Climate change and agriculture
Mendelsohn, Robert O., 1952-
Climate change and agriculture an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects / [electronic resource] : Robert Mendelsohn and Ariel Dinar. - Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2009. - 1 online resource (vii, 246 p.) : ill., maps (some col.). - New horizons in environmental economics . - New horizons in environmental economics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. The role of climate in agricultural production -- 3. Literature review of economic impacts of climate change on agriculture -- 4. The Ricardian method -- 5. Modeling adaptation to climate change -- 6. Structural Ricardian models -- 7. Ricardian analyses of aggregate data -- 8. Ricardian models of individual farms -- 9. Adaptation studies -- 10. Structural Ricardian studies -- 11. Summary of results -- 12. Policy implications and future research needs.
Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. This book examines 22 countries across four continents, including both developed and developing economies. It provides both a good analytical basis for additional work and solid results for policy debate concerning income distributional effects such as abatement, adaptation, and equity.
9781849802239 (e-book)
2009930434
Agriculture--Environmental aspects--Developing countries.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--Developing countries.
Electronic books.
S589.75 / .M46 2009
338.14091724
Climate change and agriculture an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects / [electronic resource] : Robert Mendelsohn and Ariel Dinar. - Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2009. - 1 online resource (vii, 246 p.) : ill., maps (some col.). - New horizons in environmental economics . - New horizons in environmental economics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. The role of climate in agricultural production -- 3. Literature review of economic impacts of climate change on agriculture -- 4. The Ricardian method -- 5. Modeling adaptation to climate change -- 6. Structural Ricardian models -- 7. Ricardian analyses of aggregate data -- 8. Ricardian models of individual farms -- 9. Adaptation studies -- 10. Structural Ricardian studies -- 11. Summary of results -- 12. Policy implications and future research needs.
Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. This book examines 22 countries across four continents, including both developed and developing economies. It provides both a good analytical basis for additional work and solid results for policy debate concerning income distributional effects such as abatement, adaptation, and equity.
9781849802239 (e-book)
2009930434
Agriculture--Environmental aspects--Developing countries.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--Developing countries.
Electronic books.
S589.75 / .M46 2009
338.14091724