Overview
- Examines how businesses and policymakers can adapt to a world where global warming exceeds the 2°C limit
- Draws on an international range of authors to provide global insights on the issue of climate change adaptation
- Provides business and policy recommendations, derived from theory and practice and supported by case studies
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth (PSSBAFE)
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This edited book aims to ignite both an academic and practitioner-oriented discussion regarding the question how the business and government sector can adapt to today’s fast-changing climate. Specifically, the collection seeks to explore how businesses and policy makers can prepare for a world where freshwater is scarce, extreme weather events are common, floods and wildfires are frequent, and global sea levels rise by more than two meters. In addition to assessing incremental approaches, it explores strategies that employ interdisciplinary and innovative solutions to climate change adaptation.
The chapters included in this book examine and propose business and policy solutions for climate-induced economic, technical, urban, and societal challenges. It draws on an international range of prominent authors and, therefore, will be of interest for academics and practitioners working in the field of sustainability management, sustainable finance, sustainable operationsmanagement, food management, strategy, and environmental management. It can also serve as a valuable guide for practitioners and policymakers in those fields.
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Ecology and the Natural Environment
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Finance and the Economy
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Thomas Walker is a Professor of Finance, the Director and Academic Lead of the Emerging Risks Information Center (ERIC), the Director for the Jacques Ménard/BMO Center for Capital Markets Research, and the Concordia University Research Chair in Emerging Risk Management (Tier 1) at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. He previously served as an Associate Dean, Department Chair, and Director of Concordia’s David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise. Before his academic career, he worked for firms such as Mercedes Benz, KPMG, and Utility Consultants International. He has published over 70 journal articles and books.
Dr. Stefan Wendt is a Professor and Dean of the Department of Business at Bifröst University, Iceland. Previously, he was Associate Professor at Reykjavik University, Iceland, and Research and Teaching Assistant at Bamberg University, Germany. His research covers corporate finance, financial markets, sustainable finance, digital finance, and behavioral finance.
Dr. Sherif Goubran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture (School of Sciences and Engineering) at the American University in Cairo. His research focus includes building sustainability and sustainability assessment, sustainability in architectural design, and human approaches in design.Tyler Schwartz is an MSc candidate at HEC Montreal studying data science and business analytics. Tyler completed his undergraduate degree at the John Molson School of Business, for which he received honors in finance. His research interests include predictive modeling, bio-statistics, sports analytics, and machine learning.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Business and Policy Solutions to Climate Change
Book Subtitle: From Mitigation to Adaptation
Editors: Thomas Walker, Stefan Wendt, Sherif Goubran, Tyler Schwartz
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86803-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-86802-4Published: 02 March 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-86805-5Published: 03 March 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-86803-1Published: 01 March 2022
Series ISSN: 2662-1320
Series E-ISSN: 2662-1339
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 449
Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations