North American Droughts
Editat de Norman J. Rosenbergen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 noi 2020
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780367171032
ISBN-10: 0367171031
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0367171031
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Introduction 1. History of American Droughts 2. Drought: Characteristics and Assessment 3. Drought Impacts on American Agricultural Productivity 4. Drought: An Economic Perspective 5. Social and Political Impacts of Drought 6. Strategies in the Event of Drought 7. Technological Options for Crop Production in Drought 8. State and Federal Responses to the 1977 Drought 9. Forecasting Future Droughts: Is It Possible?
Notă biografică
Norman J. Rosenberg is a professor of Agricultural Meteorology at the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He specializes in micro-meteorology and microclimate modification to improve water use efficiency and is currently developing strategies to combat the effects of ~ought on agriculture in the Western United States. He works with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the National Oceania and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council as a consultant on drought mitigation projects for developing countries. He has published some 80 papers on windbreaks, evapotranspiration, and photosynthesis, and is the author of Microclimate: The Biological Environment (Wiley-Interscience, 1974).
Descriere
This book explores the effects of past droughts on the social, cultural, and political life of the population of North America; the possible effects of drought on energy- and technology-intensive society; and the ramifications of drought for the national economy.