The Economic, Social and Political Elements of Climate Change

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Social Aspects of Climate Change

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Adaptive Capacities of European City Regions in Climate Change: On the Importance of Governance Innovations for Regional Climate Policies

      • Sybille Bauriedl

      Pages 3-14

   3. An Assessment of Climate-Induced Conflict Risks Over Shared Water Resources in Africa

      • Samir A. Algamal

      Pages 15-26

   4. Indigenous Communities and Climate Change Policy: An Inclusive Approach

      • Vinita Krishna

      Pages 27-49

   5. Mitigating Climate Change Via Clean Energy Financing: An Assessment of the Asian Development Bank’s Mitigation Efforts in Southeast Asia

      • Laurence L. Delina

      Pages 51-68

   6. Nikan oti (the future): Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity in Two First Nations Communities

      • Willie Ermine, Jeremy Pittman

      Pages 69-80

   7. Mitigation of the Earth’s Economy: A Viable Strategy for Insurance Systems

      • Liam Phelan, Ann Henderson-Sellers, Ros Taplin

      Pages 81-98

   8. Contribution of Urban Agriculture to Food Security, Biodiversity Conservation and Reducing Agricultural Carbon Footprint

      • Neeraja Havaligi

      Pages 99-112

   9. Temporal Metaphor in Abrupt Climate Change Communication: An Initial Effort at Clarification

      • Chris Russill

      Pages 113-132

   10. The Increase of Global Temperature as a Result of the Greenhouse Effect: Assessing the Reasons for Disagreement Among Scientists

       • Stilianos A. Tampakis, Vasileios E. Pantazis, Evangelos I. Manolas

       Pages 133-142

   11. The Social Dilemma of Climate Change: Socio-economic Implications

       • Martin Beckenkamp

       Pages 143-152

   12. Towards a Psychology of Climate Change

       • Christian A. Kloeckner

       Pages 153-173

   13. Worldviews and Climate Change: Harnessing Universal Motivators to Enable an Effective Response

       • Judith Ford

       Pages 175-189

3. Economic Aspects of Climate Change

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191

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   2. Analysis of Green Investment Scheme for Energy Efficiency Measures in Latvia

      • Andra Blumberga, Gatis Zogla, Marika Rosa, Dagnija Blumberga

      Pages 193-206

   3. Carbon Credit Currency for the Future

      • Neeraj Singhal, Himani Gupta

      Pages 207-225

   4. Climate Change and Agricultural Production in Vietnam

      • Nguyen Van Viet

      Pages 227-243

   5. Climate Change and Economic Uncertainty in the Wine Sector: A Case Study of the Maule Region, Chile

      • Monica Hadarits

      Pages 245-265

   6. Critical Parameters for Mass-Cargo Affine Industries Due to Climate Change in Germany: Impacts of Low Water Events on Industry and Possible Adaptation Measures

      • Anja Scholten, Benno Rothstein, Roland Baumhauer

      Pages 267-287

A unique feature of this book is its strong practice-oriented nature: it contains a wide range of papers dealing with the social, economic and political aspects of climate change, exemplifying the diversity of approaches to climate change management taking place all over the world, in a way never seen before. In addition, the book describes a number of projects and other initiatives happening in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin American and the Australasian region, providing a profile of the diversity of works taking place today.

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ecology
• Environmental Management
• Governance
• Sustainability
• climate change impacts

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