An Economist's Guide to Environmentalism

Jordan K. Lofthouse

6 valutazioni di Goodreads

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US, 2025

1538189852 / 9781538189856

Da: Rarewaves USA United, HEBRON, KY, U.S.A.Rarewaves USA United

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 20 giugno 2025

Rilegato

Condizione: Nuovo

EUR 50,26

EUR 44,64 spedizione 
Spedito in U.S.A.

Quantità: 4 disponibili

Aggiungi al carrello
Resi gratuiti per 30 giorni

Descrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore

Explains how economics can be used to solve an array of environmental issues from endangered species to global warming.Many species are threatened with extinction and landscapes are being destroyed. Water is becoming increasingly scarce, harming ecological systems and human societies. Perhaps the most pressing environmental problem is human-caused climate change. What causes these problems, and what can we do about them? In An Economist's Guide to Environmentalism, Jordan K. Lofthouse demonstrates how the field of economics can explain the rise of environmental problems and offers a framework to evaluate the vast array of potential solutions. Lofthouse assembles a "toolkit" of easy-to-understand economic concepts and then applies those tools to a variety of environmental problems. These tools include incentives, constraints, trade-offs, unintended consequences, institutional analysis, and more. The examples in this book highlight how environmental issues often stem from poorly defined or poorly enforced property rights.Lofthouse argues for novel solutions such as assigning property rights to wildlife on the verge of extinction, private approaches to land conservation, and the implementation of water markets. Addressing global-scale problems like climate change requires the innovative and entrepreneurial discoveries of many different people in governments, markets, and civil society. Readers of this book will discover new opportunities and a refreshing, practical approach to protecting the planet through the insights of economics.…

Codice articolo LU-9781538189856

Titolo
An Economist's Guide to Environmentalism
Autore
Jordan K. Lofthouse
Editore
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US
Anno di pubblicazione
2025
Condizione
New
Rilegatura
Hardback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
1538189852
ISBN 13
9781538189856
Peso dell'articolo
527 grammi

Rarewaves USA United

HEBRON, KY, U.S.A.

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 20 giugno 2025

Tariffe di spedizione nazionale per U.S.A.

ArticoloDa 30 a 30 giorni lavorativiDa 14 a 14 giorni lavorativi
Primo articoloEUR 44,64EUR 59,82
I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Metodi di pagamento

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Informazioni sull’azienda del venditore

Rarewaves USA

10100 West Sample Road, Ste 101
Coral Springs, FL U.S.A. 33065