作者: Iain R. Elgin-Stuczynski , Simon Batterbury
DOI: 10.1108/IJCCSM-03-2013-0039
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摘要: Purpose – The article surveys dairy farmers' lay knowledge of climate change and the adaptation strategies they have implemented to respond climatic economic drivers. Dairy farming is highly dependent on local weather climate. case study in Western Victoria, Australia, part a major region that contributes 26 per cent national milk production 86 country's exports. paper aims discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This utilised survey semi-structured interviews Corangamite Shire, document perceptions variability implemented, compared meteorological data collected recent past. Findings Farmers this perceive rainfall temperature broadly line with records. Those experienced greater degree drier regions were found it mo...