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Climate and society in 20th century MexicoMexican agriculture has been greatly transformed by the widespread introduction of 'Green Revolution' technologies (irrigation, chemical fertilizers, and improved seeds), through land reform, and by land use policies oriented to export crops and grain production. Drought prone Mexico provides an excellent case to study how technological and social changes alter the impact of drought on food and agricultural system. A goal is to document and understand how relationships between climate and agriculture in Mexico have changed in the last fifty years. The results for several locations will be interpreted in light of the prospects of regional climate change due to global warming. This analysis will be complimented by four case studies of vulnerability to drought which will use local records and interviews to try and show how environmental, technological, and social changes may have altered the impacts of climate on local agricultural systems.
Document ID
19910018286
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Liverman, Diana M. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: An Assessment of NASA Master Directory(Catalog Interoperability for Interdisciplinary Study of the Global Water Cycle
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
91N27600
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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