The social and behavioural aspects of climate change : linking vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation / edited by Pim Martens and Chiung Ting Chang.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The social and behavioural aspects of climate change : linking vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation / Chiung Ting Chang, Pim Martens, Bas Amelung -- Climate change and inland navigation between the Netherlands and Germany : an economic analysis / Erhan Demirel, Jos van Ommeren, Piet Rietveld -- Climate change impacts : the vulnerability of tourism in coastal Europe / Alvaro Moreno -- Corporate responses to climate change : the role of partnerships / Ans Kolk, Jonatan Pinkse, Lia Hull Van Houten -- Energy conservation in Dutch housing renovation projects / Thomas Hoppe, Hans Bressers, Kris Lulofs -- Natural hazards, poverty traps and adaptive livelihoods in Nicaragua / Marrit van den Berg, Kees Burger -- Climate change adaptation in Mozambique / Luís Artur, Dorothea Hilhorst -- Adaptation to climate change induced flooding in Dutch municipalities / Maya M. van den Berg, William M. Lafferty and Frans J.H.M. Coenen -- Human responses to climate change : flooding experiences in the Netherlands / Ruud Zaalberg, Cees J.H. Midden -- Interactions between white certificates for energy efficiency and other energy and climate policy instruments / Vlasis Oikonomou -- Distributional choices in EU climate change policy seen through the lens of legal principles / Javier de Cendra de Larragán, Marjan Peeters -- Climate change liability and the application of the precautionary principle / Miriam Haritz -- Incentives for international cooperation on adaptation and mitigation / Rob Dellink, Kelly de Bruin and Ekko van Ierland -- Imagining the unimaginable : synthesis of essays on abrupt and extreme climate change / Darryn McEvoy, Chiung Ting Chang and Pim Martens -- Conclusion / Chiung Ting Chang, Pim Martens, Bas Amelung.

Over the past few years, and certainly since the publication of the "Stern Report", there has been increasing recognition that climate change is a not only an environmental crisis, but one with important social and economic dimensions. Based on a four-year research project funded by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) under the programme "Vulnerability, Adaptation and Mitigation" (VAM), presents a cluster of case studies of industries, communities and institutions which each show how vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation analyses can be integrated using social behavioural sciences. Each chapter makes specific recommendations for the studied industry sector, community or institution, analyses the latest research developments of the field and identifies priorities for future research. Argues that the inherent complexity of climate change will ultimately require a much more integrated response both scientifically - to better understand multiple causes and impacts - as well as at the scientific/​policy interface, where new forms of engagement between scientists, policy-makers and wider stakeholder groups can make a valuable contribution to more informed climate policy and practice.