| Agricultural and Environmental Resource Economics Contributor(s): Carlson, Gerald A. (Editor), Miranowski, John A. (Editor), Zilberman, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195076516 ISBN-13: 9780195076516 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $266.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1993 Annotation: A growing concern for environmental quality and resource scarcity has led to numerous policy debates regarding resource utilization around the world. This is especially true when it comes to agriculture. This important new textbook in the Oxford Series in Biological Resource Management brings together economic theory and resource-specific problems of agriculture and presents aggregate and micro-level models and examples for most resource and environmental issues. The discussions emphasize cropland agriculture, and also include examples from livestock, poultry, grazing, fisheries, orchards, and forestry. Students and professionals in resource economics, management, and allocation will benefit from this timely work as will economists and planners in government agencies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.1 |
| LCCN: 92021524 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 7" W x 10" (2.54 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A growing concern for environmental quality and resource scarcity has led to numerous policy debates regarding resource utilization around the world. This is especially true when it comes to agriculture. This textbook brings together economic theory and resource-specific problems of agriculture, and includes aggregate- and micro-level models and examples for most resource and environmental issues. Although the book's emphasis is on cropland agriculture, there are also examples from livestock, poultry, grazing, fisheries, orchards, and forestry. Students and professionals in resource economics, management, and policy as well as economists and planners in government agencies will benefit from the valuable lessons presented here. |