Economic Analysis of Land Use in Global Climate Change Policy (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics)

By: Thomas W. Hertel and Steven K. Rose and Richard S. J. Tol

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Synopsis: Land has long been overlooked in economics. That is now changing. A substantial part of the solution to the climate crisis may lie in growing crops for fuel and using trees for storing carbon. This book investigates the potential of these options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, estimates the costs to the economy, and analyses the trade-offs with growing food. The first part presents new databases that are necessary to underpin policy-relevant research in the field of climate change while describing and critically assessing the underlying data, the methodologies used, and the first applications. Together, the new data and the extended models allow for a thorough and comprehensive analysis of a land use and climate policy. This book outlines key empirical and analytical issues associated with modelling land use and land use change in the context of global climate change policy. It places special emphasis on the economy-wide competition for land and other resources, especially; The implications of changes in land use for the cost of climate change mitigation, Land use change as a result of mitigation, and Feedback from changes in the global climate to land use. By offering synthesis and evaluation of a variety of different approaches to this challenging field of research, this book will serve as a key reference for future work in the economic analysis of land use and climate change policy.

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ISBN-13:: 9781135978822
Related ISBNs:: 9780203882962, 9780415847223, 9780415847223, 9780415619813, 9780415619813, 9780415773089, 9780415773089
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/27/20
Copyrighted By:: Thomas W. Hertel, Steven K. Rose, Richard S. J. Tol
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Thomas W. Hertel
Edited by:: Steven K. Rose
Edited by:: Richard S. Tol