Handbook on climate change and agriculture
Handbook on climate change and agriculture [electronic resource] /
edited by Ariel Dinar and Robert Mendelsohn.
- Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 515 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Agronomic studies of climate impacts and adaptation -- pt. 2. Economic studies of climate impacts on agriculture -- pt. 3. Agricultural impacts on the economy -- pt. 4. Agricultural mitigation -- pt. 5. Adaptation to agricultural impacts.
This book explores the interaction between climate change and the agriculture sector. Agriculture is essential to the livelihood of people and nations, especially in the developing world; therefore, any impact on it will have significant economic, social, and political ramifications. Scholars from around the world and from various fields have been brought together to explore this important topic.
9780857939869 (e-book)
2009930434
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
Climatic changes--Economic aspects.
Electronic books.
S589.75 / .H36 2011
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Agronomic studies of climate impacts and adaptation -- pt. 2. Economic studies of climate impacts on agriculture -- pt. 3. Agricultural impacts on the economy -- pt. 4. Agricultural mitigation -- pt. 5. Adaptation to agricultural impacts.
This book explores the interaction between climate change and the agriculture sector. Agriculture is essential to the livelihood of people and nations, especially in the developing world; therefore, any impact on it will have significant economic, social, and political ramifications. Scholars from around the world and from various fields have been brought together to explore this important topic.
9780857939869 (e-book)
2009930434
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
Climatic changes--Economic aspects.
Electronic books.
S589.75 / .H36 2011