public climate adaptation. Specifically, we distinguish three dimensions of public adaptation: extent, structure (form and … voters, pressure groups, bureaucrats and politicians may bias adaptation decisions. Thus, we indicate specific barriers to … efficient public adaptation. Based on this framework, we illustrate how Germany's response to major flood disasters reflects the …

climate change now involves both mitigation to address the cause and adaptation as a response to already ongoing or expected … here is, whether adaptation options will be implemented voluntarily by companies or not. The paper argues that this has to …

This paper investigates the interrelation between adaptation and climate protection efforts of individuals in a cross …, private adaptation and climate protection activities are determined by different factors and thus cannot be substitutes …. Considering seven climate protection and four adaptation measures, these theoretical predictions are tested empirically using …