Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
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Economic Impacts of Climate Change in India’s Cities
Abstract Given the significance of climate change, economic importance of cities, and lack of adequate research in India’s context, in this paper, I deal with climate change impacts that are linked to market transactions and directly affect a city’s value of output produced. I examine the impact of climate change which manifests in temperature differences and rainfall on city-level output in India. I estimate city output regressions for India’s cities using several approaches. I find that overall, climate change thus far has impacted India’s cities economically. I find climate change indicators such as rainfall positively impact nonagricultural output. This could be possibly due to the positive impact rainfall has on agricultural output, and the multiplier effects agriculture has on consumer confidence and nonagricultural output, in the context of developing cities. I find extreme temperature differences have a positive impact on nonagricultural output per capita, and this could be because when there are extreme temperatures, resources could move to nonagricultural uses. Coastal districts have higher levels of non-primary output per capita, when compared with their inland counterparts, which could be due to the fact that coastal cities are always ahead of others in terms of their economic growth due to their exposure to and proximity to international markets, when compared with inland districts. When we examine the impact of climate change on agricultural output, here are our observations in summary: when both climate change indicators—rainfall and extreme temperature differences are included, they do not have an impact on agricultural output; however, when rainfall is not controlled for, extreme temperatures have a positive impact on agricultural output, as they do with nonagricultural output, which probably refers to the volatility in agricultural output with extreme temperatures. Further, while coastal districts have a positive impact on nonagricultural output (which is plausible), they experience significantly decreased agricultural output, due to their salinity and other effects. The policy implications of the research and limitations of the data are summarized.
Economic Impacts of Climate Change in India’s Cities
Abstract Given the significance of climate change, economic importance of cities, and lack of adequate research in India’s context, in this paper, I deal with climate change impacts that are linked to market transactions and directly affect a city’s value of output produced. I examine the impact of climate change which manifests in temperature differences and rainfall on city-level output in India. I estimate city output regressions for India’s cities using several approaches. I find that overall, climate change thus far has impacted India’s cities economically. I find climate change indicators such as rainfall positively impact nonagricultural output. This could be possibly due to the positive impact rainfall has on agricultural output, and the multiplier effects agriculture has on consumer confidence and nonagricultural output, in the context of developing cities. I find extreme temperature differences have a positive impact on nonagricultural output per capita, and this could be because when there are extreme temperatures, resources could move to nonagricultural uses. Coastal districts have higher levels of non-primary output per capita, when compared with their inland counterparts, which could be due to the fact that coastal cities are always ahead of others in terms of their economic growth due to their exposure to and proximity to international markets, when compared with inland districts. When we examine the impact of climate change on agricultural output, here are our observations in summary: when both climate change indicators—rainfall and extreme temperature differences are included, they do not have an impact on agricultural output; however, when rainfall is not controlled for, extreme temperatures have a positive impact on agricultural output, as they do with nonagricultural output, which probably refers to the volatility in agricultural output with extreme temperatures. Further, while coastal districts have a positive impact on nonagricultural output (which is plausible), they experience significantly decreased agricultural output, due to their salinity and other effects. The policy implications of the research and limitations of the data are summarized.
Economic Impacts of Climate Change in India’s Cities
Sridhar, Kala Seetharam (Autor:in)
01.01.2016
17 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Climate change—India , Cities , City output , District domestic product , Coastal cities , Inland cities O18 , Q56 , R11 , R12 , Environment , Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology , Conservation Biology/Ecology , Environmental Sociology , Natural Resource Economics , Climate Change Management and Policy
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