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OverviewCan humanity work together to mitigate the effects of climate change? Climate Games argues we can. This book brings together a decade and a half of experimentation, conducted by researchers around the world, which shows that people can and will work together to prevent disasters like climate change. These experiments, called economic games, put money on the line to create laboratory disasters. Participants must work together by spending a bit of money now to prevent themselves from losing even more money in the future. Will people sacrifice their own money to prevent disaster? Can people make wise decisions? And can people decide wisely on behalf of others? The answer is a resounding yes. Yet real climate change is a complex social dilemma involving the world’s nearly eight billion inhabitants. In the real world, the worst effects of climate change are likely to be felt by developing countries, while most of the decisions will be made by rich, industrialized countries. And while the world as a whole would be better off if all nations reduced their greenhouse gas emissions, any given nation could decide it would be even better off if it continued emitting and let other nations take care of the problem. These disaster experiments test how real people respond to climate change’s unique constellation of challenges and deliver a positive message: People will prevent disaster. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Talbot M Andrews , Andrew W Delton , Reuben KlinePublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press ISBN: 9780472076635ISBN 10: 0472076639 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 05 March 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1 – Understanding the Challenges of Climate Change Chapter 2 – Creating Worlds in the Lab Chapter 3 – Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty Chapter 4 – Deciding for Others Chapter 4 Technical Appendix Chapter 5 – Flirtin’ with (Self-Created) Disaster Chapter 6 – Trusting Each Other Chapter 6 Technical Appendix Chapter 7 – Looking Beyond the Lab BibliographyReviews"""Climate Games aims to understand how we can tackle climate change disasters by employing economic games and experiments. Andrews, Delton, and Kline simplify complicated issues on climate, game theory, and experimental methodology and are able to deliver research design, its significance, and the outcomes.--Doruk Iris, Sogang University ""Gracefully written, Climate Games explores ways to design solutions to the core problems of climate change.""--Rick K. Wilson, Rice University" Author InformationTalbot M. Andrews is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut. Andrew W. Delton is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and the College of Business at Stony Brook University. Reuben Kline is Associate Professor of Political Science at Stony Brook University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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