Pricing the Planet by PeterHermanMay, PeterMay Hardcover, 220 Pages, Published 1996 by Columbia University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-231-10174-5, ISBN: 0-231-10174-0
"The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, represented an unparalleled opportunity for scientists, economists, planners, energy specialists, and other professionals from around the world to exchange ideas and information. Bringing together the views discussed at the corresponding International Symposium and Exhibit of Environmental Technologies (ECOTECH)--an official event spons ..."
"Brazil's environmental problems, especially Amazon deforestation, have attracted considerable attention, particularly in the developed world. Peter May brings a sharper and more critical focus to bear on this topic by offering a general overview and seven microeconomic case studies on particular problems in the Brazilian environment.Focusing on discrete resource problems at a subnational scale, this practical book shows how work at the ..."