Economic impacts of climate change in Europe: Sea-level rise

Climatic Change

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-81

  Bosello, Francesco ^a   Nicholls, Robert J ^b   Richards, Julie ^b   Roson, Roberto ^c   Tol, Richard S J ^d,e  

^a FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^d ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; COASTAL FLOODING; COASTAL PROTECTION; DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS; ECONOMIC COSTS; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; ECONOMIC LOSS; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; GERMANY; PROTECTION LEVEL; SEA LEVEL RISE; TOTAL SURFACE AREA;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAND USE; LOSSES; MODELS; SHORE PROTECTION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE AREA;

GERMANY; MALTA; POLAND;

EID: 84859264874     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0340-1     Document Type: Article

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