The economics of optimal growth pathways: evaluating the health of the planet's natural and ecological resources
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Economics of Optimal Growth Pathways and the Health of Natural and Ecological Resources -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Natural Resources and Life on Earth -- 1.3 Financial Assets -- 1.4 An Optimal Economic Growth Pathway for the Nation -- 1.5 Post-Growth and Sub-Optimal Growth Critiques -- 1.6 The Common Concern of All: A Health of Nature and Life on Earth -- 1.7 Structure of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Ricardo's Rent -- 2.1 Agriculture for Food and Nutrition -- 2.2 David Ricardo's Rent Theory -- 2.3 A Marginal Revolution -- 2.4 Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Agricultural Improvements -- 2.5 The Optimal Pathways of Land Value and Rent -- 2.6 The Rome Club Critique -- 2.7 Evaluating Food Security of the Planet -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Von Thunen's Spatial Land Use: Grasslands and Cities -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Von Thunen's Spatial Land Use -- 3.3 A Wasteland Critique -- 3.4 Optimal Pathways of Land Use Changes -- 3.5 Evaluating the Health of Grasslands on the Planet -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Faustmann's Forest Harvest Rotation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Economics of Renewable Resources -- 4.3 A Forester's Harvest Rotation -- 4.4 Faustmann's Optimal Harvest Rule -- 4.5 Extensions of the Faustmann Rotation -- 4.5.1 An Old Growth Forest -- 4.5.2 Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) -- 4.5.3 Climate and Ecological Value -- 4.6 A Deforestation Critique -- 4.7 The Pathways of the Planet's Forest -- 4.8 Concluding Remarks: Tree Planting Initiatives -- References -- Chapter 5: Hotelling's Fossil Fuel Economics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Fossil Fuels as Non-renewable Resources -- 5.3 Economics of Crude Oil Extractions -- 5.4 Backstop Energy -- 5.5 A Peak Oil Critique.