Natural Resource Economics: Issues Analysis and Policy

Overview of the Natural Resources Field. Natural Resource Commodity Production and in Situ Stocks: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Survey. Natural Resources Concern Is Not New. The Impacts of Natural Resource Availability on Economic Growth: Forms and Effects of Scarcity. Optimal Resource Use Over Time and Likely Market Behavior. Empirical Indicators of Evolving Natural Resources Scarcity. Factors Mitigating Natural Resources Scarcity. Intertemporal Comparisons of Well-Being: Efficiency, Equity, and Risk. The Management of Energy Resources. Mineral Availability and Exploration. The Economics of Forest Management. Common Property Resources: Theory and Examples. The Management of Fisheries: A Case of Renewable but Destructible Common Property Resources. Water Resource Systems. Natural Areas and Ecosystems as Natural Resource Systems. Elements of a Responsible Natural Resources Policy. Bibliography. Index.Howe, Charles W. is the author of 'Natural Resource Economics: Issues Analysis and Policy' with ISBN 9780471045274 and ISBN 0471045276.