1 Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 3
6. Theoretical Considerations
7. The Concept of Rent: Is Land Unique? 15
8. The Theory of Welfare Measurement 30
9. Property Rights, Market Failure, Externality, and Environmental Economics 47
10. Project Evaluation and Economic Development
11. Social Cost-Benefit Analysis: Evaluation of Resource Development Projects 78
12. Input-Output Models for Regional and Community Development 101
13. Valuing Nonmarket Benefits 132
14. Land Use and Sustainable Development
15. Conservation, Sustainable Development, and Preservation 164
16. Economics of Global Climatic Change 188
17. Economics of Soil Conservation 216
18. Economics of Land-Use Planning and Control
19. Efficiency and Equity in Land-Use Planning 246
20. Land Preservation and Conservation 270
21. Control over Water in Agriculture: Economics of Irrigation and Wetlands Preservation 296
22. Economics of Public Land Management
23. Economics and Management of Public Forestlands 324
24. Economics and Public Rangeland Management 342
25. Management of Public Lands for Multiple Use 363
26. Conclusions
27. Ethics and Land Resource Economics 395
28. Notes 417
29. References and Suggested Readings 421
30. Index 443