{"product_id":"climate-change-and-agriculture-an-economic-analysis-of-global-impacts-adaptation-and-distributional-effects-9781847206701","title":"Climate Change and Agriculture: An Economic Analysis of Global Impacts, Adaptation and Distributional Effects","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite 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. \u003cp\u003eAgriculture and grazing are a central sector in the livelihood of many people, particularly in developing countries. This book uses the Ricardian method to examine the impact of climate change on agriculture. It also quantifies how farmers adapt to climate. The findings suggest that agriculture in developing countries is more sensitive to climate than agriculture in developed countries. Rain-fed cropland is generally more sensitive to warming than irrigated cropland and cropland is more sensitive than livestock. The adaptation to climate change results reveal that farmers make many adjustments including switching crops and livestock species, adopting irrigation, and moving between livestock and crops. The results also reveal that impacts and adaptations vary a great deal across landscapes, suggesting that adaptation policies must be location specific. Finally, the book suggests a research agenda for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEconomists in academia and the public sector, policy analysts and development agencies will find this broad study illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'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, \u003c\/i\u003eClimate Change and Agriculture \u003ci\u003eis highly recommended for academic library environmental studies and economic studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.'\u003c\/i\u003e -- The Midwest Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: 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   Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516178162007,"sku":"9781847206701","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/climate-change-and-agriculture-an-economic-analysis-of-global-impacts-adaptation-and-distributional-effects-9781847206701","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}