Adaptation Measures of Energy and Utility Companies to Cope with Water Scarcity Induced by Climate Change

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 54-72

  Gasbarro, Federica ^a   Rizzi, Francesco ^a   Frey, Marco ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Corporate strategy; Energy and utility industries; Management of sustainability; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; DROUGHT; GREENHOUSE GAS; SUSTAINABILITY; UTILITY SECTOR; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84961286784     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1857     Document Type: Article

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