{"product_id":"an-economists-guide-to-environmentalism-a-toolkit-for-understanding-and-solvin","title":"An Economist's Guide to Environmentalism: A Toolkit for Understanding and Solvin","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781538189856\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paper over boards\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplains how economics can be used to solve an array of environmental issues from endangered species to global warming.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMany 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAn Economist's Guide to Environmentalism\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLofthouse 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41517161447557,"sku":"PR399713","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXFWS689BIA.jpg?v=1770726457","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/an-economists-guide-to-environmentalism-a-toolkit-for-understanding-and-solvin","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}