The Economic Implications of Climate Change in Britain

ISBN-13: 9781853832406 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 208 str.

Opis

Climate change could have a substantial economic impact, particularly on coastal states where seas level rises will be felt most strongly. Among these, the British Isles are likely to be significantly affected, and they provide an excellent case study of the consequences for specific sectors of the economy. In this book, leading experts - including several authors of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the UK Climate Change Impacts Review Group - examine the background and alternative scenarios for change, as well as its implications. They look in detail at water supply and management, agriculture and land use, energy, and the finance and insurance sector. In each case, they show how current activities will have to adapt and they conclude by evaluating the arguments for prevention now vs adaptation later. The changes in store could be huge, requiring the attention of academics and professionals from a wide range of disciplines and industries, as well as government action. This book makes a major contribution to understanding what is at stake.

Spis treści

The implications for agriculture and land use ? implications for water supply and management ? the effects and costs of sea level rise ? implications for the energy sector - impacts, costs and policies ? changes in the frequency of damaging events and the implications for the British financial and insurance sector ? policies and costs of mitigation - when is the best time to act?

O autorze

Martin Parry, Rachel Duncan