TY - BOOK AU - Field,Barry C. TI - Natural resource economics :an introduction. SN - 0072316772 (alk. paper) AV - HC85..F54 U1 - 333.7 21 PY - 2011/// CY - Boston, Mass PB - Irwin/McGraw-Hill KW - Natural resources KW - Environmental policy KW - Sustainable development N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Contents: Introduction: Important issues in natural resource economics -- natural resources and the economy -- Building blocks: Willingness to pay/demand -- Costs/ supply -- Efficiency and sustainability -- General natural resource issues: Markets and efficiency -- Public policy for natural resources -- Natural resources analysis: Principles of analysis -- The Valuation of natural resources -- Applied natural resources problems: Mineral economics -- Energy -- Forest economics -- Marine resources -- Land economics -- Water resources -- Economics of agriculture -- economics of outdoor recreation -- The Economics of wildlife management -- The Economics of biodiversity preservation -- Natural resources in developing countries: Natural resources and economic growth -- Natural resoucres decisions in developing countries UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh021/00036976.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh021/00036976.html ER -