dc.contributor.author	Diaz, Harry
dc.contributor.author	Hurlbert, Margot
dc.contributor.author	Warren, Jim
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-06T15:35:42Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-06T15:35:42Z
dc.date.issued	2016-07
dc.description.abstract	Although there is considerable historical literature describing the social and economic impact of drought on the prairies in the 1930s, little has been written about the challenges presented by drought in more contemporary times. The drought of 2001-02 was, for example, the most recent large-area, intense, and prolonged drought in Canada and one of Canada's most costly natural disasters in a century. Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought describes the impacts of droughts and the adaptations made in prairie agriculture over recent decades. These adaptations have enhanced the capacity of rural communities to withstand drought. However, despite the high levels of technical adaptation that have occurred, and the existing human capital and vibrant social and information networks, agricultural producers in the prairie region remain vulnerable to severe droughts that last more than a couple of years. Research findings and projections suggest that droughts could become more frequent, more severe, and of longer duration in the region over the course of the 21st century. This book provides insights into the conditions generating these challenges and the measures required to reduce vulnerability of prairie communities to them. Developing greater understanding of the social forces and conditions that have contributed to enhanced resilience, as well as those which detract from successful adaptation, is a principal theme of the book. To that end, the book examines drought through an interdisciplinary lens encompassing climate science and the social sciences. Two of the chapters are based on the drought experiences of other countries in order to provide a comparative assessment.	en_US
dc.description.refereed	Yes	eng
dc.description.sponsorship	The University of Calgary Press acknowledges the support of the Government of Alberta through the Alberta Media Fund for our publications. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities. We acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program.This book was completed with the generous support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Diaz, H., Hurlbert, M. & Warren, J. (2016). "Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought: The Canadian Prairies and South America." Energy, ecology, and the environment series; no. 9. University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.	eng
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34591
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-55238-820-4
dc.identifier.issn	1919-7144
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51490
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Calgary Press	eng
dc.publisher.department	Sociology & Social Studies	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Arts	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	University of Regina	en_US
dc.publisher.url	http://press.ucalgary.ca/	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Energy, ecology, and the environment series;9
dc.rights	Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Droughts–Prairie Provinces	eng
dc.subject	Droughts–South America	eng
dc.subject	Drought management–Prairie Provinces	eng
dc.subject	Drought management–South America	eng
dc.title	Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought: The Canadian Prairies and South America	eng
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