Written in an accessible style without sacrificing depth of analysis, this book examines central issues in the public debate on environmental problems and policy, from the perspective of economics. Provides a concise introduction to micro- and macroeconomics.

An understanding of fundamental economic concepts is essential for students in environmental studies programs around the world. The present textbook addresses their needs, providing a concise introduction to micro- and macroeconomics and demonstrating how these economic tools and approaches can be used to analyze environmental issues. Written in an accessible style without compromising depth of the analysis, central issues in the public policy debate on environmental problems and environmental policy are discussed and analyzed from an economics perspective.
The book is meant both as an introductory text for undergraduate students in environmental sciences without a background in economics, and as a companion for economists interested in a presentation of the micro and macro foundations of environmental economics, in a nutshell.

Provides readers with the micro- and macroeconomic concepts and tools needed for environmental studies and environmental economics Presents a goal-oriented introduction to economics for non-economists and also serves as a refresher for economists Review questions, exercises and solutions included in the text Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Alfred Endres is Full Professor of Economics at the University of Hagen, Germany, and Permanent Visiting Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany. He has also taught at the Technical University of Berlin, Zhejiang University at Hangzhou, China, and the State University of New York at Buffalo. He held visiting appointments at the University of Florida, the University of California, San Diego and La Trobe University, Melbourne. He is the author of 14 books on environmental economics, applied economics, and microeconomics. Professor Endres is a member of the Review Panel for the Swiss National Competence Center for Research on Climate Change and was a member of the Peer Review Committee for the Environmental Action Program of the European Union. He is the author of numerous articles in journals such as the Canadian Journal of Economics , Environmental and Resource Economics , Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , Journal of Industrial Economics, Public Choice and Social Choice and Welfare .

Volker Radke is Professor of Economics at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Ravensburg, Germany. He also taught at the University of Dortmund and the University of Hagen, both Germany. He published several books and articles in journals, especially on the topic of sustainable development and its indicators.

Inhalt
1 Introduction.- Part I: Economics - What Is It About and How Does It Relate to the Natural Environment? - 2 The Fundamental Problem.- 3 The Economic Approach.- 4 Integration of the Natural Environment: Socially Undesirable Utilization of Natural Goods.- 5 Summary to Part I and Looking Ahead.- Part II: Microeconomics and the Natural Environment.- 6 Fundamental Concepts of Microeconomics.- 7 A Sketch on Environmental Microeconomics.- 8 Summary to Part II and Looking Ahead.- Part III: Macroeconomics and the Natural Environment.- 9 Fundamental Concepts of Macroeconomics.- 10 A Sketch on Environmental Macroeconomics.- 11 Summary to Part III.- Glossary.- Index.