Economic Risks of Climate Change: An American Prospectus

by Kate Larsen, Robert Kopp, Solomon Hsiang, et al.

Climate change threatens the economy of the United States in myriad ways, including increased flooding and storm damage, altered crop yields, lost labor productivity, higher crime, reshaped public-health patterns, and strained energy systems, among many other effects. Combining the latest climate models, state-of-the-art econometric research on human responses to climate, and cutting-edge private-sector risk-assessment tools, Economic Risks...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023117456X
• ISBN13: 9780231174565
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.7" x 11.0"