The Economic, Social and Political Elements of Climate Change

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Adaptive Capacities of European City Regions in Climate Change: On the Importance of Governance Innovations for Regional Climate Policies....Pages 3-14
An Assessment of Climate-Induced Conflict Risks Over Shared Water Resources in Africa....Pages 15-26
Indigenous Communities and Climate Change Policy: An Inclusive Approach....Pages 27-49
Mitigating Climate Change Via Clean Energy Financing: An Assessment of the Asian Development Bank’s Mitigation Efforts in Southeast Asia....Pages 51-68
Nikan oti (the future): Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity in Two First Nations Communities....Pages 69-80
Mitigation of the Earth’s Economy: A Viable Strategy for Insurance Systems....Pages 81-98
Contribution of Urban Agriculture to Food Security, Biodiversity Conservation and Reducing Agricultural Carbon Footprint....Pages 99-112
Temporal Metaphor in Abrupt Climate Change Communication: An Initial Effort at Clarification....Pages 113-132
The Increase of Global Temperature as a Result of the Greenhouse Effect: Assessing the Reasons for Disagreement Among Scientists....Pages 133-142
The Social Dilemma of Climate Change: Socio-economic Implications....Pages 143-152
Towards a Psychology of Climate Change....Pages 153-173
Worldviews and Climate Change: Harnessing Universal Motivators to Enable an Effective Response....Pages 175-189
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Analysis of Green Investment Scheme for Energy Efficiency Measures in Latvia....Pages 193-206
Carbon Credit Currency for the Future....Pages 207-225
Climate Change and Agricultural Production in Vietnam....Pages 227-243
Climate Change and Economic Uncertainty in the Wine Sector: A Case Study of the Maule Region, Chile....Pages 245-265
Critical Parameters for Mass-Cargo Affine Industries Due to Climate Change in Germany: Impacts of Low Water Events on Industry and Possible Adaptation Measures....Pages 267-287
Financing Adaptation: For Whom, By Whom, and How....Pages 289-300
GIS-Based Flood Risk Management for Thermal Power Plants in Germany....Pages 301-309
Release of Carbon Dioxide by Terrestrial Ecosystems Over Indonesia During the 1997–1998 ENSO Warm Event....Pages 311-324
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The Potential of Major Hydro and Wind Energy Projects for Seeking Carbon Credits Under the Clean Development Mechanism and Voluntary Markets....Pages 325-334
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An Assessment of Adaptation Strategies in the Baltic Sea Region: A Two-Country Analysis....Pages 337-354
Climate Change and Protected Areas in Bolivia....Pages 355-372
Climate Change Policies and Issues: A Tool for Increased Wood Production in Developing Countries....Pages 373-383
Climate Policy Integration in the EU....Pages 385-404
Exploring Economic and Political Drivers for the Introduction of Innovative Mitigation Policies....Pages 405-424
How to Achieve Global-Scale Climate Change Mitigation? An Integrative Global Policy Framework Beyond Kyoto....Pages 425-437
ITU: Moving Towards a Global Policy Framework on ICTs and Climate Change....Pages 439-453
Managing the Ecological and Social Ambivalences of Bioenergy: Sustainability Criteria Versus Extended Carbon Markets....Pages 455-480
Normative Principles for Adaptation to Climate Change Policy Design and Governance....Pages 481-505
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Accurate Estimation of CO 2 Background Level from Near Ground Measurements at Non-Mixed Environments....Pages 509-522
Adaptation to Climate Change: Challenges for Transboundary Water Management....Pages 523-541
Carbon, Conservation, Communities Under Sustainability (C3S) Paradigm for Forests....Pages 543-553
Changing Climate Change Communication....Pages 555-573
Climate Change along Italian Coasts: Consciousness for Actions....Pages 575-588
Climate Change Impacts on East Africa....Pages 589-601
“ CO 2 Causes a Hole in the Atmosphere ”: Using Laypeople’s Conceptions as a Starting Point to Communicate Climate Change....Pages 603-622
Integrating Environmental, Sociopolitical, Economic, and Technological Dimensions for the Assessment of Climate Policy Instruments....Pages 623-648
Mitigating the Climate Impact of Aviation: What Does Hydrogen Hold in Prospect?....Pages 649-667
Opportunities and Constraints for Climate Adaptation in Regional Water and Land Use Planning....Pages 669-692
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Path to the Future for Climate Change Education: University Project Approach....Pages 693-702
Predicted Impact of Climate Change on Coffee Supply Chains....Pages 703-723
Preparing Communities for the Impacts of Climate Change in Oregon, USA....Pages 725-731
Prioritizing Climatic Change Adaptation Investment at Local Government Levels....Pages 733-751
Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change and Global Market Developments....Pages 753-778
Social, Economic, and Political Aspects of Climate Change....Pages 779-793
The IPY Legacy: Better Awareness of International Cooperation as the Basis for Increasing Arctic Navigation....Pages 795-814
The Role of Climate Change in the Darfur Crisis....Pages 815-823
Virtual Ocean Acidification Laboratory as an Efficient Educational Tool to Address Climate Change Issues....Pages 825-836
“Pace of Change”: Climate Change and the Empowerment of Local Communities....Pages 837-845
Back Matter....Pages 847-875