Adaptation and Resilience

The Economics of Climate, Water, and Energy Challenges in the American Southwest
Herausgeber: Colby, Bonnie G; Frisvold, George B

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781138380196
• ISBN-10: 1138380199
• Artikelnr.: 57049390

Autorenporträt

Bonnie G. Colby and George B. Frisvold are professors of agricultural and resource economics at the University of Arizona

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
1. The Climate-Water-Energy Nexus in the Arid Southwest
PART I: VOLUNTARY WATER TRANSFERS AS ADAPTATION MECHANISMS
2. Negotiated Water Transactions and Climate Change Adaptation
3. Applying Bargaining Theory to Western Water Transfers
4.Economic Tools For Climate Adaptation: Water Transaction Price
Negotiations
PART II: SECTOR IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
5. Water Shortages in the Southern Mountain States: Economic Impacts on
Agriculture
6. Climate, Water Availability, Energy Costs and National Park Visitation
7. Climate, Changing Snowpack and the Future of Winter Recreation
PART III: INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY AND ADAPTATION
8. Irrigator Demand for Information, Management Practices, and Water
Conservation Program Participation: The Role of Farm Size
9. Irrigation Technology Choice: The Role of Climate, Farm Size, Energy
Costs, and Soils
10. Using Climate Information to Improve Electric Utility Load Forecasting
11. Use of Weather Information in Agricultural Decision-Making
CONCLUSION
12. Modes of Adaptation and Regional Resilience to Climate Change