Weathering Risk in Rural Mexico Climatic, Institutional, and Economic Change

Name: Weathering Risk in Rural Mexico Climatic, Institutional, and Economic Change
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ISBN: 9780816525003

ISBN-10: 0816525005

ISBN-13: 9780816525003

Edition: 2006

Authors: Hallie Eakin

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From floods and droughts to tsunamis and hurricanes, recent years have seen a distressing and often devastating increase in extreme climatic events. While it is possible to study these disasters from a purely scientific perspective, a growing preponderance of evidence suggests that changes in the environment are related to both a shift in global economic relations and these weather-related disasters. In

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication date: 11/30/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



List of Illustrations and Tables


Acknowledgments



Globalization, Climatic Uncertainty, and the Smallholder



Agriculture and Climate in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley



Neoliberalism and Agricultural Restructuring



Three Communities in Central Mexico



Climate Impacts and Household Coping Strategies



Uncertainty with Limited Land



From Maize to Milk: Plan de Ayala's Diversification into Livestock



Market Exposure, Irrigation, and Constraints on Adaptation



Rural Industrialization and Risk Management



Flexibility, Stability, and Adaptive Capacity



Glossary



Methodological Notes


References


Index