TY  - BOOK
AU  - Field,Barry C.
TI  - Natural resource economics: an introduction 
SN  - 0072316772 (alk. paper)
AV  - HC85 .F54 2001
U1  - 333.7 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Boston, Mass.
PB  - Irwin/McGraw-Hill
KW  - Natural resources
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Sustainable development
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes;  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
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