Abstract Analysis of the economic impact of climate change typically considers regional or
national economies and assesses its impact on macroeconomic aggregates such as gross …

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is seeking to
prepare for losses arising from climate change. This is an emerging issue that challenges …

A leading challenge in measuring social vulnerability to hazards is for output metrics to
better reflect the context in which vulnerability occurs. Through a meta-analysis of 67 flood …

A situated and socially engaged science of loss arising from climate change takes people's
lived experiences with risk and harm as its fundamental starting point. It foregrounds what …

Climate change is a global problem, which affects the various geographical regions at
different levels. It is also associated with a wide range of human health problems, which …

Climate change is acknowledged as the largest threat to our societies in the coming
decades, potentially affecting large and diverse groups of urban residents in this century of …

This bold and passionate textbook has become a go-to introduction to current and emerging
thinking on the social dimensions of climate change, presenting key concepts and …

In this paper we examine conditions that underlie vulnerability and resilience possibilities for
households and communities that face and respond to climate-and other changes, in nine …

Poverty is widely understood to be a key factor that increases the propensity for individuals
and households to be harmed by climatic shocks and stresses. This review explores recent …

Though rarely described as such, vulnerability to climate change is fundamentally a matter
of political economy. This progress report provides a reading of contemporary research on …