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Adaptation behaviours across ecosystems under global warming: A spatial micro‐econometric model of the rural economy in South America

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This paper develops a spatial rural economy model of adaptation to climate change that accounts for a multitude of rural enterprises across a diversity of ecosystems in South America using household surveys. We model adoptions of crops, livestock, and forests. Both specialized and diversified enterprises are modelled. This paper finds that livestock, forests, and a diversification into crops, livestock, and forests are key adaptation strategies. Under the UKMO (United Kingdom Meteorological Office) scenario, a livestock‐only enterprise would expand by 4 per cent, a crops‐livestock‐forests by 3 per cent, and a forests‐only by 3 per cent. Adaptation behaviours are closely tied with ecosystem changes under global warming. A livestock‐only would increase especially in the grasslands. A crops‐livestock‐forests enterprise expands into xeromorphic forests. A crops‐livestock expands in Andean grasslands and tall grasslands. A forests‐only expands in the coasts and woody zones. A crops‐only enterprise decreases across South America. Resumen Utilizando encuestas a hogares, en este artículo se desarrolla un modelo espacial de economía rural para la adaptación al cambio climático, con la capacidad de representar una gran cantidad de empresas rurales dentro de una diversidad de ecosistemas en América del Sur. Se modeliza la adopción de cultivos, ganado y bosques. Se modelizan tanto empresas especializadas como diversificadas. El artículo encontró que el ganado, los bosques, y una diversificación en cuanto a cultivos, ganado y bosques son estrategias claves de adaptación. Bajo un escenario propuesto por la Oficina Meteorológica del Reino Unido (UKMO, siglas en inglés), una explotación dedicada solamente a la ganadería aumentaría en un 4 por ciento, una dedicada a cultivos‐ganadería‐bosques un 3 por ciento, y una dedicada exclusivamente a bosques un 3 por ciento. Los comportamientos para la adaptación están estrechamente ligados a cambios en los ecosistemas debidos al calentamiento global. Una explotación exclusivamente ganadera aumentaría especialmente en el ecosistema de pastizal. Una explotación de cultivos‐ganadería‐bosques podría expandir en bosques xeromórficos. Una explotación basada en cultivos‐ganado expandiría en áreas de pastizales Andinos y pastizal alto. Las explotaciones basadas solamente en bosque expandirían en las costas y zonas boscosas. Una explotación exclusivamente de cultivos disminuiría en América del Sur.

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  • S. Niggol Seo, 2012. "Adaptation behaviours across ecosystems under global warming: A spatial micro‐econometric model of the rural economy in South America," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 91(4), pages 849-871, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:91:y:2012:i:4:p:849-871
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.2012.91.issue-4
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