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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254871003321

Autore

Sovacool Benjamin K

Titolo

The Political Economy of Climate Change Adaptation / / by Benjamin K. Sovacool, Björn-Ola Linnér

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-49673-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Classificazione

BUS068000BUS099000POL023000POL044000

Disciplina

363.738/74

Soggetti

International relations

Political economy

Sustainable development

Climate change

Development economics

Environmental policy

International Relations

International Political Economy

Sustainable Development

Climate Change

Development Economics

Environmental Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- 1.Introduction to the Political Economy of Climate Change Adaptation 2.Bamboo Thumping Bandits: The Political Economy of Climate Adaptation in Bangladesh 3.Degraded Seascapes: The Political Economy of the Dutch Delta Works4.Bloated Bodies: The Political Economy of Hurricane Katrina Recovery5.The Perils of Climate Diplomacy: The Political Economy of the UNFCCC 6.Principles and Best Practices for Climate Change Adaptation7.Insights from Political Economy for Adaptation Policy and Practice.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on concepts in political economy, political ecology, justice theory, and critical development studies, the authors offer the first



comprehensive, systematic exploration of the ways in which adaptation projects can produce unintended, undesirable results. This work is on the Global Policy: Next Generation list of six key books for understanding the politics of global climate change.