Climate Change and the Global Harvest Potential Impacts of the Greenhouse Effect on Agriculture

by Rosenzweig, Cynthia; Hillel, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780195088892
• ISBN10: 0195088891
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-01-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book analyzes and elucidates the nature of predictable changes on theworld's agricultural system caused by the so-called greenhouse effect. Its aimis to educate students at the undergraduate level about how the climatic factorsaffecting agriculture may be modified in the future, and what practicaladaptations might be undertaken to prevent or overcome any possible adverseimpacts on our ability to feed the world's population. The book draws onseveral complimentary disciplines, including atmospheric science, hydrology,soil science, crop physiology, and resource economics, and integrates therelevant aspects of these fields.

Table of Contents

Prologue Climate Change: Portent and Challenge	3	(4)
1 The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming	7	(31)
2 Agricultural Emissions of Greenhouse Gases	38	(32)
3 Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, and Crop Yields	70	(31)
4 Effects on Weeds, Insects, and Diseases	101	(22)
5 The Role of Soil Resources	123	(17)
6 Water Resources and Sea-Level Rise	140	(21)
7 Analysis of Climate Change Impacts	161	(26)
8 Regions at Risk	187	(30)
9 Global Assessments and Future Food Security	217	(28)
10 Adaptation, Economics, and Policy	245	(16)
Epilogue The Global Harvest: A Summation	261	(4)
Notes	265	(4)
Bibliography	269	(36)
Figure Credits	305	(8)
Index	313