This dissertation analyzes three di_erent dimensions of climate risk: (i) impacts and responses to climate change in physical and biological systems; (ii) socio-economic consequences of climatic variability in human systems; and (iii) the design of formal insurance instruments to reduce socio-economic vulnerability to climatic risk, as adaptation strategies. Each part represents an independent study.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:columbia.edu/oai:academiccommons.columbia.edu:10.7916/D8QR5431 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Vicarelli, Marta |
| Source Sets | Columbia University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Theses |
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