Umfang:
1 online resource (289 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781933115931
,
9781136521935
Serie:
RFF Press Water Policy Series
Inhalt:
In America�s arid southwest, climate change will occur in the context of already-keen competition for water for agriculture, urban growth, electricity generation, water-based recreation, and environmental protections. This book explores the challenges that climate change and variability pose for water and energy managers and users, communities, and policy makers in the arid Southwest and demonstrates the application of economic methods to address these challenges. It provides valuable tools for both those interested in resource management and climate change, and those seeking to understand how economic methods can be used to analyze contemporary social problems and craft appropriate responses. The book considers both adaptation to long-term climate change and more immediate issues of water and electricity management in the face of inter-annual climate variability and drought. Thus, no matter what one�s perspective on long-run climate change projections, the book provides useful lessons for some of the region�s most pressing resource management problems
Anmerkung:
Intro -- Adaptation and Resilience The Economics of Climate, Water, and Energy Challenges in the American Southwest -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- CHAPTER 1 The Climate-Water-Energy Nexus in the Arid Southwest -- Part I Voluntary Water Transfers as Adaptation Mechanisms -- CHAPTER 2 Temporary Water Transactions and Climate Change Adaptation -- CHAPTER 3 Applying Bargaining Theory to Western Water Transfers -- CHAPTER 4 Economic Tools for Climate Adaptation: Informing Water Price Negotiations -- Part II Sector Impacts of Climate Change -- CHAPTER 5 Water Shortages in the Southern Mountain States: Economic Impacts on Agriculture -- CHAPTER 6 Climate, Water Availability, Energy Costs, and National Park Visitation -- CHAPTER 7 Climate, Changing Snowpack, and the Future of Winter Recreation -- Part III Information, Technology, and Adaptation -- CHAPTER 8 Irrigator Demand for Information, Management Practices, and Water Conservation Program Participation: The Role of Farm Size . -- CHAPTER 9 Irrigation Technology Choice: The Role of Climate, Farm Size, Energy Costs, and Soils -- CHAPTER 10 Using Climate Information to Improve Electric Utility Load Forecasting . -- CHAPTER 11 Use of Climate and Weather Information in Agricultural Decisionmaking -- Part IV Conclusion -- CHAPTER 12 Modes of Adaptation and Regional Resilience to Climate Change -- Index
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Colby, Bonnie G. Adaptation and Resilience Florence : Taylor & Francis Group,c2011 ISBN 9781933115931
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
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