Economics and Management of Climate Change: Risks, Mitigation and AdaptationClimate change is one of the biggest challenges for mankind. Although there is increasing evidence that climate change is already occurring, there is neither sufficient knowledge as to what extent climate change poses risks to societies and companies, nor about adequate strategies to cope with these risks. Bringing together an international group of scholars from environmental economics, political science and business, this book describes, analyses and evaluates climate change risks and responses of societies and companies. The book contributes to the question of how climate change can be mitigated by discussing efficient and effective design of mitigation measures, in particular emissions trading and clean development mechanism (CDM). Placing special emphasis on the impact of climate change risks on business, the book investigates in which way selected sectors of the economy are affected and what measures they can undertake to adapt to climate change risks. |
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Contents
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A global climate change risk assessment of droughts and floods | 37 |
Effects of low water levels on the river Rhine on the inland | 53 |
a layered management | 78 |
implications for the economic uncertainties | 97 |
how | 124 |
Sustainable development the Clean Development Mechanism | 175 |
Risk management in the Clean Development Mechanism CDM | 193 |
Economic and social risks associated with implementing | 208 |
Developments in corporate responses to climate change | 221 |
Modelling impacts of climate change policy uncertainty | 242 |
Reputational impact of businesses compliance strategies | 257 |
climate change risk | 271 |
Business risks and opportunities from climate change | 293 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Economics and Management of Climate Change: Risks, Mitigation and Adaptation |
| Editors | Bernd Hansjürgens, Ralf Antes |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0387773533, 9780387773537 |
| Length | 304 pages |
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