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Climate change in the Midwest [[electronic resource] ] : impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation / / edited by S.C. Pryor
| Climate change in the Midwest [[electronic resource] ] : impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation / / edited by S.C. Pryor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.738/740977 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PryorS. C. <1967-> |
| Soggetto topico |
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) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-88949-8
0-253-00774-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452953503321 |
| Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change in the Midwest [[electronic resource] ] : impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation / / edited by S.C. Pryor
| Climate change in the Midwest [[electronic resource] ] : impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation / / edited by S.C. Pryor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.738/740977 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PryorS. C. <1967-> |
| Soggetto topico |
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) |
| ISBN |
1-283-88949-8
0-253-00774-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779360103321 |
| Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Leaning into the wind [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of Midwest weather / / Susan Allen Toth
| Leaning into the wind [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of Midwest weather / / Susan Allen Toth |
| Autore | Toth Susan Allen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.6977 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8166-9547-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; A Note to Other Midwesterners; Leaning into the Wind; The Weather Was Full of Promise; Other Weather, Other Places; Storms; Down in the Basement; A Window on the Weather; Weather Words; Things That Go Buzz in the Night; A Cold-Blooded Woman; Garden Weather; The Weather Doesn't Grow Old; Who Speaks in the Pillar of Cloud? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451642203321 |
Toth Susan Allen
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Leaning into the wind [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of Midwest weather / / Susan Allen Toth
| Leaning into the wind [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of Midwest weather / / Susan Allen Toth |
| Autore | Toth Susan Allen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.6977 |
| ISBN | 0-8166-9547-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; A Note to Other Midwesterners; Leaning into the Wind; The Weather Was Full of Promise; Other Weather, Other Places; Storms; Down in the Basement; A Window on the Weather; Weather Words; Things That Go Buzz in the Night; A Cold-Blooded Woman; Garden Weather; The Weather Doesn't Grow Old; Who Speaks in the Pillar of Cloud? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784114103321 |
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Toth Susan Allen
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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