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Building a climate resilient economy and society : challenges and opportunities / edited by K.N. Ninan, Makoto Inoue ; foreword by Sir Robert T. Watson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Economic aspects.
- Climatic changes.
- Climatic changes--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.
- Summary:
- Over time, it is expected that climate change will have a profound impact on human and natural systems, and thereby impede future economic growth and sustainable development.In this innovative and authoritative work, leading international experts discuss the challenges and opportunities for building an economy and society that is more resilient.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of boxes
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- List of abbreviations and acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- PART I VULNERABILITY, ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE
- 2 The environmental impact of climate change adaptation on land use and water quality
- 3 Adaptive capacity contributing to improved agricultural productivity at the household level: empirical findings highlighting the importance of crop insurance
- 4 Adapting to climate change and improving urban resilience: the role of nature and biodiversity protection in cities
- 5 Coproducing resilience through understanding vulnerability
- 6 Climate resilience and sustainable development: challenges and options for small island developing states
- PART II CLIMATE RESILIENCE: SECTORAL PERSPECTIVES
- 7 Can agriculture be climate smart?
- 8 Global warming and changes in marine ecosystems: economic consequences and adjustment issues
- 9 Climate change, marine ecosystems and global fisheries
- 10 Extreme drought and California's water economy: challenges and opportunities for building resilience
- 11 Building urban climate resilience in Vietnam and Bangladesh
- 12 Renewable energy economics
- PART III INCENTIVES, GOVERNANCE AND POLICY
- 13 Carbon pricing policy design and revenue management: economic models and policy practice
- 14 REDD1: global multilevel forest governance for building a climate resilient society
- 15 Democratising climate finance at local levels
- 16 Do climate policies hurt the economy? Lessons from the EU experience
- 17 Claim the sky!
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78536-845-1
- OCLC:
- 992571429
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