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9781853836787

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'Well-structured, well written, and also very accessible to non-economists.' International Journal of Sustainable Development 'This book offers sobering insights into the value of climate and climate change.' Richard S J Tol, Michael Otto Professor of Sustainability and Global Change, University of Hamburg 'Maddison makes a case for focusing on the measurement of impacts on developing countries and bringing forward programmes for compensation and adaptation, rather than concentrating on emission abatement.' Green Government 'Interesting usage of economic valuation theories to determine the amenity values of climate in different sectors of the economy in different regions of the world... Packed with data and well referenced.' Aslib Book Guide 'The book serves as a reminder of the demands of policy makers for hard data on just what we can expect to happen in a warming world.' Geography

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David Maddison is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE), Associate Lecturer in the Department of Economics, University College London, and Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Hamburg.

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