In: Green Energy and Technology Ser.
In: Green energy and technology
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What is Climate Change? -- 1.2 Greenhouse Gases, Greenhouse Effect, and Global Warming -- 1.2.1 Greenhouse Effects -- 1.2.2 Global Warming -- 1.3 Causes of Climate Change -- 1.3.1 Changes in Solar Energy and Tilting of Earth Orbit -- 1.3.2 Changes in Reflectivity Earth-Atmospheric System -- 1.3.3 Changes in the Greenhouse Effect -- 1.3.4 Feedback Mechanism as a Cause of Climate Change -- 1.4 Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture -- 1.5 Why Climate-Smart Agriculture -- 1.6 Definition, Pillars, and Dimensions of CSA -- 1.6.1 Definition of CSA -- 1.6.2 Dimensions of Climate-Smart Agriculture -- 1.7 Brief Nodal Approaches of CSA -- 1.7.1 Soil and Water Management -- 1.7.2 Crop Management -- 1.7.3 Livestock Management -- References -- 2 Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture: Evidence and Predictions -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Evidence and Predictions of Climate Change -- 2.2.1 Pieces of Evidence -- 2.2.2 Predictions -- 2.3 Impact of Climate Change on Crop -- 2.3.1 Pieces of Evidence -- 2.3.2 Predictions -- 2.4 Impacts of Climate Change on Livestock, Aquaculture, and Fisheries -- 2.4.1 Pieces of Evidence -- 2.4.2 Predictions -- 2.5 Impacts of Climate Change on Soil and Water Resources -- 2.6 Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security -- 2.7 Messages -- References -- 3 Dimensions of Climate-Smart Agriculture -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Weather-Smart CSA -- 3.3 Water-Smart CSA -- 3.4 Crop-Smart CSA -- 3.5 Nutrient-Smart CSA -- 3.6 Carbon and Energy-Smart CSA -- 3.7 Institute and Knowledge-Smart CSA -- References -- 4 Soil Management for Climate-Smart Agriculture -- 4.1 Soil Quality, Soil Resilience, and Soil Health -- 4.2 Climate Change and Issues of Soil Sustainability -- 4.3 Soil Resources and Principles of Soil Management for CSA -- 4.3.1 Soil Resources.
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