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Klimawandel in Deutschland : Entwicklung, Folgen, Risiken und Perspektiven

Brasseur, Guy (ed.); Jacob, Daniela (ed.); … - 2017

Klappentext: Erstmals trägt dieses nationale Assessment den Forschungsstand zum Klimawandel umfassend für alle … wissenschaftlich begutachtet. Klimawandel in Deutschland ist die erste Gesamtschau zu dem Themenkomplex, benennt offene Fragestellungen … und liefert eine Grundlage für Entscheidungen im Zusammenhang mit dem Klimawandel. Deutschland reiht sich damit ein in die …

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Causes of Supply Chain Disruptions : An Empirical Analysis in Cold Chains for Food and Pharmaceuticals

Brenner, Verena - 2015

Verena Brenner provides a systematic approach for the investigation, measurement, and management of supply chain disruptions. A terminological, theoretical and practical basis for the analysis of supply chain disruptions is developed to create a consistent and transferable research framework. To...

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Weather Derivatives : Modeling and Pricing Weather-Related Risk

Alexandridis K., Antonis - 2013

The weather derivatives market -- Introduction to Stochastic Calculus -- Handling the data -- Pricing approaches of …Weather derivatives are financial instruments that can be used by organizations or individuals as part of a risk … management strategy to minimize risk associated with adverse or unexpected weather conditions. Just as traditional contingent …

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Is Economic Growth Sustainable?

Heal, Geoffrey (ed.) - 2010

How can we determine if current growth patterns are sustainable, and what changes to we need to make to make them more so? This volume addresses these issues in a rigorous yet accessible fashion, presenting the current research of some of the world's leading scholars.

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Cost-Benefit Studies of Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia

James, David - 2015

This book applies cost-benefit analysis techniques in the management of environment and natural resources in developing countries of the Southeast Asian region and presents a compendium of studies conducted by researchers supported by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia...

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Natural Disasters and Climate Change : An Economic Perspective

Hallegatte, Stéphane - 2014

1 Introduction and summary -- 2 What is a disaster? An economic point of view -- 3 Disaster risks: evidence and theory -- 4 Trends in Hazards and the Role of Climate Change -- 5 Climate change impact on natural disaster losses -- 6 Methodologies for disaster risk management in a changing...

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Water policy in Mexico : economic, institutional and environmental considerations

Guerrero García Rojas, Hilda R. (ed.) - 2019 - 1st edition 2018

Mexico is currently facing severe problems with water availability, wastage and contamination. The most contaminated and over-exploited water resources are concentrated in the most populated areas of the country, where water is scarcer and its quality makes it unsuitable for a variety of uses,...

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Climate Trading : Development of Greenhouse Gas Markets

2005

Climate Trading provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging greenhouse gas emissions trading markets. The book covers events in the UN climate negotiations and the development of the international emissions trading system under the Kyoto Protocol. The key focus of the book is the emerging...

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The New Energy Crisis : Climate, Economics and Geopolitics

Chevalier, Jean-Marie (ed.) - 2009

The New Energy Crisis comes from the recent intrusion of climate change issues into energy economics and geopolitics. Global warming reveals that the current evolution of the world energy consumption is on an unsustainable path. This book explores economic and geopolitical tensions and...

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Capitalism and Climate Change : Theoretical Discussion, Historical Development and Policy Responses

Koch, Max - 2012

This book discusses climate change as a social issue, examining the incompatibility of capitalist development and Earth's physical limits and how these have been regulated in different ways. It addresses the links between modes of consumption, energy regimes and climate change during Fordism and...

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