Novel pathway of regional economy development -- Pedigree of model technologies -- Greenhouse gas control -- Ecological capacity evaluation -- Regional economic prediction -- Energy structure optimization -- Land resource utilization -- Industrial structure adjustment -- Low carbon industrial...

The book addresses the perceived need for a publication with looks at both, climate smart technologies and the integration of renewable energy and energy efficiency in mitigation and adaptation responses. Based on a set of papers submitted as part of the fifth on-line climate conference (CLIMATE...

This book analyses the links between climate change adaptation, resilience and the impacts of hazards. The contributors cover topics such as climate change adaptation in coastal zones, the evaluation of community land models, climate change considerations in public health and water resource...

1. Introduction -- 2. Action on Climate Change: What Does it Mean and Where Does it Lead To? -- Part 1. Policy -- 3. Mainstreaming Impact Evidence in Climate Change and Sustainable Development -- 4. Pathway to Impact: Supporting and Evaluating Enabling Environments for Research for Development...

It is widely acknowledged that, in addition to global and regional efforts to cope with climate change by means of mitigation measures, adaptation initiatives can and perhaps should play a key role in enabling communities from across Africa to better handle the problems related to it. Due to the...

Ausgangsbefund – Multiple Krisen unserer Gesellschaft. - Die Notwendigkeit eines Orientierungsrahmens für Managementhandeln in gesellschaftlichen Umbruchsituationen -- McDonald´s Deutschland – Geschäftsmodell im Wertewandel -- Geschäftsmodell-Resilienz als Orientierungsrahmen -- Neue...

This open access book analyzes and seeks to consolidate the use of robust quantitative tools and qualitative methods for the design and assessment of energy and climate policies. In particular, it examines energy and climate policy performance and associated risks, as well as public acceptance...

This book describes the principles of integrated assessment models (IAM) for climate change economics and introduces various computable models for different development mechanisms under climate change governance. The authors present several new models they have constructed based on the RICE...

This is the first book combining research on the Global Environment, Catastrophic Risks and Economic Theory and Policy. Modern economic theory originated in the middle of the twentieth century when industrial expansion coupled with population growth led to a voracious use of natural resources...

DICE-2013R and Other Integrated Assessment Models -- Consumer Sovereignty vs. Intergenerational Equity: An Overview of the Stern-Nordhaus Debate -- Intergenerational Discounting and Overlapping Generations Models -- Intergenerational Discounting in the DICE Model.