TY - CHAP
T1 - Social Vulnerability of Farmers in Mexico and Argentina
AU - Eakin, Hallie
AU - Wehbe, Mónica
AU - Ávila, Cristian
AU - Torres, Gerardo Sánchez
AU - Bojórquez-Tapia, Luis A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The International START Secretariat, 2008.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - Within regions with similar exposure to climate hazards, the sensitivity of particular farm units to climate impacts will vary considerably, as will the capacity of agricultural producers to adapt in relation to a wide variety of socioeconomic, institutional and psychological variables (Easterling, 1996; Brklachich et al, 1997; Eakin, 2002). These variables are not always easily observed or measured at the household level, posing considerable challenges to assessing the vulnerability of specific farm populations.
AB - Within regions with similar exposure to climate hazards, the sensitivity of particular farm units to climate impacts will vary considerably, as will the capacity of agricultural producers to adapt in relation to a wide variety of socioeconomic, institutional and psychological variables (Easterling, 1996; Brklachich et al, 1997; Eakin, 2002). These variables are not always easily observed or measured at the household level, posing considerable challenges to assessing the vulnerability of specific farm populations.
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U2 - 10.4324/9781849770804-23
DO - 10.4324/9781849770804-23
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781849770804
SP - 257
EP - 278
BT - Climate Change and Vulnerability
PB - Taylor and Francis
ER -