Climate change in the Mediterranean : socio-economic perspectives of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation / edited by Carlo Giupponi, Mordechai Shechter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Giupponi, Carlo, 1960-

Shechter, Mordechai.

Series:

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) series on economics and the environment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Social aspects--Mediterranean Region.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects--Mediterranean Region.

Water-supply--Mediterranean Region.

Land use--Mediterranean Region.

Land use.

Water-supply.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects.

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

Mediterranean Region.

Physical Description:

xix, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2003]

Contents:

Foreword: Bridging physical and socio-economic research in the Mediterranean basin / Gerard Begni xv

Part II The Issues: Socio-Economic Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation

1. Recent economic insights into the impacts of climate change / R.S.J. Tol, S. Fankhauser, O.J. Kuik, J.B. Smith 15

2. Adaptation to climate variability and change: what is optimal and appropriate? / R.J.T. Klein 32

Part III Climate Change and Mediterranean Water Resources

3. Climate change and water resources in the Middle East: vulnerability, socio-economic impacts and adaptation / M. El-Fadel, E. Bou-Zeid 53

4. Water availability for agriculture under climate change: understanding adaptation strategies in the Mediterranean / A. Iglesias, M.N. Ward, M. Menendez, C. Rosenzweig 75

5. The impacts of climate change on water resources of Lebanon

Eastern Mediterranean / M.R. Khawlie 94

6. Economic impacts of hydrological droughts under climate change scenarios / E. Iglesias Martinez, A. Gomez Ramos, A. Garrido Colmenero 108

Part IV Climate Change and Mediterranean Land Uses

7. What future for Mediterranean agriculture? A proposal to integrate socio-economics in climate change scenarios / P. Rosato, C. Giupponi 133

8. Development of a Decision Support System for the integrated assessment of policies related to desertification and land degradation in the Mediterranean / G. Engelen 159

9. Climate change and agriculture: an Israeli perspective / N. Yehoshuar, M. Shechter 196

10. Assessing the ancillary socio-economic benefits of mitigating greenhouse gases from municipal solid waste management / O. Ayalon, M. Shechter, Y. Avnimelech 213

Part V Climate Change and Mediterranean Coastal Areas

11. Assessing the impacts of climatic change in the Mediterranean coastal zones / D.G. Georgas 225

12. Climate change and coastal zones: an overview of the state-of-the-art on regional and local vulnerability assessment / H. Sterr, R.J.T. Klein, S. Reese 245

13. Impacts of climate change on tourism in the Mediterranean: adaptive responses / A. Perry 279

14. Sensitivity of tourist destination choice to climate / W. Lise, R.S.J. Tol 290.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1843761548

OCLC:

52058271