The Political Economy of Climate Change Adaptation

Sovacool, Benjamin K. Benjamin K. Sovacool, Björn-Ola Linnér,

ISBN 10: 113749672X / ISBN 13: 9781137496720

Published by Palgrave Macmillan -, 2015

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Synopsis:

Drawing on concepts in political economy, political ecology, justice theory, and critical development studies, the authors offer the first comprehensive, systematic exploration of the ways in which adaptation projects can produce unintended, undesirable results.

This work is on the Global Policy: Next Generation list of six key books for understanding the politics of global climate change.

About the Author: Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool is Visiting Associate Professor at Vermont Law School, USA, where he manages the Energy Security and Justice Program at their Institute for Energy & the Environment. He works as a researcher and consultant on issues pertaining to renewable electricity generators and distributed generation, the politics of large-scale energy infrastructure, designing public policy to improve energy security and access to electricity, and building adaptive capacity to the consequences of climate change. He is the author, editor, co-author, or co-editor of 13 books on energy security and climate change issues in addition to hundreds of peer-reviewed academic studies.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Political Economy of Climate Change ...
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan -
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good