1. Analyzing climate effects on agriculture in time and space
- Author
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A. Holzkämper, Pierluigi Calanca, and Jürg Fuhrer
- Subjects
climate suitability ,multi-criteria evaluation ,business.industry ,Agroforestry ,climate indices ,Environmental resource management ,Climate change ,Climate effects ,climate change ,Agriculture ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Environmental science ,Production (economics) ,Agricultural productivity ,business ,agriculture ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
Climate in its spatial and temporal variability is one of the major drivers determining agricultural productivity in a region. In order to develop long-term agricultural policies, planners need to understand the likely impacts of climate change on agricultural suitability zones. In this paper we present a flexible approach for the spatio-temporal evaluation and analysis of climate suitability for different crops. First results of a case study application, aiming at investigating how climate suitability for grain maize production in Switzerland varies in time and space and may shift with climate change, are discussed.
- Published
- 2011