IFPRI--training material

TRAINING MATERIALS
Resource and Environmental Policy

Policy Analysis Using Economic Modeling of Production and Natural Resource Technologies: Natural Resource Policy Analysis
SADOAC and IFPRI Course. September 10-14, 2001

Reading Materials

I. Introduction to Concepts, Issues, and Methods
  1. Tietenberg, T. (1992). "Economics of the environment: an overview." Environmental and natural resource economics, third edition, Harpers Collins Publishers.

  2. Carlson, G. A., D. Zilberman, and J.A. Miranowski. (1993). "Some microeconomics of agricultural resource use." Agricultural and environmental resource economics, Oxford University Press.

  3. Pearce, D., E. Barbier, and A. Markandya. (1990). "Discounting the future." Sustainable development: economics and environment in the third world, London: Earthscan Publications Ltd.

  4. Pearce, D. W. and J.J. Warford. (1993). "Policy failure: pricing below private cost." World without end: economics, environment, and sustainable development. Oxford University Press.

  5. Malik, R.P.S. (1994). "Public policy and sustainable agricultural development - a natural resource accounting approach." Indian journal of agricultural economics. Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 569-578.

  6. Freeman, M.A, III. (1993). "Resource evaluation and public policy." The measurement of environmental and resource values: theory and methods, Resources for the Future.

  7. Freeman, M.A, III. (1993). "Measuring values and benefits: An overview." The measurement of environmental and resource values: theory and methods, Resources for the Future.
II. Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
  1. Pearce, D. W. and J.J. Warford. (1993). "The concepts of sustainable development/." World without end: economics, environment, and sustainable development. Oxford University Press.

  2. Pearce, D. W. and J.J. Warford. (1993). "Measuring sustainable development." World without end: economics, environment, and sustainable development. Oxford University Press.

  3. Tietenberg, T. (1992). "The quest for sustainable development." Environmental and natural resource economics, third edition, Harpers Collins Publishers.
III. Integrated Resource Management and Soil Erosion
  1. Kidd, C.V. and D. Pimentel. (1992). "Integrated resource management systems - definition and assessment." Integrated resource management: agroforestry for development. Harcourt Brace Jovanivich Publishers.

  2. Kidd, C.V. and D. Pimentel. (1992). "Soil erosion." Integrated resource management: agroforestry for development. Harcourt Brace Jovanivich Publishers.

  3. Issues in Water Resources

  4. Tietenberg, T. (1992). "Replenishable but depletable resource: water." Environmental and natural resource economics, third edition, Harpers Collins Publishers.

  5. Arrow, K. and M.D. Intrilgator. "Economics of water resources: a survey." Handbook in economics, New York.
V. Issues in Forest Reoources
  1. Tietenberg, T. (1992). "Storable, renewable resources: forest." Environmental and natural resource economics, third edition, Harpers Collins Publishers.

  2. Sharma, N.P. (1992). "Fuelwood problems and solutions." Managing the world's forest: looking for balance between conservation and development. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

  3. Sharma, N.P. (1992). "Production of forest products in agricultural and common land systems: economic and policy issues." Managing the world's forest: looking for balance between conservation and development. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

  4. Sharma, N.P. (1992). "Deforestation: problems, causes, and concerns." Managing the world's forest: looking for balance between conservation and development. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
VI. Issues in Conservation and Biodiversity
  1. Markandya, A. and J. Richardson. (1992). "Conservation reconsidered." Environmental economics: a reader, St. Martin's Press.

  2. Markandya, A. and J. Richardson. (1992). "The tragedy of the commons." Environmental economics: a reader, St. Martin's Press.

  3. Sedjo, R.A. "Preserving biodiversity as a resource. Washington DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.
VII. Property Rights and Externalities
  1. Carlson, G. A. and D. Zilberman, and J.A. Maranowski. (1993). "Agricultural externalities." Agricultural and Environmental resources economics, Oxford University Press.

  2. Pearce, D. W. and J.J. Warford. (1993). "Property rights failure and renewable resources." World without end: economics, environment, and sustainable development. Oxford University Press.

  3. Tietenberg, T. (1992). "Property rights, externalities, and environmental problems." Environmental and natural resource economics, third edition, Harpers Collins Publishers.
VIII. Policy Applications and Case Studies
  1. Tweeten, L. (1989). "Policy applications in natural resource projects." Agricultural policy analysis tools for development, Westview Press and IT Publications.

  2. van Pelt, M.J.F. (1994). "Environmental and project appraisal: lessons from two cases." The annals of regional science, Springer-Verlag.


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