Land and forest economics /

By: Van Kooten, G. CContributor(s): Folmer, HenkMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2004Description: xiv, 533 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9781845428686; 1845428684 ; 9781843768814 ; 184376881X Subject(s): Land use | Forests and forestry | Environmental economicsDDC classification: 333.73
Contents:
Preface. Introduction -- pt. 1. General Economics concepts : The theory of welfare measurement ; Resource rents and rent capture -- pt. 2. A synopsis of environmental economics : Valuing nonmarket benefits ; Environmental economics ; Social cost-benefit analysis ; Sustainable development and conservation -- pt. 3. Land economics : Efficiency and equity in land-use planning ; Degradation and conservation of agricultural land ; Economics of public lands -- pt. 4. Forest economics : Forest economics I ; Forest economics II ; Economics of tropical deforestation -- pt. 5. Land use and climate change : Climate change: lan use, land-use change and forestry.
Summary: "This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the important issues of land use and forest economics. The authors employ economic tools to study the allocation of land among alternative activities such as agriculture grazing and forestry which impact upon the landscape." "This text will become indispensable to undergraduate and postgraduate students on a range of courses including agricultural and environmental economics, geography and resource management. Although primarily a textbook, it will also provide a useful overview for policymakers, range scientists, public land managers and anyone with an interest in the economic evaluation of rural land use and forestry."
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Preface. Introduction --
pt. 1. General Economics concepts : The theory of welfare measurement ; Resource rents and rent capture --
pt. 2. A synopsis of environmental economics : Valuing nonmarket benefits ; Environmental economics ; Social cost-benefit analysis ; Sustainable development and conservation --
pt. 3. Land economics : Efficiency and equity in land-use planning ; Degradation and conservation of agricultural land ; Economics of public lands --
pt. 4. Forest economics : Forest economics I ; Forest economics II ; Economics of tropical deforestation --
pt. 5. Land use and climate change : Climate change: lan use, land-use change and forestry.


"This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the important issues of land use and forest economics. The authors employ economic tools to study the allocation of land among alternative activities such as agriculture grazing and forestry which impact upon the landscape." "This text will become indispensable to undergraduate and postgraduate students on a range of courses including agricultural and environmental economics, geography and resource management. Although primarily a textbook, it will also provide a useful overview for policymakers, range scientists, public land managers and anyone with an interest in the economic evaluation of rural land use and forestry."

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