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Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought on the Canadian Prairies (Energy, Ecology, and the Environment)
Harry (Ed) Diaz
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Description for Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought on the Canadian Prairies (Energy, Ecology, and the Environment)
Paperback. Editor(s): Diaz, Harry; Warren, Jim. Num Pages: 384 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; RG; RNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
Although there is considerable historical literature describing the social and economic impact of drought on the prairies in the 1930s, little has been written about the challenges presented by drought in more contemporary times. The drought of 2001-02 was, for example, the most recent large-area, intense, and prolonged drought in Canada and one of Canada's most costly natural disasters in a century.
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought on the Canadian Prairies describes the impacts of droughts and the adaptations made in prairie agriculture over recent decades. These adaptations have enhanced the capacity of rural communities to withstand drought. However, ... Read more
Although there is considerable historical literature describing the social and economic impact of drought on the prairies in the 1930s, little has been written about the challenges presented by drought in more contemporary times. The drought of 2001-02 was, for example, the most recent large-area, intense, and prolonged drought in Canada and one of Canada's most costly natural disasters in a century.
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought on the Canadian Prairies describes the impacts of droughts and the adaptations made in prairie agriculture over recent decades. These adaptations have enhanced the capacity of rural communities to withstand drought. However, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Calgary Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Calgary, Canada
ISBN
9781552388198
SKU
V9781552388198
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99-15
About Harry (Ed) Diaz
Harry Diaz is professor of Sociology and Social Studies and former director of the Canadian Plains Research Center at the University of Regina.
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