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Climate Change in the Mediterranean

Socio-economic Perspectives of Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Recent scientific research on the Mediterranean indicates that climate change will exacerbate many of the area's existing problems, including desertification, water scarcity and limits to food production. Changes in weather patterns and average temperatures are also likely to introduce new threats to human health and natural ecosystems. The authors in this significant new book identify the possible impacts and scenarios, and then define practical strategies for adapting to, and mitigating, the effects of climate change from an integrated socio-economic perspective.The book begins with a broad global overview of the probable economic and social consequences of climate change. The authors then focus on the issue of water resources and assess a range of potential problems such as increasing droughts, adequate irrigation, reduced water quality and population migration due to severe shortages. They move on to examine issues surrounding land use including desertification, degradation, agriculture and waste management. Finally, they investigate the coastal zones of the Mediterranean which are economically vulnerable to variations in climate due to their reliance on tourism. The book integrates methodological and empirical issues, provides interdisciplinary analyses of the effects of climate change and explores policy implications for the future.The informative and stimulating research found in this volume constitutes a first step towards a better understanding of climate change in the Mediterranean. It will be essential reading for researchers of environmental and resource economics, and policymakers in the Mediterranean region and in other coastal areas around the world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-10-29
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieThe Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei series on Economics, the Environment and Sustainable Development
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781843761549

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ContentsPrefaceCarlo CarraroForeword: Bridging physical and socio-economic research in the Mediterranean basinGérard Begni PART I INTRODUCTIONIntroductionC. Giupponi and M. ShechterPART II THE ISSUES: SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS, VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION1. Recent economic insights into the impacts of climate change R.S.J. Tol, S. Fankhauser, O.J. Kuik and J.B. Smith2. Adaptation to climate variability and change: what is optimal and appropriate?R.J.T. KleinPART III CLIMATE CHANGE AND MEDITERRANEAN WATER RESOURCES3. Climate change and water resources in the Middle East: vulnerability, socio-economic impacts and adaptation M. El-Fadel and E. Bou-Zeid4. Water availability for agriculture under climate change: understanding adaptation strategies in the Mediterranean A. Iglesias, M.N. Ward, M. Menendez and C. Rosenzweig5. The impacts of climate change on water resources of Lebanon – Eastern Mediterranean M.R. Khawlie6. Economic impacts of hydrological droughts under climate change scenarios E. Iglesias Martínez, A. Gómez Ramos and A. Garrido ColmeneroPART IV CLIMATE CHANGE AND MEDITERRANEAN LAND USES7. What future for Mediterranean agriculture? A proposal to integrate socio-economics in climate change scenarios P. Rosato and C. Giupponi8. Development of a Decision Support System for the integrated assessment of policies related to desertification and land degradation in the Mediterranean G. Engelen9. Climate change and agriculture: an Israeli perspective N. Yehoshuar and M. Shechter10. Assessing the ancillary socio-economic benefits of mitigating greenhouse gases from municipal solid waste management O. Ayalon, M. Shechter and Y. AvnimelechPART V CLIMATE CHANGE AND MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL AREAS11. Assessing the impacts of climatic change in the Mediterranean coastal zones D.G. Georgas12. Climate change and coastal zones: an overview of the state-of-the-art on regional and local vulnerability assessment H. Sterr, R.J.T. Klein and S. Reese13. Impacts of climate change on tourism in the Mediterranean: adaptive responses A. Perry14. Sensitivity of tourist destination choice to climate W. Lise and R.S.J. TolIndex