Global Warming Induced Water-Cycle Changes and Industrial Production – A Scenario Analysis for the Upper Danube River Basin
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Christoph Jeßberger
Summary
Using the environmental decision support system DANUBIA, we analyze the effects of climate change on industry and compare the effectiveness of different adaptation strategies. The observed area covers Germany and Austria up to 2025. Since the main effects of climate change in this region are expected to be caused by changes in the water-cycle, we place a special focus on the exemplary region of the upper Danube catchment area. Industry is the main regional user of water resources.Water is an essential production factor and is used in almost every production process of a manufactured good. We apply estimates of regional production functions, based on AFiD-panel micro-data for Germany, to calibrate regional industrial production and water usage within DANUBIA. Thus, we are able to simulate region-specific effects of climate change and the impact of social scenarios using an innovative model of the reciprocal influences of a huge network of interdisciplinary research areas. Simulation results show wide regional differences in production site reactions as well as between differing scenarios. Comparing scenarios of moderate and serious climate change, we are able to illustrate the severe environmental effects in some regions and to determine considerable economic effects on regional economic growth.
© 2011 by Lucius & Lucius, Stuttgart
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Inhalt / Contents
- Guest Editorial
- Abhandlungen / Original Papers
- Product Diversification and Profitability in German Manufacturing Firms
- Is the Boone-Indicator Applicable? – Evidence from a Combined Data Set of German Manufacturing Enterprises
- Which Parameters Determine the Development of Farm Numbers in Germany?
- Energy Use Patterns in German Industry: Evidence from Plant-level Data
- Global Warming Induced Water-Cycle Changes and Industrial Production – A Scenario Analysis for the Upper Danube River Basin
- The Economic Consequences of One-third Co-determination in German Supervisory Boards
- Buchbesprechungen / Book Reviews
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Inhalt / Contents
- Guest Editorial
- Abhandlungen / Original Papers
- Product Diversification and Profitability in German Manufacturing Firms
- Is the Boone-Indicator Applicable? – Evidence from a Combined Data Set of German Manufacturing Enterprises
- Which Parameters Determine the Development of Farm Numbers in Germany?
- Energy Use Patterns in German Industry: Evidence from Plant-level Data
- Global Warming Induced Water-Cycle Changes and Industrial Production – A Scenario Analysis for the Upper Danube River Basin
- The Economic Consequences of One-third Co-determination in German Supervisory Boards
- Buchbesprechungen / Book Reviews
