Economics and the Environment

Now in its ninth edition, Economics and the Environment offers an accessible approach to the latest debates, concerns, standards, and legislation related to contemporary environmental issues. Featuring new and updated content throughout, this studentfriendly textbook organizes its discussion around four specific questions How much pollution is too much? Is the government up to the job? How can we do better? How can we resolve global issues? to provide an inclusive and highlyengaging examination of environmental economics.Following a unique fourquestion format, the text provides an integrated pedagogy that is simpler and more useful than a topics approach to the subject. Students are encouraged to discuss the governments role in environmental policy, the benefits and costs of environmental protection, methods for promoting clean technology and sustainability, global pollution and resource issues, environmental justice and ethics, and more. Throughout the text, illustrative examples and realworld case studies are complemented by endofchapter problems and exercises that both strengthen student comprehension and increase retention.