Rural Year-Round Growing to Moderate Some Effects from Climate Change

Kimberlie Brussa

ISBN 10: 3659461512 / ISBN 13: 9783659461514

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2015

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Rural Year-Round Growing to Moderate Some Effects from Climate Change | Kimberlie Brussa | Taschenbuch | 292 S. | Englisch | 2015 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783659461514 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: Rural Year-Round Growing to Moderate Some Effects from Climate Change
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659461512
• ISBN 13: 9783659461514
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 19D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 453 grams
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Synopsis

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)suggested that, as the world population grows, food and water shortages will become even more serious issues (IPCC's 2014 predictions about the future effects of climate change (CC). Year-round growing (YRG) may provide a way for communities to extend growing seasons, expand local farm systems, and provide food year-round. This case study included a detailed analysis of responses from representatives of all sectors of rural Mesa County, Colorado, regarding YRG and a local food and farm plan due to CC. The case was bounded by time (6 months of data collection) which provided an in-depth picture of responses from the community. The theoretical framework for the study was Kingdon's multiple streams theory; a local, conceptual framework was provided by Liu, Lindquist, Vedlitz, and Vincent, who identified the key factors for local agenda-setting, defined in the policy literature as an important step in policy making.Research questions explored YRG as a way to mitigate CC and as a potential platform to create policy towards a local food and farm plan.