Adopts a pluralist approach introducing students to both environmental economics and ecological economics highlighting the explanatory power, and complementarity, of both approaches in exploring the economics of environmental and natural resource issues. This edition includes enhanced and updated coverage of topics such as the Green New Deal, post-Paris climate discussions, development in carbon trading systems, and deforestation in the Amazon to ensure the text is up-to-speed with the latest research and developments in the field. A supporting website provides a full range of teaching resources including multiple choice questions and PowerPoint slides, and features regular updates on new case studies, policy initiatives and overviews of key topics, to provide a complete teaching and learning resource.