The Impact of Climatic Variations On Agriculture - Volume 1: Assessment in Cool Temperate and Cold Regions (Paperback, 1988 Ed.)

Three important studies were initiated in the 1970s to investigate the relation ship between climatic variations and agriculture: by the National Delcnse University (1980) on Crop Yields and Climate Change to the Year 2000, by the U.s. Department of Transportation (1975) on Impacts of Climatic Change on the Biosphere and by the U.S. Department of Energy (1980) on Environmental and Societal Consequences of a Possible CO -Induced Climatic Change (the ClAP 2 study). These were pioneering projects in a young field. Their emphasis was on measuring likely impacts of climatic variations rather than on evaluating possible responses, and they focused on first-order impacts (e.g., on crop yields) rather than on higher-order effects on society. A logical next step was to look at higher-order effects and potential responses, as part of a more integrated approach to impact assessment. This was undertaken by the World Climate Impact Program (WCIP), which is directed by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The WCIP is one of four aspects of the World Climate Program that was initiated in 1979. At a meeting in 1982, the Scientific Advisory Committee of WCIP accepted, in broad terms, a proposal from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) for an integrated climate impact assessment, with the proviso that the emphasis be on impacts in the agricultural sector. Martin Parry was asked to design and direct the project at IIASA. Funding was provided by UNEP, IIASA, the Austrian Government and the United Nations University."

General

Imprint:	Springer
Release date:	April 1988
First published:	April 1988
Editors:	M.L. Parry • T. R Carter • N. T Konijn
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 176mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	888
Edition:	1988 Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-90-277-2701-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General
LSN:	90-277-2701-5
Barcode:	9789027727015

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