Climate change in the Midwest impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation /
| Other Authors: | Pryor, S. C., 1967- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
[2013]
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| Physical Description: |
xvi, 266 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. |
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability and Adaptation: An Introduction -- The Midwestern USA: Socio-Economic Context and Physical Climate -- Vulnerability and Adaptability of Agricultural Systems in the Southeast USA to -- Climate Variability and Climate Change -- Uncertainty and Hysteresis in Adapting to Global Climate Change -- Climate - Agriculture Vulnerability Assessment for the Midwestern United States -- Potential Future Impacts of Climate on Row Crop Production in the Great Lakes Region -- Vulnerability of Soil Carbon Reservoirs in the Midwest to Climate Change -- Michigan's Tart Cherry Industry: Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change -- Climate Change Vulnerability and Impacts on Human Health -- Intra-Urban Variations in Vulnerability Associated with Extreme Heat Events in Relationship to a Changing Climate -- Historical and Projected Changes in Human Heat Stress in the Midwestern USA -- Vulnerability of the Electricity and Water Sectors to Climate Change in the Midwest -- The Drought Risk Management Paradigm in the Context of Climate Change -- Local Adaptation to Changing Flood Vulnerability in the Midwest -- The Response of Great Lakes Water Levels and Potential Impacts of Future Climate Scenarios -- Vulnerability of the Energy System to Extreme Wind Speeds and Icing -- Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Midwestern United States: What Next? |
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| Physical Description: |
xvi, 266 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780253006820 0253006821 9780253007742 0253007747 |