Climate change and agriculture an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects
Climate change and agriculture: an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects

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....

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1. Verfasser: Mendelsohn, Robert O. 1952- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass Edward Elgar c2009
Schriftenreihe:Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
New horizons in environmental economics
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Agriculture > Environmental aspects > Developing countries
Agriculture > Economic aspects > Developing countries
Climatic changes > Environmental aspects > Developing countries
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (vii, 246 Seiten) ill., maps (some col.)
ISBN:9781849802239
DOI:10.4337/9781849802239
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