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Global warming and the American economy : a regional assessment of climate change impacts / edited by Robert Mendelsohn.

Contributor(s): Series: New horizons in environmental economics ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., 2001Description: xiv, 209 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1840645938
  • 9781840645934
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Global warming and the American economy.DDC classification:
  • 330.973/092 21
LOC classification:
  • HC106.8 .G594 2001
Contents:
Agriculture : agronomic-economic analysis / Richard M. Adams and Bruce A. McCarl -- Agriculture : a Ricardian analysis / Robert Mendelsohn -- Timber : ecological-economic analysis / Brent Sohngen and Robert Mendelsohn -- Water resources : economic analysis / Brian Hurd and Megan Harrod -- Coastal structures : dynamic economic modeling / James E. Neumann and Nicholas D. Livesay -- Energy : cross-sectional analysis / Robert Mendelsohn -- Adaptation / Robert Mendelsohn -- Synthesis / Robert Mendelsohn and Joel B. Smith.
Summary: The impact of climate change on the United States is explored in this collection. The hypothesis of the study is that warming would be beneficial to the economies of the colder regions but harmful to the economies of the warmer more southern regions.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Foothills Lab HC106.8 .G594 2001 1 Available 50583020022491
Total holds: 0

"In association with the Electric Power Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Agriculture : agronomic-economic analysis / Richard M. Adams and Bruce A. McCarl -- Agriculture : a Ricardian analysis / Robert Mendelsohn -- Timber : ecological-economic analysis / Brent Sohngen and Robert Mendelsohn -- Water resources : economic analysis / Brian Hurd and Megan Harrod -- Coastal structures : dynamic economic modeling / James E. Neumann and Nicholas D. Livesay -- Energy : cross-sectional analysis / Robert Mendelsohn -- Adaptation / Robert Mendelsohn -- Synthesis / Robert Mendelsohn and Joel B. Smith.

The impact of climate change on the United States is explored in this collection. The hypothesis of the study is that warming would be beneficial to the economies of the colder regions but harmful to the economies of the warmer more southern regions.

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