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dc.contributor.authorDannenberg, Astriden
dc.contributor.authorMennel, Timen
dc.contributor.authorOsberghaus, Danielen
dc.contributor.authorSturm, Bodoen
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-01-
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-15T14:44:45Z-
dc.date.available2009-10-15T14:44:45Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/28248-
dc.description.abstractGiven the ubiquitous scarcity of resources an economic approach is necessary in order to determine an optimal strategy of adaptation to climate change. In this paper we develop an economic framework for the study of adaptation which allows us to distinguish between decentralized adaptation by private agents on the one hand and centralized adaptation measures by public authorities on the other. The approach is based on the paradigm of market failure and is complemented by two further grounds of government action, equity concerns and security of supply. We identify open research questions in the nascent field of adaptation to climate change requiring further empirical investigation. The economic framework is applied to adaptation in Germany by analyzing impacts and adaptation options for climate-sensitive fields such as agriculture, energy, water, and public health.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aZentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) |cMannheimen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aZEW Discussion Papers |x09-057en
dc.subject.jelQ54en
dc.subject.jelQ58en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordClimate changeen
dc.subject.keywordadaptationen
dc.subject.keywordmarket failureen
dc.subject.keywordinsuranceen
dc.subject.stwKlimaveränderungen
dc.subject.stwWirtschaftliche Anpassungen
dc.subject.stwMarktversagenen
dc.subject.stwStaatliche Einflussnahmeen
dc.subject.stwÖffentliches Guten
dc.subject.stwLandwirtschaften
dc.subject.stwEnergiewirtschaften
dc.subject.stwWasserwirtschaften
dc.subject.stwGesundheitspolitiken
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.titleThe economics of adaptation to climate change: the case of Germany-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn609867490en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:zewdip:09057en

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