Risk and Uncertainty in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1843766094 ISBN 13 : 9781843766094

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

This book explores some of the complexities of decision-making under risk and uncertainty in environmental and natural resource economics. Risk and uncertainty are inherent problems for economists, and the authors in this volume offer numerous challenges and opportunities to improve the tools we use to assess these concepts.

They begin by studying various environmental issues such as climate change and biodiversity conservation to underline the importance of identifying different forms of uncertainty and irreversibility. They move on to consider the implications risk and uncertainty have on economic development and environmental policies, and study the attitudes of different user-groups to these issues. Finally, they examine the natural resource management dilemmas faced by the private sector including issues of optimal resource allocation, insurance problems and consumer behaviour.

Presenting cutting-edge research on the management of the environment under risk and uncertainty, this book will interest and inform academics and researchers in the fields of environmental and resource economics, and decision-makers in governmental and non-governmental agencies. It will also be of value to economists who want to understand the importance of analysing the impact of risk and uncertainty on environmental and economic processes.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Edited by Justus Wesseler, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Hans-Peter Weikard, Associate Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Wageningen University, The Netherlands and Robert D. Weaver, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Pennsylvania State University, US

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843766094
• ISBN 13: 9781843766094
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Wesseler Justus, Weikard Hans-Peter, Weaver Robert D.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible