1. Introduction to environmental and natural resources economics -- 2. Value systems and economic systems -- 3. The economics of market allocation -- 4. Externalities, market failures, and policy interventions -- 5. The economics of natural resource systems, part I : theory and concepts -- 6. The economics of natural resource systems, part II : marine capture fisheries -- 7. Measurement and analysis of benefits and costs -- 8. The political economy of environmental regulation and resource management -- 9. Motivating regulatory compliance : monitoring, enforcement, and sanctions -- 10. Creating economic incentives for environmental protection and resource management -- 11. Global climate change : science, policy, and economics -- 12. Introduction to the concept of sustainability -- 13. Recognizing interdependencies and thinking long term -- 14. Sustainable economic development -- 15. Issues in sustainable production and consumption -- 16. Issues in the economics of sustainable local communities.
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Providing an accessible treatment of the subject, including the economics of sustainability, this book includes the balanced coverage, and the integration of economics with science and public policy. It covers a chapter on global climate change to incorporate scientific information and evolving public policy.