Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Economics of Climatic Adaptation: Agricultural Drainage in the United States 29
6. 2. Estimating the Effect of Easements on Agricultural Production 53
7. 3. The Cost- Effectiveness of Irrigation Canal Lining and Piping in the Western United States 107
8. 4. Center Pivot Irrigation Systems as a Form of Drought Risk Mitigation in Humid Regions 135
9. 5. Perceived Water Scarcity and Irrigation Technology Adoption 173
10. 6. Climate, Drought Exposure, and Technology Adoption: An Application to Drought-Tolerant Corn in the United States 203
11. 7. Cover Crops, Drought, Yield, and Risk: An Analysis of US Soybean Production 241
12. 8. Climate Change and Downstream Water Quality in Agricultural Production: The Case of Nutrient Runoff to the Gulf of Mexico 269
13. 9. Nutrient Pollution and US Agriculture: Causal Effects, Integrated Assessment, and Implications of Climate Change 297
14. 10. The Political Economy of Groundwater Management: Descriptive Evidence from California 343
15. 11. Estimating the Demand for In Situ Groundwater for Climate Resilience: The Case of the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer in Arkansas 367
16. Author Index 383
17. Subject Index 391