Water-energy-food nexus narratives and resource securities : a Global South perspective /
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| Imprint: | Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2022. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13437325 |
| Summary: | Water-Energy-Food Nexus Narratives and Resource Securities: A Global South Perspective provides a knowledge synthesis on the water-energy-food(WEF) nexus, focusing primarily on the global south. By presenting concepts, analytical tools, and case studies, the book serves as a practical resourcefor researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in sustainability and functional roles across all three sectors. It addresses key issues related to dataavailability, tools, indices, metrics, and application across multiple scales, beginning with a summary of existing knowledge. Finally, it examines the WEFnexus, presents global insights, and discusses future considerations and implications. This book presents an overview of existing knowledge on the WEFnexus and examines how such research aligns with emerging global WEF nexus perspectives, making it ideal for professionals, government entities,private industry, and the general public.- Offers a conceptual framework on how to better understand the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus and its utility in natural resource management and sustainable development- Presents advanced analytical tools for the quantification of linkages, trade-offs, and synergies among WEF sectors- Utilizes global case studies to illustrate complexities across disciplines, geographies, and scales |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780323918374 0323918379 9780323912235 0323912230 |