Climate change and agriculture :

By: Mendelsohn, RobertContributor(s): Dinar, ArielMaterial type: TextTextSeries: New horizons in environmental economicsPublication details: Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2009Description: vii, 246 p. : ill., maps (some col.)ISBN: 9781847206701 (hbk.); 1847206700 (hbk.)Subject(s): Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- Developing countries | Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries | Climatic changes -- Developing countriesDDC classification: 630 | 338.14091724
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.
Summary: This text features a study which examines 22 countries across four continents including both developed and developing economies. It looks at the impact of climate change on agriculture and provides a good analytical basis for additional work
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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.

This text features a study which examines 22 countries across four continents including both developed and developing economies. It looks at the impact of climate change on agriculture and provides a good analytical basis for additional work

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