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Farming in a changing climate : agricultural adaptation in Canada
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- ISBN: 9780774813938
- ISBN: 0774813938
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xiii, 273 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, c2007.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-261) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1. Research Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation -- 1. Introduction / Ellen Wall, Barry Smit and Johanna Wandel -- 2. Impact-Based Approach / Michael Brklacich, Barry Smit, Ellen Wall and Johanna Wandel -- 3. Context-Based Approach / Ellen Wall, Barry Smit and Johanna Wandel -- 4. Process-Based Approach / Johanna Wandel, Ellen Wall and Barry Smit -- Pt. 2. Impact-Based Studies -- 5. Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Eastern Canada / Samuel Gameda, Andrew Bootsma and Daniel McKenney -- 6. Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in the Prairies / David Sauchyn -- 7. Agricultural Water Supply in the Okanagan Basin: Using Climate Change Scenarios to Inform Dialogue and Planning Processes / Denise Neilsen, Stewart Cohen, Scott Smith, Grace Frank, Walter Koch, Younes Alila, Wendy Merritt, Mark Barton and Bill Taylor -- Pt. 3. Context-Based Studies -- 8. Climate Change Adaptation In a Wider Context: Conceptualizing Multiple Risks in Primary Agriculture / Ben Bradshaw -- 9. Biophysical and Socio-Economic Stressors for Agriculture in the Canadian Pratries / Henry David Venema -- 10. Institutional Capacity for Agriculture in the South Saskatchewan River Basin / Harry P. Diaz and David A. Gauthier -- 11. The Perception of Risk to Agriculture and Climatic Variability in Quebec: Implications for Farmer Adaptation to Climatic Variability and Change / Christopher Bryant, Bhawan Singh and Pierre Andre -- |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Lansdowne Library | S 600.7 C54 F374 2007 (Text) | 26040002786990 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
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A February 2005 workshop in Edmonton, Alberta reviewed the impact of climate change on farming in Canada and the adaptations made by people in the agriculture and food industries and by government regulators. The 17 papers begin by explaining three approaches to the research, then provide examples of each--impact-based, context-based, and process-based. Conclusions look at policy implications and a research agenda. Distributed in the US by University of Washington Press. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - Choice Reviews : Choice Reviews 2008 May
In February 2005, the Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network for Agriculture (C-CIARN Agriculture) sponsored a conference regarding the adaptation of agriculture and food production to climate change. Wall, Smit, and Wandel (all, Univ. of Guelph, Ontario) have used that conference as a springboard to present this book, a part of the "Sustainability and the Environment" series. Divided into five sections, the work discusses how climate change has affected agriculture and how agriculture has adapted to climate change. The first section covers the various research approaches to climate change adaptation, focusing on the three most prominent: impact-based, context-based, and process-based research. These are discussed in sections 2-4. Section 5, the conclusion, addresses both accomplishments and areas for improvement regarding the adaptation of Canadian agriculture and policy to climate change. Individual chapter authors provide tables, graphs, figures, and end-of-chapter notes. An abbreviation list, index, and list of references are provided. Useful for policy makers and agricultural and environmental coursework. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. Copyright 2008 American Library Association.
