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Author:   G. Cornelis Van Kooten
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9780774804455

ISBN 10:   0774804459
Pages:   460
Publication Date:   01 January 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction Part 1: Theoretical Considerations 2 The Concept of Rent: Is Land Unique? 3 The Theory of Welfare Measurement 4 Property Rights, Market Failure, Externality, and Environmental Economics Part 2: Project Evaluation and Economic Development 5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis: Evaluation of Resource Development Projects 6 Input-Output Models for Regional and Community Development 7 Valuing Nonmarket Benefits Part 3: Land-Use and Sustainable Development 8 Conservation, Sustainable Development, and Preservation 9 Economics of Global Climatic Change 10 Economics of Soil Conservation Part 4: Economics of Land-Use Planning and Control 11 Efficiency and Equity in Land-Use Planning 12 Land Preservation and Conservation 13 Control over Water Use in Agriculture: Economics of Irrigation and Wetlands Preservation Part 5: Economics of Public Land Management 14 Economics and Management of Public Forestlands 15 Economics and Public Rangeland Management 16 Management of Public Lands for Multiple Use Part 6: Conclusions 17 Ethics and Land Resource Economics

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G. Cornelis Van Kooten is a professor in the departments of Agricultural Economics and Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of numerous journal articles and has contributed chapters to several books.

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