Overview

Situating a comprehensive microbehavioral analysis of the economics of climate change within a discussion of the most pressing global climate change issues and policy negotiations, the Handbook of Behavioral Economics and Climate Change is a timely collection of new research on the behaviors of economic agents that are essential to an exposition of climate change economics and policymaking. Chapters identify both microbehavioral causes of and responses to climate change by numerous economic agents, in doing so elucidating the relationship between climate policies and behavioral changes. This includes examination of individuals’ behaviors to cope with and adapt to climate change; the policy decisions aimed at altering behaviurs at individual, business, and international levels to achieve climate policy goals; and the motivations behind behaviours driven by culture, history, or religion with regards to climate change. These behaviors are contextualised within a global analysis of pressing climate change issues in land-based and ocean-based systems, including Sub-Saharan agriculture, hurricanes and sea-level rises in North America, Latin American Pampas, the small island alliance, South Asian rice agriculture, and hydroelectricity in the Himalayas. With a global scope, this Handbook will prove invaluable to students and scholars of climate change, environmental studies, and behavioral economics. With practical examples and case studies, it will also prove useful for policymakers working in climate legislation.

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Author:   S. Niggol Seo
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9781800880733

ISBN 10:   1800880731
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   16 August 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: PART I EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION 1 Editor’s introduction to the Handbook of Behavioral Economics and Climate Change 2 S. Niggol Seo PART II OCEAN-BASED SYSTEMS: OCEANS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES 2 The economics of tropical cyclone adaptation 33 Laura Bakkensen and Logan Blair 3 The economics of efficient adaptation to sea level rise 63 Robert Mendelsohn 4 Climate and cultivation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river delta 73 Jeffrey Chow, Alder Keleman-Saxena and Alark Saxena 5 Tropical cyclones in the small island developing nations in the world oceans: an economic analysis of the Green Climate Fund’s grant allocations 98 S. Niggol Seo, Alexander J. Felson and Janine Felson PART III LAND-BASED SYSTEMS: AGRICULTURE, WATER, AND NATURAL RESOURCES 6 Climate change and historical changes in rice yield in Thailand 118 Thanyaporn Chankrajang and Khemarat Talerngsri-Teerasuwannajak 7 Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin 143 Upali A. Amarasinghe, Alok Sikka and Lagudu Surinadu 8 Historical changes in the Pampas biome, land use, and climate change 162 Bruno Lanfranco, Enrique Fernández, Bruno Ferraro and Juan M. Soares de Lima 9 Sustainable intensification of agriculture and economy in the Pampas grasslands under climate change 193 Bruno Lanfranco, Enrique Fernández, Bruno Ferraro and Juan M. Soares de Lima 10 Rural households’ income diversification, climate change and food security in Kenya 226 Richard Mulwa and Jane Kabubo-Mariara PART IV RENEWABLE ENERGY 11 Rapid climate risk assessment methodologies for hydropower projects: concepts and theory 245 Johan G. Grijsen 12 Rapid climate risk assessment methodology for hydropower projects: case studies 275 Johan G. Grijsen and Kristin Gilroy 13 An analysis of biogas, biomass, forest credits, and renewable energy programs in Brazil and Argentina supported by the Green Climate Fund 291 Bruno Lanfranco and S. Niggol Seo PART V GLOBAL CLIMATE POLICY NEGOTIATIONS 14 Farmers’ acceptance of carbon offset programs in agriculture 309 Martina Bozzola and Simone Cerroni 15 An analysis of the Paris Agreement: commitments versus performances in Thailand and Vietnam 330 Thanyaporn Chankrajang, Khemarat Talerngsri-Teerasuwannajak and S. Niggol Seo PART VI GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS’ FUNDS 16 An analysis of the behavioral economics of the Green Climate Fund 345 Martina Bozzola and S. Niggol Seo 17 An analysis of Sri Lankan and Indian water projects under the Green Climate Fund 367 Upali A. Amarasinghe and S. Niggol Seo 18 A review of the Green Climate Fund’s grant allocations to Kenya and Ethiopia 385 S. Niggol Seo, Richard Mulwa and Jane Mariara-Kabubo Book Annex 405 Index

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‘Niggol Seo has pulled together an extraordinary collection of perspectives from leading scholars on how behavioral economics might guide adaptation to the emerging reality of climate change. Offering an impressive survey of underlying theory, empirical analysis, and on-the-ground implications, the Handbook of Behavioral Economics and Climate Change explores a range of critical issues, geographic settings, and policy challenges.’ -- Daniel C. Esty, Yale University, US

'Niggol Seo has pulled together an extraordinary collection of perspectives from leading scholars on how behavioral economics might guide adaptation to the emerging reality of climate change. Offering an impressive survey of underlying theory, empirical analysis, and on-the-ground implications, the Handbook of Behavioral Economics and Climate Change explores a range of critical issues, geographic settings, and policy challenges.' -- Daniel C. Esty, Yale University, US

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Edited by S. Niggol Seo, Lamajel Ling, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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