{"product_id":"extreme-events-and-climate-change-9781119413622","title":"Extreme Events and Climate Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative volume focusing on multidisciplinary methods to estimate the impacts of climate-related extreme eventsto society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the intensity and frequency of extreme events related to climate change continue to increase, there is an urgent need for clear and cohesive analysis that integrates both climatological and socioeconomic impacts. \u003ci\u003eExtreme Events and Climate Change \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a timely, multidisciplinary examination of the impacts of extreme weather under a warming climate. Offering wide-ranging coverage of the methods and analysis that relate changes in extreme events to their societal impacts, this volume helps readers understand and overcome the methodological challenges associated with extreme event analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributions from leading experts from across disciplines describe the theoretical requirements for analyzing the complex interactions between meteorological phenomena and the resulting outcomes, discuss new approaches for analyzing the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Synthesizing Observed Impacts of Extreme Weather Events Across Systems 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDáithí A. Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Impact of Heat Waves on Agricultural Labor Productivity and Output 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFederico Castillo, Armando Sánchez Vargas, J. K. Gilless, and Michael Wehner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Weather Extremes That Affect Various Agricultural Commodities 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Grotjahn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Economics of the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eXuemei Lu, Jesse Buchsbaum, and David Zilberman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Agricultural Losses in a Telecoupled World: Modeling the Impacts of Regional Crop Failures on Global Land Use 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn P. Casellas Connors, Anthony Janetos, and Yasmin Romitti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Perceptions of Extreme Weather Events and Adaptation Decisions: A Case Study of Maize and Bean Farmers in Guatemala and Honduras 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilagro Saborío-Rodríguez, Francisco Alpízar, Leyla Aguilar-Solano, M. Ruth Martínez-Rodríguez, Raffaele Vignola, Bárbara Viguera, and Celia A. Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Simulation Model Based on Agents for Land Use Change and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Land Management Policies 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmando Sánchez Vargas, D. Martínez Ventura, C. Gay García, A. L. Herrera Merino, and Bernardo Olvera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Climate Extremes, Political Participation, and Migration Intentions of Farmers: A Case Study in Western China 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYan Tan and Xuchun Liu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Effects of Extreme Weather Events on Internal Migration in Rural Guatemala 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeicy Lozano Sivisaca, Juan Robalino, Adriana Chacón Cascante, Pablo Imbach, and Catalina Sandoval\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Extreme Heat Exposure and Occupational Health in a Changing Climate 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Vanos, Sally Moyce, Bruno Lemke, and Tord Kjellstrom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Tropical Cyclone Impacts 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer M. Collins and Charles H. Paxton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 On the Relationship Between Heat Waves and Extreme Precipitation in a Warming Climate 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAjay Raghavendra and Shawn M. Milrad \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Evaluating Economic Output at Risk to Climate Change: A Sectoral Comparison of Economic Sensitivity to Weather 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eColin Shaw, Samuel G. Evans, and Joshua Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 219\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407048614231,"sku":"9781119413622","price":145.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119413622.jpg?v=1730497999","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/extreme-events-and-climate-change-9781119413622","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}