Environmental Economics

by Stephen Smith and Stephen Smith

Book Overview

In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Smith shows how the field of environmental economics looks at how economic activity and policy can affect the environment in which we live. The book discusses environmental issues including pollution control, reducing environmental damage, global climate change policies, questions about how we should balance environmental and economic considerations, and what form government policies should take. In recent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199583587
• ISBN13: 9780199583584
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.7"