservation and use of natural resources are made every day by individuals, communities, and nations. The latest edition of Fields acclaimed text highlights the incentives and trade-offs embedded in such decisions, providing a lucid introduction to natural resource issues using the analytical framework of economics. Employing a logical structure and easy-to-understand descriptions, Field covers fundamental economic principles and their general application to natural resource use. These principles are further developed in chapters devoted to specific resources. Moreover, this up-to-date volume addresses the challenge of achieving socially beneficial utilization rates in the twenty-first century amid continuing population growth, urbanization, and global climate change. Topics new to the Third Edition include: • implications of climate change on resources • fracking • energy intensity and the energy efficiency gap • reducing fossil energy • forests and carbon • international water issues • globalization and trade in natural resources Not-for-sale instructors resource materials available online to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly. Also by Barry C. Field and available from Waveland Press: Environmental Policy: An Introduction (ISBN 9781577664284).