Environmental consequences of adaptation to climate change in Swiss agriculture: An analysis at farm level

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-51

  Tendall, Danielle M ^a,b   Gaillard, Gérard ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agricultural adaptation; Climate change; Crop model; Impact mitigation; Life cycle assessment; Water use

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGROMETEOROLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MIXED FARMING; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF; WATER USE;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84911899042     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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