Handbook on climate change and agriculture [electronic resource] / edited by Ariel Dinar and Robert Mendelsohn.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 515 p.) : illISBN: 9780857939869 (e-book)Subject(s): Agriculture -- Environmental aspects | Climatic changes -- Economic aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleLOC classification: S589.75 | .H36 2011Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
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