Natural Resource Economics

Preface Section I. Introduction 1: Important Issues in Natural Resource Economics 2: Natural Resources and the Economy Section II. Building Blocks 3: Willingness to Pay/Demand 4: Costs/Supply 5: Efficiency and Sustainability Section III. General Natural Resource Issues 6: Markets and Efficiency 7: Public Policy for Natural Resources Section IV. Natural Resource Analysis 8: Principles of Analysis 9: The Valuation of Natural Resources Section V. Applied Natural Resource Problems 10: Mineral Economics 11: Energy 12: Forest Economics 13: Marine Resources: Current Problems in Marine Fisheries, Fisheries Management Institutions of the U.S., Modeling a Fishery, Efficient Rates of Effort, The Problem of Open Access, Approaches to Fisheries Management, Uncertainty and Fisheries Management, Summary. 14: Land Economics 15: Water Economics 16: Economics of Agriculture 17: Economics of Outdoor Recreation 18: The Economics of Wildlife Management 19: The Economics of Biodiversity Preservation Section VI. Natural Economics in Developing Countries 20: Natural Resources and Economic Growth 21: Natural Resource Decisions in Developing Countries