Teaching Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

This book provides a treasure trove of different perspectives and tools that can enrich the teaching of an environmental and natural resource economics class. An especially valuable tool for those teaching this class for the first few times, and something I wish I had available when I was teaching the course.' -- John Loomis, Colorado State University, US This book is a must have for anyone teaching environmental and natural resource economics. In a dynamically evolving discipline, having a go-to source for teaching ideas and examples is invaluable. Packed with concrete examples and a variety of teaching methods (from classroom experiments to the use of policy briefs to computer modeling and more) there is something for everyone in this practical and constructive set of papers. Whether you are just starting out in the classroom or you are a seasoned professor, this volume offers a fresh set of experiences and wisdom from which we can draw. -- Lynne Lewis, Bates College, US In one jump the editors and authors have created an essential resource for those teaching environmental economics (and frankly one which teachers of general microeconomics could benefit from greatly). Replete with the sort of detail that never usually gets disseminated, this collection provides the nitty gritty of setting up an environmental economics course accompanied by a wealth of great suggestions for encouraging learning-by-doing, making this a volume which is exemplary in both its ambition and achievement. -- Ian J. Bateman, University of Exeter Business School, UK

Edited by John C. Bergstrom, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia and John C. Whitehead, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University, US

Contents: Preface John C. Bergstrom and John C. Whitehead 1 Reflections on the historical development of natural resource and environmental economics 1 John C. Bergstrom PART I PARADIGMS 2 Positive economics, economic efficiency, environmental economics and policy 22 Dave McEvoy 3 An applied welfare economics approach to teaching natural resource and environmental economics 44 John C. Bergstrom 4 An ecosystem services approach to natural resource and environmental economics 62 Robert J. Johnston 5 Incentives, institutions, and inequality: a pluralist approach to teaching environmental and natural resource economics 102 Kathleen Lawlor 6 Principles for teaching the principles of environmental and resource economics 130 Tim Haab PART II PEDAGOGY 7 Teaching environmental justice with data-driven projects 149 Amy Henderson 8 A small collection of pen-and-paper classroom experiments for teaching environmental economics classes 174 Stephan Kroll 9 Teaching environmental and natural resource economics with research projects 202 John C. Whitehead 10 Teaching natural resource economics using policy briefs: ethics in pedagogy and practice 228 Leah Mathews 11 Using technology to teach sustainability with applications to conservation biology and ecosystem service management 250 Shana M. McDermott 12 Teaching natural resource and environmental valuation techniques 268 Peter W. Schuhmann 13 Triangulated teaching: approaching environmental economics from multiple angles 284 David A. Anderson 14 Teaching the economics of environmental policy with applications to energy, air pollution and climate change 297 Jim Casey Index