The behavioral economics of climate change : adaptation behaviors, global public goods, breakthrough technologies, and policy-making /
"'The behavioral economics of climate change' shows readers how to understand mitigation strategies emerging from global warming policy discussions and the ways in which changing climate conditions can alter these strategies. Through quantitative analyses, case studies, and policy exa...
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Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
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Publisher Address: | London, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"'The behavioral economics of climate change' shows readers how to understand mitigation strategies emerging from global warming policy discussions and the ways in which changing climate conditions can alter these strategies. Through quantitative analyses, case studies, and policy examples, this bottom-up approach to climate change economics gives readers the tools to create effective responses to global warming"--Back cover. |
Carrier Form: | viii, 266 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780128118740 (paperback) : 0128118741 (paperback) |
Index Number: | HC79 |
CLC: |
P467-05 X196 |
Call Number: | X196/S478-1 |
Contents: | An introduction to the behavioral economics of climate change for provision of global public goods -- The theory of public goods and their efficient provisions -- Designing global warming policies and major challenges -- A globally optimal carbon price policy from noncooperative behavioral standpoints -- Breakthrough technologies: technological innovations as an alternative global warming solution -- Adaptation paradigm as an alternative global warming policy -- Negotiating a global public good: lessons from global warming conferences and future directions. |