Author: Anil Markandya
Renat Perelet/Pamela Mason
Compilor: Anil Markandya, Renat Perelet & Pamela Mason
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0195664167
This is the first comprehensive dictionary of environmental economics, compiled by leading academics in the field. Each expression or phrase is explained clearly in non-technical language, with references to its use in the growing literature in the subject area.
From abatement to zonal travel cost method, there are over 1000 cross-referenced entries covering topics such as:
1.Environmental instruments for policy-making;
2.Techniques applied in environmental and natural resource economics;
3.Major issues in environmental economics and environmental management;
4.Economics of sustainable development;
5.Natural resource accounting; and
6.International environmental agreements.
As well as providing incisive answers to questions such as what is natural capital? Or when are crowding diseconomies important? The dictionary includes a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. A complete bibliography detailing the major texts in the field is also provided.
The Dictionary of Environmental economics will prove to be an essential tool for students and practitioners.