Climate change adaptation cost in the US: what do we know?

Climate Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 242-282

  Sussman, Fran ^a   Krishnan, Nisha ^a   Maher, Kathryn ^a   Miller, Rawlings ^a   Mack, Charlotte ^a   Stewart, Paul ^a   Shouse, Kate ^b   Perkins, Bill ^b  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; cost estimates; economic cost; United States

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890960531     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2013.777604     Document Type: Article

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