TY - BOOK AU - Mendelsohn,Robert O. ED - Edward Elgar Publishing. TI - Global warming and the American economy: a regional assessment of climate change impacts T2 - New horizons in environmental economics SN - 9781843761440 (e-book) AV - HC106.8 .G594 2001 U1 - 330.973/092 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Northampton, Mass. PB - Edward Elgar Pub. KW - Climatic changes KW - United States KW - Economic conditions KW - 1981-2001 KW - Regional disparities KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - "In association with the Electric Power Research Institute."; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Agriculture : agronomic-economic analysis -- 3. Agriculture : a Ricardian analysis -- 4. Timber : ecological-economic analysis -- 5. Water resources : economic analysis -- 6. Coastal structures : dynamic economic modeling -- 7. Energy : cross-sectional analysis -- 8. Adaption -- 9. Synthesis N2 - The impact of climate change on seven regions of the United States is studied in this new and accessible collection. The study examines how the different regions of the United States may be affected by climate change. In particular, the study explores whether warming would be beneficial to the northern (colder) regions but harmful to the economies of the southern (warmer) regions UR - https://www.elgaronline.com/view/1840645938.xml ER -