Based on 30 specially commissioned pieces by leading authorities in the field from the US and Europe,<i> The Handbook of Environmental Economics <d> represents the most comprehensive volume of environmental and natural resource economics published to date. <br>It covers the full range of issues presently at the forefront of environmental policy including key aspects of such critical areas as pollution, sustainability and global environmental policy. <br>Essential reading for students, researchers and faculty as well as to policy makers and those with a wider interest in the issues.