The impact of climate change on the external cost of pesticide applications in US agriculture

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-216

  Koleva, Nikolinka G ^a   Schneider, Uwe A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural pesticides; Climate change; Environmental costs; Externality; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954060597     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2009.0459     Document Type: Article

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