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Climate Change and Agriculture in India

Studies from Selected River Basins

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-0-415-73599-5
Verlag: Routledge India
Erscheinungstermin: 31.10.2013
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This book provides an overview of climate change in India using river basin data and analytical and econometric methods. It, first, makes a quantitative assessment of how climate change affects agricultural and food production systems; second, predicts how these systems may respond to climate change; and third, suggests adaptation measures and strategies to improve the income of farmers, increase production, save water and conserve environment.The work will be greatly useful to policy-makers, researchers and teachers of agricultural economics, environmental studies and economics and development studies as also to research organizations dealing with climate modelling and resource management.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9780415735995
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-0-415-73599-5
  • Verlag: Routledge India
  • Erscheinungstermin: 31.10.2013
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2013
  • Produktform: Gebunden
  • Gewicht: 565 g
  • Seiten: 344
  • Format (B x H x T): 145 x 222 x 22 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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List of Tables. List of Figures. List of Maps. List of Abbreviations. Foreword M. S. Swaminathan. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Socio-economic Assessment of Climate Impacts in Agriculture 2. Methodologies for Quantifying Climate Change Impacts 3. Climate Change and Impacts: Godavari River Basin 4. Climate Change and Impacts: Krishna River Basin 5. Climate Change and Impacts: Cauvery River Basin 6. Technologies, Adaptation Costs and Cost of Uncertainty Associated with Climate Change 7. Climate Change and Socio-economic Impact Assessment: A Way Forward. Notes. Appendix. Bibliography. About the Authors. Index