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Weather Impacts On Natural, Social And Economic System (WISE) Part II: Individual Perception of Climate Extremes in Italy
Galeotti, Marzio; Goria, Alessandra; Mombrini, Paolo; … - 2004
individuals' perception of climate extremes based on results from individuals' surveys. In this paper is considered the study of … the perception of weather impacts through questionnaire survey to the general public. With regard to the individuals …' perception survey, a sample of 300 individuals were interviewed by telephone: 150 extracted from the North of Italy and 150 from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011324909
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Risk Communication and public perception of technological hazards. First Volume
Recchia, Virginia - 1999
Research on risk communication relates basic risk perception studies to the formulation of policies, the currently … communication is a relatively new field based on a sociological approach. The discipline comes from risk perception studies … plant of petroleum products. The method used for the analysis foresees a review of the main findings about risk perception …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608544
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Risk Communication and public perception of technological hazards. Second Volume
Recchia, Virginia - 1999
Research on risk communication relates basic risk perception studies to the formulation of policies, the currently … communication is a relatively new field based on a sociological approach. The discipline comes from risk perception studies … plant of petroleum products. The method used for the analysis foresees a review of the main findings about risk perception …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608545
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Learning by Doing vs Learning by Researching in a Model of Climate Change Policy Analysis
Galeotti, Marzio; Vergalli, Sergio; Castelnuovo, Efrem; … - 2003
Many predictions and conclusions in climate change literature have been made on the basis of theoretical analyses and quantitative models that assume exogenous technological change. One may wonder if those policy prescriptions hold in the more realistic case of endogenously evolving...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325043
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The Influence of Climate Change Considerations on Energy Policy: The Case of Russia
Markandya, Anil; Golub, Alexander; Strukova, E. - 2003
To those working on climate change it is obvious that energy policy should be influenced by climate change considerations. The question that this paper seeks to answer is, to what extent do they influence policy and what contribution can a careful analysis of the costs and benefits of climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325124
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Modeling linkages between climate policy and land use: an overview
van der Werf, Edwin; Peterson, Sonja - 2007
Agriculture and forestry play an important role in emitting and storing greenhouse gases. For an efficient and cost-effective climate policy it is therefore important to explicitly include land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF) in economyclimate models. This paper gives an overview and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294951
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Economic Implications of EU Mitigation Policies: Domestic and International Effects
Bosello, Francesco; Davide, Marinella; Alloisio, Isabella - 2016
The EU has a consolidated climate and energy regulation: it played a pioneering role by adopting a wide range of climate change policies and establishing the first regional Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS). These policies, however, raise several concerns regarding both their environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011492402
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Lessons from the Polder: Is Dutch CO2-Taxation Optimal?
Vollebergh, Herman - 2004
This paper evaluates energy tax reform in the Netherlands between 1988 and 2002 from a climate change perspective. A tax on fuels and the so-called regulatory energy tax since 1996 are examples of indirect and non-uniform taxation of emissions. The overall tax base and rate structure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011324883
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Weather Impacts On Natural, Social And Economic System (WISE) Part I: Sectoral Analysis of Climate Impacts in Italy
Galeotti, Marzio; Goria, Alessandra; Mombrini, Paolo; … - 2004
individuals' perception of climate extremes based on results from individuals' surveys. In this paper is presented the statistical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011324910
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Economic Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Italy
Goria, Alessandra; Gambarelli, Gretel - 2004
The paper deals with the social and economic dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation in Italy. The ultimate aim of the paper is to provide policy makers and experts with a conceptual framework, as well as methodological and operational tools for dealing with climate change impacts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011324977