Environmental Economics and Management : Theory, Policy, and Applications

By retaining a strong focus on policy, Environmental Economics and Management: Theory, Policy, and Applications, 2/e provides an applied, practical approach to environmental economic theory accessible to students with small or vast economic knowledge. The textbook presents a broad study of environmental issues and explores economic theories to reinforce the lessons. Offering a long-lasting understanding of real-world environmental problems and policy solutions, Callan and Thomas provide a strong foundation for the environmental managers of tomorrow.

Professor Scott J. Callan is a professor of economics at Bentley College. Professor Callan received his Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University in 1985. Prior to joining the Bentley College faculty in 1987, Professor Callan was a member of the business faculty at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. His teaching areas of interest focus on quantitative methods and applied microeconomic topics, such as environmental economics and managerial economics. He has taught courses in environmental economics and the economics of natural resources at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to his textbook, Professor Callan is the author of numerous applied microeconomic articles that have been published in a variety of economic journals, including the Southern Economic Journal, Advances in the Economics of Energy and Resources, The Review of Industrial Organization and The Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. His recent environmental economics research investigates the demand and supply characteristics associated with the market for municipal solid waste (MSW). His research findings have appeared in Land Economics and Environmental and Resource Economics, among other academic journals. In addition to his many publications, Professor Callan has reviewed numerous scholarly articles for academic publications as well as research grant proposals for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Professor Callan is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Economic Association, the Southern Economic Association, and the National Association of Business Economics.

Dr. Janet M. Thomas earned her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics at Boston College. After completing her doctorate, she was appointed to the faculty of Bentley University in 1987. She is currently a full professor at Bentley, teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and within Bentley's Honors Program. In addition to environmental economics, Dr. Thomas teaches intermediate microeconomics, industrial organization, principles of microeconomics, and principles of macroeconomics. She has been actively involved in course and curriculum development in environmental economics and has served as coordinator of the MBA Environmental Management Concentration Program at Bentley. Dr. Thomas is an active researcher in environmental economics, corporate social responsibility, sports economics, and other fields in applied microeconomics. Her present research focuses on corporate social performance, corporate financial performance, and executive compensation. In addition to this text, she has published research results in academic journals such as LAND ECONOMICS, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT, SOUTHERN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS, JOURNAL OF SPORTS ECONOMICS, REVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION, and EASTERN ECONOMIC JOURNAL. She is a member of the American Economic Association and has served as a reviewer for a number of academic journals and textbook publishers. Dr. Thomas was named Faculty Member of the Year by Bentley's Student Government Organization in 1991. In 1993, she received the Gregory H. Adamian Award for Teaching Excellence. In 1996, she was honored with the Bentley College Scholar of the Year Award, and in 2005 she received the Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award.