Research articles from 2011

These are journal papers and book chapters written by academic staff and members at the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP)|

Research articles from 2011 can be found below.   


2011

These research articles are organised by the surname of the first author. 

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Resilience implications of policy responses to climate change
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W.N. Adger, K. Brown, D.R. Nelson, F. Berkes, H. Eakin, C. Folke, K. Galvin, L. Gunderson, M. Goulden, K. O'Brien, J. Ruitenbeek and E.L. Tompkins. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change, v.2, pp.757-766. July 2011. 

Trade in 'virtual carbon': empirical results and implications for policy|
Giles Atkinson, Kirk Hamilton, Gianni Ruta and D. Van Der Mensbrugghe. Global Environmental Change, v.21, pp.563-574. May 2011.

Ecological modernisation and the governance of carbon: a critical analysis|
Bailey, I., Gouldson, A., Newell, P. April 2011. . Antipode, v.43, pp.682-703.

Predicting the impacts and socio-economic consequences of climate change on global marine ecosystems and fisheries
M. Barange, I. Allen, E. Allison, M. Badjeck, J. Blanchard, B. Drakeford, N.K. Dulvy, J. Harle, R. Holmes, J. Holt, S. Jennings, J. Lowe, G. Merino, C. Mullon, G. Piling, L. Rodwell, E.L. Tompkins and F. Werner. In: Cochrane, K.L., Ommer, R., Perry, I., Cury, P. (Ed) World Fisheries: A Socio-Ecological Analysis, Fish and Aquatic Resources, Wiley-Blackwell, pp.31. 2011.

Governing infrastructure networks for a low carbon economy: co-evolution of technologies and institutions in UK electricity distribution networks|
Bolton, R., and Foxon, T. Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, v.12, p.2. 2011.

The green growth narrative. Paradigm shift or just spin?|
A. Bowen and S. Fankhauser. Global Environmental Change, v.21, pp.1157-59. October 2011.

Raising finance to support developing country action: some economic considerations|
Bowen, A. Climate Policy, v.11, pp.1020-1036. June 2011.

Low-carbon development for the least developed countries|  (PDF, 229KB) 
Alex Bowen and Samuel Fankhauser. World Economics, v.12, pp.145-162. January-March 2011.

Addressing the risks of nanomaterials under United States and European Union Regulatory Frameworks for Chemicals|
Breggin, L., Falkner, R., Porter, R., Pendergrass, J., and Jaspers, N. Assessing Nanoparticle Risks to Human Health, edited by Gurumurthy Ramachandran (Waltham, MA: Elsevier Science), pp.195-272. September 2011.

Carbon trading: unethical, unjust and ineffective?|  (PDF, 404KB)
S. Caney and C. Hepburn. Royal Institute of Philosophy v.69. May 2011. 
 

Agriculture: forecasting food|
Challinor, A. Nature climate change, v.1, pp.103-104. May 2011.

Chapter 22: Economic values from ecosystems| (PDF, 11.6MB)
Murray Collins (contributing author), et al. The UK National Ecosystem Assessment. June 2011.   
 

Wildlife conservation and reduced emissions from deforestation in a case study of Nantu Wildlife Reserve, Sulawesi: 2 An institutional framework for REDD+ implementation
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Collins, M., Macdonald, E.A., Clayton, L., Dunggio, I., Macdonald, D.W. and Milner-Gulland, E.J. Environmental Science and Policy, v.14. October 2011.

A balance between radiative forcing and climate feedback in the modeled 20th century temperature response
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J.A. Crook and P.M. Forster. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, v.116. 2011.

Climate change impacts on future photovoltaic and concentrated solar power energy output
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J.A. Crook, L.A. Jones, P.M. Forster and R. Crook. Energy and Environmental Science, v.4, pp.3101-3109. 2011. 

Spatial patterns of modeled climate feedback and contributions to temperature response and polar amplification
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J.A. Crook, P.M. Forster and N. Stuber. Journal of Climate, v.24, pp.3575-3592. 2011.  

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Invention and transfer of climate change–mitigation technologies: a global analysis
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Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Matthieu Glachant, Ivan Haščič, Nick Johnstone and Yann Ménière. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, v.5, pp.109-30. June 2011. 

From efficiency to justice: utility as the informational basis of climate change strategies, and some alternatives|
Simon Dietz. The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society (John Dryzek, Richard B. Norgaard and David Schlosberg [eds.]. Oxford University Press, Oxford. August 2011. 

High impact, low probability? An empirical analysis of risk in the economics of climate change
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Simon Dietz. Climatic Change, v.103, pp.519-541. December 2011. 

The Stern Review
|Simon Dietz. The Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather (Stephen H. Schneider [ed.]), second edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford. March 2011.

Strategic appraisal of environmental risks: a contrast between the UK's Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change and its Committee on Radioactive Waste Management| 
Dietz, S., and Morton, A. Risk Analysis, v.31, pp.129-142. January 2011. 

A stated preference investigation into the Chinese demand for farmed vs. wild bear bile| (PDF, 199KB)
Dutton, C. Hepburn and MacDonald. PloS One, 6:7, e21243. July 2011. 

Appropriate climate change solutions: towards sustainable bioenergy agro-production in Africa for energy equality and poverty alleviation|
Duvenage, I., Taplin, R., and Stringer, L.C. International Journal of Climate Change, v.2, pp.101-114. 

Do climate targets work?|
Fankhauser, S. Carbon Management, v.2, pp.495-497. October 2011.

Spending adaptation money wisely
|Samuel Fankhauser and Ian Burton. Climate Policy, v.11, pp.1-13. May 2011.
 

Knock, knock, knocking on closed doors: exploring the diffuse ideal of the collaborative research relationship
|Fisher, S. Area, v.43, pp.456-462. December 2011.

Governing a low-carbon energy transition: lessons from UK and Dutch approaches|
Foxon, T.J. Handbook Of Sustainable Energy (Ibon Galarraga, Mikel González-Eguino and Anil Markandya [eds.]). Edward Elgar Publishing. 2011.

Evaluation of radiation scheme performance within chemistry climate models
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P.M. Forster, V.I. Fomichev, E Rozanov, C Cagnazzo, A.I. Jonsson, U Langematz, B Fomin, M.J. Iacono, B. Mayer, E. Mlawer, G. Myhre, R.W. Portmann, H. Akiyoshi, V. Falaleeva, N. Gillett, A. Karpechko, J.N. Li, P. Lemennais, O. Morgenstern, S. Oberlander, M. Sigmond, K. Shibata. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, v.116. 2011.

A coevolutionary framework for analysing a transition to a sustainable low carbon economy
Timothy J. Foxon. Ecological Economics. August 2011.

Assessing vulnerability to climate change in dryland livelihood systems: conceptual challenges and interdisciplinary solutions
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Evan Fraser, Andrew Dougill, Klaus Hubacek, Claire Quinn, Jan Sendzimir and Mette Termansen. Ecology and Society, v.16. 2011.  

The annual cycle in lower stratospheric temperatures revisited|
S. Fueglistaler, P. H. Haynes, and P. M. Forster. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, v.11, pp.3701-3711. April 2011. 

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Moving towards sustainability? An analysis of CITES' conservation policies|
Gomar, J.O.V., Stringer, L.C. Environmental Policy & Governance, v.21, pp.204-258. August 2011.

Ecological modernisation and the spaces for feasible action on climate change|
Gouldson, A., and Sullivan, R. Climate Change and the Crisis of Capitalism: a chance to reclaim, self, society and nature (Mark Pelling, David Manuel-Navarrete, Michael Redclift [eds.]). Routledge. November 2011.

Cap-and-trade properties under different hybrid scheme designs
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Georg Grüll and Luca Taschini. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, v.61, pp.107-118. January 2011.

Assessing climate change impacts, sea level rise and storm surge risk in port cities: a case study on Copenhagen|  (PDF, 706KB)
Stéphane Hallegatte, Nicola Ranger, Olivier Mestre, Patrice Dumas, Jan Corfee-Morlot, Celine Herweijer and Robert Muir Wood. Climatic Change, v.104, pp.113-137. February 2011.  

A global ranking of port cities with high exposure to climate extremes|  (PDF, 609KB
Susan Hanson, Robert Nicholls, Nicola Ranger, Stéphane Hallegatte, Jan Corfee-Morlot, Celine Herweijer and J Chateau. Climatic Change, v.104, pp.89-111. February 2011.

Action on climate change in Asia's self-interest|
Hepburn, C., and Ward, J. Asia 2050: realizing the Asian century (Harinder Kohli, Ashok Sharma and Anil Sood [eds.]). Sage Publications. 2011.

Self-interested low-carbon growth in G-20 emerging markets|
C. Hepburn and J. Ward. Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, v.3, pp.195-222. May 2011.

Thinking through the climate change challenge|
C. Hepburn. VoxEU. January 2011. 
    

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An integrated adaptation and mitigation framework for developing agricultural research: synergies and trade-offs|
Jarvis, A., Lau, C., Cook. S., Wollenberg, E., Hansen, J., Bonilla, O., and Challinor, A. Experimental Agriculture, v.47, pp.185-203. April 2011.

Data assimilation: a fully nonlinear approach to ensemble formation using indistinguishable states|
Khare, S., and Smith, L. Monthly Weather Review, v.139, pp.2080–2097.

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Nantu National Park, Sulawesi: 1. The effectiveness of forest protection—many measures, one goal
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Macdonald, E.A., Collins, M., Johnson., P.J., Clayton, L., Malhi, Y., Fisher, J.B., Milner-Gulland, E.J., and Macdonald, D.W. Environmental Science and Policy. October 2011.

Mapping tropical forest biomass with radar and spaceborne LiDAR: overcoming problems of high biomass and persistent cloud
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Mitchard, E. T. A., Saatchi, S. S., White, L. J. T., Abernethy, K. A., Jeffery, K. J., Lewis, S. L., Collins, M., Lefsky, M. A., Leal, M. E., Woodhouse, I. H., and Meir, P. 2011. Biogeosciences Discuss, v.8, pp.8781-8815.

Urban agriculture and poverty reduction: evaluating how food production in cities contributes to food security, employment and income in Malawi|  (PDF, 261KB)
David D. Mkwambisi, Evan D.G. Fraser and Andy J. Dougill. Journal of International Development, v.23, pp.181-203. 2011.

Stochastic environments as measurement tools: a new approach |(PDF, 1.16MB)
K.T. Muth and J.F. Helgeson. The Journal of Applied Economy, v.5, 'Microinsurance: a new way forward'. March 2011.     

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Ecological economics and environmental history|
Paavola, J., and Fraser, E. May 2011. Ecological Economics, v.70, pp.1266-1268.

Transnational spatial dependencies in the geography of non-resident patent filings
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R. Perkins and E. Neumayer.  Journal of Economic Geography, v.11, pp.37-60. 2011. 

Is the internet really new after all? The determinants of telecommunications diffusion in historical perspective
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Perkins, R., and Neumayer, E. February The Professional Geographer, v.63, pp.55-72. 2011.

A preliminary assessment of the potential impact of climate change on flood risk in Mumbai|  (PDF, 656KB)
Nicola Ranger, Stéphane Hallegatte, Sumana Bhattacharya, Murthy Bachu, Satya Priya, K Dhore, Farhat Rafique, P Mathur, Nicolas Naville, Fanny Henriet, Celine Herweijer, Sanjib Pohit and Jan Corfee-Morlot. Climatic Change, v.104, pp.139-167. February 2011. 

Envisioning adaptive strategies to change: participatory scenarios for agropastoral semiarid systems in Nicaragua
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F. Ravera, D. Tarrasón and E. Simelton. 2011. Ecology and Society, v.16. 2011.

The Changing Wealth of Nations: measuring sustainable development in the New Millennium
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World Bank (Gianni Ruta, co-author). World Bank, Washington DC. January 2011. 

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Food self-sufficiency and natural hazards in China
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Elisabeth Simelton. Food Security, v.3. January 2011.

Global cloud condensation nuclei influenced by carbonaceous combustion aerosol
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D Spracklen, K Carslaw, U Pöschl, A Rap and P.M. Forster. 2011. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, v.11, pp.9067-9087.  

Exploiting dynamical coherence: a geometric approach to parameter estimation in nonlinear models |
Smith, L., Cuéllara, M.C., Du, H., and Judd, K. Physics Letters A, v.374, pp.2618-2623. June 2010.

City solutions to global problems|
Stern, N. Living in the Endless City (Ricky Burdett and Deyan Sudjic [eds.]). Phaidon, London, UK. 2011. 

Human rights norms for business: the missing piece of the ruggie jigsaw - the case of institutional investors
Sullivan. R., and Hachez, N. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: foundations and implementation (R. Mares [ed.]), pp. 217-244. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. 2011.

Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change in a public goods game|  (PDF, 836KB) 
Alessandro
Tavoni, et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., v.108, pp.11825–11829. July 2011. (Also a commentary, in response to paper, from Scott Barrett: 'Avoiding disastrous climate change is possible but not inevitable'. Download PDF of commentary|.) 

Soil respiration at five sites along the Kalahari Transect: effects of temperature, precipitation pulses and biological soil crust cover|
Thomas, A.D.T., Hoon, S.R., Dougill, A.J. Geoderma, v.167-168, pp.284-294. November 2011.

Managing privately-provided public adaptation goods
E.L. Tompkins and H. Eakin. Global Environmental Change. October 2011.

Legislating climate change on a national level
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T. Townshend, S. Fankhauser, A. Matthews, C. Feger, J. Liu and T. Narciso. Environment, v.53, pp.5-16. September 2011. 

Climate science, development practice, and policy interactions in dryland agroecological systems|
Twyman, C., Fraser, E.D.G., Stringer, L.C., Quinn, C., Dougill, A.J., Ravera, F., Crane, T.A., and Sallu, S.M. Ecology and Society, v.16. 2011.

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Charitable intent: a moral or social Construct? A revised theory of planned behavior model| (PDF, 627KB)
Sander Van Der Linden. Current Psychology, v.30, pp.355-374. December 2011.

Managing peatland ecosystem services: current UK policy and future challenges in a changing world|
Whitfield, S., Reed, M., Thomson, K., Christie, M., Stringer, L., Quinn, C. Anderson, R., Moxey, A., Hubacek, K. Scottish Geographical Journal, v.127, pp.209-230. September 2011. 

Entrepreneurialising solar lanterns to solve energy poverty in India – potential and limitations|
Wong, S., and Mathur, V. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, v.70. August 2011.