A novel method for quantitatively evaluating agricultural vulnerability to climate change

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 48; pp. 49 - 54
• Main Authors: Dong, Zhiqiang, Pan, Zhihua, An, Pingli, Wang, Liwei, Zhang, Jingting, He, Di, Han, Huijie, Pan, Xuebiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Adaptive capacity; Agricultural practices; Agriculture; Assessments; Climate change; Countermeasures; Environmental engineering; Exposure degree; Human; Sensitivity; Survival; Vulnerability; China, People's Rep., Inner Mongolia; Climate change; Exposure degree; Sensitivity; Agriculture; Vulnerability; Adaptive capacity

•A novel method is advanced for quantitative evaluation of agricultural vulnerability to climate change.•This method owns clear expressions of vulnerability components and can reflect the objective reality.•The method can conveniently compare the different crops’ vulnerability in the same region, an...