The Water-Energy-Food Nexus Concept and Assessments
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The Water-Energy-Food Nexus Concept and Assessments
ISBN:
9789811602399
Edition:
1st ed. 2021.
Yayın Bilgileri:
Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Fiziksel Tanımlama:
IX, 216 p. 47 illus., 38 illus. in color. online resource.
Series:
Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
Contents:
Reflections About the Food-Energy-Water-Nexus in a World Without Economic Growth - A Dynamic Multinational CGE Model-Based Thought Experiment -- The Evolution of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus as a Transformative Approach for Sustainable Development in South Africa -- Integrated Watershed Management -- The Use Of Biodigestors In The Treatment Of Swine Manure In Southern Brazil: An Analysis Of An R&D Project From The Perspective Of The Wef Nexus -- The Social Network Analysis to Study Discourse on Water-Energy-Food Nexus of Biofuels -- The German Capability Index - An Operationalization of Sen's Capability Approach -- Energy, Water, Food Nexus Decision-Making for Sustainable Food Security.
Abstract:
Water, Energy and Food are the very basic necessities of human life and all the three of them are interconnected with each other, this connection being called the Water-Energy-Food nexus. Water is an inevitable element to energy and food systems to work. Water is essential for the growth of crops and produce energy and it consumes a lot of energy to treat and move water. Food and energy are equally dependent upon each other as well. This book highlights with various examples and case studies from around the World, the importance of this concept.
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English