{"product_id":"natural-resource-economics-an-introduction-third-edition-9781478627807","title":"Natural Resource Economics: An Introduction, Third Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Resource Economics: An Introduction, Third Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e by Barry C. Field. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781478627807.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecisions 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.\nEmploying 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.\nTopics new to the Third Edition include:\n• implications of climate change on resources\n• fracking\n• energy intensity and the energy efficiency gap\n• reducing fossil energy\n• forests and carbon\n• international water issues\n• globalization and trade in natural resources\nNot-for-sale instructors resource materials available online to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.\nAlso by Barry C. Field and available from Waveland Press: Environmental Policy: An Introduction (ISBN 9781577664284).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Waveland Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985096798261,"sku":"ByrdShop_1478627808","price":99.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781478627807_f8c14629-876d-4825-964d-1bec5df9cd49.jpg?v=1778887428","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/natural-resource-economics-an-introduction-third-edition-9781478627807","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}