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UNINA9910819372103321 |
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Titolo |
Climate change in the Midwest : impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation / / edited by S.C. Pryor |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-88949-8 |
0-253-00774-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (349 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Climatic changes - Middle West |
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Middle West |
Climatic changes - Risk assessment - Middle West |
Plants - Effect of global warming on - Middle West |
Vegetation and climate |
Water levels - Great Lakes (North America) |
Middle West Climate |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation: An Introduction; 2 The Midwestern United States: Socioeconomic Context and Physical Climate; 3 Vulnerability and Adaptability of Agricultural Systems in the Southeast United States to Climate Variability and Climate Change; 4 Uncertainty and Hysteresis in Adapting to Global Climate Change; 5 Climate-Agriculture Vulnerability Assessment for the Midwestern United States |
6 Potential Future Impacts of Climate on Row Crop Production in the Great Lakes Region7 Vulnerability of Soil Carbon Reservoirs in the Midwest to Climate Change; 8 Michigan's Tart Cherry Industry: Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change; 9 Climate Change Vulnerability and Impacts on Human Health; 10 Intra-Urban Variations in Vulnerability Associated with Extreme Heat Events in Relationship to a Changing Climate; 11 Historical and Projected Changes in Human Heat Stress in the Midwestern United States |
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12 Vulnerability of the Electricity and Water Sectors to Climate Change in the Midwest13 The Drought Risk Management Paradigm in the Context of Climate Change; 14 Local Adaptation to Changing Flood Vulnerability in the Midwest; 15 The Response of Great Lakes Water Levels and Potential Impacts of Future Climate Scenarios; 16 Vulnerability of the Energy System to Extreme Wind Speeds and Icing; 17 Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation in the Midwestern United States: What Next?; List of Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The research presented in this volume focuses on identifying and quantifying the major vulnerabilities to climate change in the Midwestern United States. By providing state-of-the-art spatially disaggregated information regarding the historical, current, and possible future climate within the region, the contributors assess the risks and susceptibility of the critical socio-economic and environmental systems. Key sectors discussed are agriculture, human health, water, energy and infrastructure, and the vulnerabilities that may be amplified under current climate trajectories. The book also c |
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