Agricultural Dimensions of Global Climate Change

ISBN-13: 9780963403032 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 322 str.

Harry M. Kaiser; Thomas E. Drennen

Opis

This important book, written by recognized leaders in their fields, discusses agricultural dimensions of global climate change. Research and policy issues are covered and a multidisciplinary view of global climate change and agriculture is presented.
Major sections cover the contribution of agriculture to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (including an investigation as to whether monitoring and verification of such emissions would work) and the impact of global climate change on agriculture.
The book examines such important issues as global food availability, distributional effects between developing and developed countries, agricultural adaptation possibilities, and whether CO2 enrichment will benefit agriculture.
A unique feature of this publication is that it addresses communication difficulties between researchers and policy makers and suggests solutions.

Spis treści

1. Introduction, Thomas E. Drennen & Harry M. Kaiser Nature of the Problem Sources of Greenhouse Gases Agricultural Impact of Global Warming The International Response The Role of Agriculture2. Is Climate Change Occurring? Evidence from the Instrumental Record, P.D. Jones Data Temporal Variation in Hemispheric Mean Temperature The Spatial Pattern of Warmth During the 1981-1990 Decade3. Some Issues in Detecting Climate Change Induced by Greenhouse Gases Using General Circulation Models, Benjamin D. Santer Climate Models and Greenhouse Warming Experiments Model Signal Uncertainties Natural Variability Uncertainties The Attribution of Problem: Establishing the Causal Link4. Current Climate and Population Constraints on World Agriculture, R. Gommes Climate Constraints Human Population Constraints5. Potential Impacts of Climate Change on World Food Supply: A Summary of a Recent International Study, Cynthia Rosenzweig & Martin L. Parry Crop Yield Methods Crop Yield Results World Food Trade Methods World Food Trade Results6. Impacts of Climate Change on the Agriculture and Economy of the Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas (MINK) Region, Pierre Crosson Impact of the Analog Climate on 1980s Crop Production Impacts on the 1980s Regional Economy by Way of Crop Production Impacts in 2030: Agriculture7. Adaptation to Global Climate Change at the Farm Level, H.M. Kaiser, S.J. Riha, D.S. Wilks & R. Sampath The Integrated Model Adaptation Scenarios Results8. Carbon Dioxide Effects on Plants: Uncertainties and Implications for Modeling Crop Response to Climate Change, David W. Wolfe & Jon D. Erickson Plant Physiological Response to CO2 Optimum Yield Response to CO2 in Controlled Environments Interactions between CO2 and Other Environmental Factors Crop Models and the CO2 Effect9. Distributional Effects of Global Warming and Emissions Abatem

O autorze

Harry Kaiser (Cornell University), Thomas Drennen (Cornell University)