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an economic analysis of external costs and benefits
There is currently great concern throughout the world about the environmental problems associated with modern agricultural practices, particularly soil erosion, the side effects of pollution through excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers, and conservation of wildlife habitats, amenity landscapes and public recreational areas. Until recently, however, there has been little analysis of these unpriced side-effects, or (in economists' terms) 'externalities' and the related concept of public goods. This book is one of the first to bring together economic analyses of these external costs and benefits of agriculture and land use. It is written by authors from the UK, USA and continental Europe and will be of great interest to agricultural and environmental economists and scientists.
Pt. 1. Background -- 1. Introduction / Nick Hanley -- 2. The Changing Nature of Rural Land Use / Martin Whitby -- Pt. 2. External Costs -- 3. The Economics of Control of Non-point Pollution from Agriculture / James S. Shortle and James W. Dunn -- 4. Pesticide Regulation in Denmark / Alex Dubgaard -- 5. Soil Erosion and Conservation Policies in the United States / Ralph E. Heimlich -- 6. The Economics of Nitrate Pollution Control in the UK / Nick Hanley -- 7. Animal Waste Problems in the Netherlands / Gustaaf Tamminga and Jo Wijnands -- 8. Atrazine Pollution and Chesapeake Fisheries / James R. Kahn -- 9. Nitrate Pollution and Fisheries Protection in Sweden / Ulf Silvander and Lars Drake -- Pt. 3. External Benefits -- 10. The Provision of Public Goods in the Countryside: How Should it be Arranged? / Ian Hodge -- 11. An Economic Analysis of Management Agreements / Julie M. Whittaker, Pauline O'Sullivan and John McInerney -- 12. Land Purchase as a Means of Providing External Benefits from Agriculture / David Colman -- 13. Land Diversion Programmes as Generators of Public Goods / Clive Potter -- 14. Measuring Environmental Amenity Benefits of Agricultural Land / Buddy L. Dillman and John C. Bergstrom -- Pt. 4. Conclusions and Prognosis -- 15. Agriculture and the Environment: The Way Ahead? / David R. Harvey.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Wallingford, Oxon, UK : C·A·B International, ©1991