Farming in a Changing Climate - Agricultural Adaptation in Canada (Paperback, illustrated edition)

In farming systems across Canada, effective risk management isnecessary to deal with drought, flooding, and extreme weather, and toadapt to altered climate and weather conditions. Unfortunately, climatechange risks and opportunities are not always well understood amongresearchers and policy makers in the Canadian agri-food sector. Thisbook addresses that gap by providing a wide-ranging synopsis ofwhat climate change means for Canadian agriculture, exploring differentapproaches to the topic, and presenting examples of current research.It covers all agricultural regions and a wide variety of commodityproduction and farming systems. This comprehensive survey synthesizestwenty years of research on climate change and Canadianagriculture.

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Sustainability and the Environment
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	2007
Editors:	Ellen Wall • Barry Smit • Johanna Wandel
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	288
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-1394-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General
LSN:	0-7748-1394-6
Barcode:	9780774813945

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