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Business Contributions to Climate Change Adaptation — From Coping to Transformation? Insights from South Africa and Germany

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Business and Climate Change Governance

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So far, most research concerning the role of business vis-à-vis climate change has been targeting the issue of mitigation, that is the reduction of climate-relevant emissions and related strategic considerations (Kolk and Pinkse, 2008; Eberlein and Matten, 2009; Pinkse and Kolk, 2010). This chapter aims to take a different perspective, by focusing on the strategies and measures that assist with adapting to climate-induced environmental changes. It adds to literature on climate change adaptation from a governance (Dietz, Ostrom et al., 2003), as well as a business management perspective (Berkhout, Hertin et al., 2006; Winn, Kirchgeorg et al., 2010).

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  1. Nicole Kranz
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  1. Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

    Tanja Börzel (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa

    Ralph Hamann (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Kranz, N. (2013). Business Contributions to Climate Change Adaptation — From Coping to Transformation? Insights from South Africa and Germany. In: Börzel, T., Hamann, R. (eds) Business and Climate Change Governance. Governance and Limited Statehood Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137302748_6

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