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Martin L. Parry
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Department of Geography, The University of Birmingham, UK
IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria
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Timothy R. Carter
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Department of Geography, The University of Birmingham, UK
IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria
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Nicolaas T. Konijn
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Department of Soil Science, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Three important studies were initiated in the 19708 to investigate the relation ship between climatic variations and agriculture: by the National Defense University (1980) on Crop Yields and Climate Change to the Year eooo, by the U.s. Department of Transportation (1975) on Impacts 0/ Climatic Change on the Biosphere and by the U.s. Department of Energy (1980) on Environmental and Societal Consequences 0/ 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 (WCIF), which is directed by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The WCIF is one of four aspects of the World Ciimate Program, which was initiated in 1979.
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Table of contents (40 chapters)
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The Impact of Climatic Variations on Agriculture: Introduction to the IIASA/UNEP Case Studies in Semi-Arid Regions
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- Martin Parry, Timothy Carter
Pages 9-60
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- Timothy Carter, Nicolaas Konijn
Pages 61-83
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The Effects of Climatic Variations on Agriculture in Central and Eastern Kenya
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Front Matter
Pages 121-128
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 129-148
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 149-173
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 175-190
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 191-207
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 209-220
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 221-247
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 249-270
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The Effects of Climatic Variations on Agriculture in Northeast Brazil
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Front Matter
Pages 271-278
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 279-304
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 305-323
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 325-342
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 343-368
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- Martin L. Parry, Timothy R. Carter, Nicolaas T. Konijn
Pages 369-380
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The Effects of Climatic Variations on Agriculture in the Central Sierra of Ecuador
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Front Matter
Pages 381-388
Reviews
`It is an admirable book in its breadth and depth. It is authoritative, up-to-date, extensively referenced and illustrated. There are many tables of data ... Put it high on your list of recommendations for library purchase.'
E. Linacre, Australian Geographer, November 1989
`... this is a book which should be read by all planners and policy makers as well as agricultural scientists who are endeavouring to have a complete knowledge of their subject.'
W.J. Ridgman, Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 113, 1989
`In addition this volume contains a lot of data about climatic and other site factors influencing biomass production as well as about economic conditions in the different regions. Together with volume 2 this volume provides an important basis for ecologists as well as for economists for studying the interaction between climate and plant growth and biomass production in the different regions of the world.'
Agroforestry Systems, 10, 1990
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Geography, The University of Birmingham, UK
Martin L. Parry,
Timothy R. Carter
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IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria
Martin L. Parry,
Timothy R. Carter
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Department of Soil Science, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Nicolaas T. Konijn