Essays on Climatic Risks and Vulnerability-Reduction Strategies

This dissertation analyzes three dfferent dimensions of climate risk: (i) impacts and responses to climate change in physical and biological systems; (ii) socio-economic consequences of climatic variability in human systems; and (iii) the design of formal insurance instruments to reduce socio-economic vulnerability to climatic risk, as adaptation strategies. Each part represents an independent study.

Author dc:creator

• Vicarelli, Marta

• Economics
• Climatic changes--Economic aspects
• Sustainable development--Economic aspects
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects

Language dc:language

English

DOI dc:identifier

https://doi.org/10.7916/D8QR5431

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academiccommons.columbia.edu:10.7916/D8QR5431