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.
| ISBN: | 9780226479880 |
| Publication date: | 5th July 2011 |
| Author: | Gary D Libecap, Richard H Steckel |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press an imprint of University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 353 pages |
| Series: | National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report |
| Genres: |
Environmental economics |
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.
The Economics of Climate Change features in the following genres: Environmental economics
The Economics of Climate Change is available in Hardback
The Economics of Climate Change was written by Gary D Libecap, Richard H Steckel and published by The University of Chicago Press an imprint of University of Chicago Press
The Economics of Climate Change has 353 pages
Yes it is part of National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report series