Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change Adaptat... - 9781138200012

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change AdaptationAuthor(s): Anil Markandya, Ibon Galarraga, Elisa Sainz de Murieta\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138200012, 978-1138200012\nSynopsis\nClimate change is one of the greatest challenges facing human kind owing to the great uncertainty regarding future impacts, which affect all regions and many ecosystems. Many publications deal with economic issues relating to mitigation policies, but the economics of adaptation to climate change has received comparatively little attention. However, this area is is critical and a central pillar of any adaptation strategy or plan and is the economic dimension, which therefore merits the increase in attention it is receiving.\n\nThis book deals with the difficulties that face the economics of adaptation. Critical issues include: uncertainty; baselines; reversibility, flexibility and adaptive management; distributional .