Risk and Uncertainty in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Download or read book Risk and Uncertainty in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics written by Justus Wesseler and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They begin by studying various environmental issues such as climate change and biodiversity conservation to underline the importance of identifying different forms of uncetainty have on economic development and environmental policies, and study the attitudes of different user-groups to these issues. Finally, they examine the natural resource management dilemmas faced by the private sector inclding issues of optimal resource allocation, insurance problems and consumer behaviour.