Quentin Grafton

Successive governments have claimed that despite (or because of) Australia’s ‘droughts and flooding rains’, we are a world leader in water management. They have highlighted such successes as the 2004 National Water Initiative, robust water rights, ‘highly efficient’ irrigation infrastructure, basin planning, and the delivery of ‘safe’ drinking water to urban Australia. However, the NWI barely mentions climate change; hugely...

The Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources covers the essential topics students need to understand environmental and resource problems and their possible solutions. Its unique lecture format provides an in-depth exploration of discrete topics, making it ideal for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral study. Each chapter depicts the key theoretical insights, major issues, and real-life problems that motivate the...