The Economics of Climate Change
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The Economics of Climate Change

Adaptations Past and Present

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eBook - PDF

The Economics of Climate Change

Adaptations Past and Present

About this book

While debates over the consequences of climate change are often pessimistic, historical data from the past two centuries indicate many viable opportunities for responding to potential changes. This volume takes a close look at the ways in which economies—particularly that of the United States—have adjusted to the challenges climate change poses, including institutional features that help insulate the economy from shocks, new crop varieties, irrigation, flood control, and ways of extending cultivation to new geographic areas. These innovations indicate that people and economies have considerable capacity to acclimate, especially when private gains complement public benefits. Options for adjusting to climate change abound, and with improved communication and the emergence of new information and technologies, the potential for adaptation will be even greater in the future.

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Yes, you can access The Economics of Climate Change by Gary D. Libecap, Richard H. Steckel, Gary D. Libecap,Richard H. Steckel in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Business General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780226479880
eBook ISBN
9780226479903
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business General
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Climate Change: Adaptations in Historical Perspective
  4. 1. Additive Damages, Fat-Tailed Climate Dynamics, and Uncertain Discounting
  5. 2. Modeling the Impact of Warming in Climate Change Economics
  6. 3. Droughts, Floods, and Financial Distress in the United States
  7. 4. The Effects of Weather Shocks on Crop Prices in Unfettered Markets: The United States Prior to the Farm Programs, 1895–1932
  8. 5. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weatheron Mortality Rates during the Great Depression
  9. 6. Responding to Climatic Challenges: Lessons from U.S. Agricultural Development
  10. 7. The Impact of the 1936 Corn Belt Droughton American Farmers’ Adoption of Hybrid Corn
  11. 8. The Evolution of Heat Tolerance of Corn: Implications for Climate Change
  12. 9. Climate Variability and Water Infrastructure: Historical Experience in the Western United States
  13. 10. Did Frederick Brodie Discover the World’s First Environmental Kuznets Curve? Coal Smoke and the Rise and Fall of the London Fog
  14. 11. Impacts of Climate Change on Residential Electricity Consumption: Evidence from Billing Data
  15. Contributors
  16. Author Index
  17. Subject Index