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Agriculture: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the United States
John M. Reilly
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Description for Agriculture: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the United States
paperback. Assessment of impacts of climate change on US agriculture accessible to students, researchers, and policymakers. Editor(s): Reilly, John M. Num Pages: 150 pages, 12 b/w illus. 2 colour illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; RBP; RNP; TQ; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 439.
This volume reports the results of a rigorous and quantitative assessment of the impacts of climate change on US agriculture. It advances work on climate impacts by using scenarios from state-of-the-art climate models. It describes the forces likely to shape US agriculture over the next century, including policy and economic issues, and their interaction with climate change. It offers directions for future research and implications of climate change for agricultural policy. The basic findings are that climate change is positive for agriculture production although southern parts of the US could be harmed. Negative consequences of climate change include effects on ... Read more
This volume reports the results of a rigorous and quantitative assessment of the impacts of climate change on US agriculture. It advances work on climate impacts by using scenarios from state-of-the-art climate models. It describes the forces likely to shape US agriculture over the next century, including policy and economic issues, and their interaction with climate change. It offers directions for future research and implications of climate change for agricultural policy. The basic findings are that climate change is positive for agriculture production although southern parts of the US could be harmed. Negative consequences of climate change include effects on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521016285
SKU
V9780521016285
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Ref
99-22
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