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Genre/Form: | Publication internationale |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert O Mendelsohn; Ariel Dinar |
ISBN: | 9781847206701 1847206700 |
OCLC Number: | 456834753 |
Description: | vii, 246 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | The role of climate in agricultural production -- Literature review of economic impacts of climate change on agriculture -- The Ricardian method -- Modeling adaptation to climate change -- Structural Ricardian models -- Ricardian analyses of aggregate data -- Ricardian models of individual farms -- Adaptation studies -- Structural Ricardian studies -- Summary of results -- Policy implications and future research needs. |
Series Title: | New horizons in environmental economics. |
Responsibility: | Robert Mendelsohn and Ariel Dinar. |
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Abstract:
Examines 22 countries across four continents, including both developed and developing economies. This book uses the Ricardian method to examine the impact of climate change on agriculture. It also quantifies how farmers adapt to climate.
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'The specific focus of this seminal work is on the economic impact of climate change on agriculture world wide, and how faced with the resultant environmental alterations, agriculture might adapt under varied and varying conditions. Enhanced with a detailed and comprehensive index, Climate Change and Agriculture is highly recommended for academic library environmental studies and economic studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.' -- The Midwest Book Review Read more...
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- Landwirtschaft.
- Welt.
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- Agriculture.
- Production agricole.
- Modèles économiques.
- Analyse économique.
- Agriculture -- Economic aspects.
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects.
- Climatic changes.
- Developing countries.
- Agrarproduktion.
- Internationaler Vergleich.
- Klimaänderung.
- Landwirtschaftliches Einkommen.
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- Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- Developing countries
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