Following a value-theoretic and class-based approach, it is argued in this paper that ecological problems are inseparably linked to the process of extracting surplus value in capitalism and, owing to their adverse impacts, instigate struggles over the appropriation of nature. These struggles...

Sect. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 1. What is Environmental Economics? -- Ch. 2. The Economy and the Environment -- Sect. 2. Analytical Tools -- Ch. 3. Benefits and Costs, Supply and Demand -- Ch. 4. Economic Efficiency and Markets -- Ch. 5. The Economics of Environmental Quality -- Sect. 3....