Irrigated agriculture and climate change: The influence of water supply variability and salinity on adaptation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 149-157

  Connor, Jeffery D ^a   Schwabe, Kurt ^b   King, Darran ^a   Knapp, Keith ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Economics; Irrigation; Salinity; Water; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; FOOD SUPPLY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SALINITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 84860271517     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.02.021     Document Type: Article

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