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| Mees, Heleen L. P.; Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University; h.l.p.mees@uu.nl; Dijk, Justin; IVM and Department of Spatial Economics, VU University Amsterdam; justin.dijk@vu.nl; van Soest, Daan; Department of Economics and Tilburg Sustainability Center, Tilburg University; d.p.vansoest@tilburguniversity.edu; Driessen, Peter P. J.; Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University; p.driessen@uu.nl; van Rijswick, Marleen H. F. M. W.; Utrecht Center for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law, Utrecht University; H.vanRijswick@uu.nl; Runhaar, Hens; Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University; H.A.C.Runhaar@uu.nl. |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptation to climate change; Local governance; Method; Policy instrument selection. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Schneider, Tina; Department of Business Administration, Economics, and Law, Oldenburg University; tina.schneider@uni-oldenburg.de. |
| The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) indicates that vulnerable industries should adapt to the increasing likelihood of extreme weather events along with slowly shifting mean annual temperatures and precipitation patterns, to prevent major damages or periods of inoperability in the future. Most articles in the literature on business management frame organizational adaptation to climate change as a private action. This makes adaptation the sole responsibility of a company, for its sole benefit, and overlooks the fact that some companies provide critical goods and services such a food, water, electricity, and medical care, that are so vital to society that even a short-term setback in operations could put public security at risk. This raises... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Adaptation to climate change; Business; Critical infrastructure; Germany; Public responsibility. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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