Boundary Science Re Imagining Water Energy Food Interactions In The Context Of A Data Light Approach To Monitoring The Environment Development Nexus

Author : Mathew Kurian,Yu Kojima
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323884730

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Boundary Science: Re-imagining Water-Energy-Food Interactions in the Context of a Data Light Approach to Monitoring the Environment- Development Nexus by Mathew Kurian,Yu Kojima Pdf

Boundary Science and the Pursuit of Sustainable Development: Lessons from Global Public Goods Research on the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus addresses the problem of how global research can reorient itself to better address sustainable goals and objectives through the use of place-based observatories that support multi-dimensional modelling. The book will provide an overview of the impact of case studies and field trials in addressing critical questions of poverty reduction and sustainable development. This discussion will be followed by an examination of a theoretical framework for boundary science that elaborates upon the Nexus approach to environmental management. Provides an examination of Water-Food-Energy Nexus synergies and their role in informing a framework for multi-dimensional modeling Discusses applications of multi-dimensional modeling and framework for evaluating boundary science Delivers rationales for improving design of field trials and case studies of global public goods research

Author : Brouwer, Floor
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839100550

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Handbook on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus by Brouwer, Floor Pdf

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of how water, energy and food are interconnected, comprising a coherent system: the nexus. It considers the interlinkages between natural resources, governance processes seeking coherence among water, energy and food policies, and the adoption of transdisciplinary approaches in the field.

Author : I. M. Mujtaba,R. Srinivasan,N. O. Elbashir
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781498760843

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The Water-Food-Energy Nexus by I. M. Mujtaba,R. Srinivasan,N. O. Elbashir Pdf

Exponential growth of the worldwide population requires increasing amounts of water, food, and energy. However, as the quantity of available fresh water and energy sources directly affecting cost of food production and transportation diminishes, technological solutions are necessary to secure sustainable supplies. In direct response to this reality, this book focuses on the water-energy-food nexus and describes in depth the challenges and processes involved in efficient water and energy production and management, wastewater treatment, and impact upon food and essential commodities. The book is organized into 4 sections on water, food, energy, and the future of sustainability, highlighting the interplay among these topics. The first section emphasizes water desalination, water management, and wastewater treatment. The second section discusses cereal processing, sustainable food security, bioenergy in food production, water and energy consumption in food processing, and mathematical modeling for food undergoing phase changes. The third section discusses fossil fuels, biofuels, synthetic fuels, renewable energy, and carbon capture. Finally, the book concludes with a discussion of the future of sustainability, including coverage of the role of molecular thermodynamics in developing processes and products, green engineering in process systems, petrochemical water splitting, petrochemical approaches to solar hydrogen generation, design and operation strategy of energy-efficient processes, and the sustainability of process, supply chain, and enterprise.

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367776677

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Water, Sustainable Development and the Nexus by Taylor & Francis Group Pdf

Water is intricately linked with food security, energy security, and sustainable development. As the world is moving towards sustainable development goals, it is critical to recognize the role of water in attaining these goals. The Water-Energy-Food Nexus draws attention to the complex and interrelated nature of global resource systems and forces us to think about how a decision in one sector impacts other interlinked sectors as well. This book looks at the three dimensions of sustainable developmentenvironment, economics and society - and how water is linked with them and explores the nexus approach as a framework to look at the issues and identify solutions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814475488

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Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems by Anonim Pdf

Author : UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789231003714

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The United Nations world water development report 2020 by UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme Pdf

The 2020 edition of the WWDR, titled 'Water and Climate Change' illustrates the critical linkages between water and climate change in the context of the broader sustainable development agenda. Supported by examples from across the world, it describes both the challenges and opportunities created by climate change, and provides potential responses - in terms of adaptation, mitigation and improved resilience - that can be undertaken by enhancing water resources management, attenuating water-related risks, and improving access to water supply and sanitation services for all in a sustainable manner. It addresses the interrelations between water, people, environment and economics in a changing climate, demonstrating how climate change can be a positive catalyst for improved water management, governance and financing to achieve a sustainable and prosperous world for all. The report provides a fact-based, water-focused contribution to the knowledge base on climate change. It is complementary to existing scientific assessments and designed to support international political frameworks, with the goals of helping the water community tackle the challenges of climate change, and informing the climate change community about the opportunities that improved water management offers in terms of adaptation and mitigation.

Author : Claudia R. Binder,Romano Wyss,Emanuele Massaro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108471794

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Sustainability Assessments of Urban Systems by Claudia R. Binder,Romano Wyss,Emanuele Massaro Pdf

Provides guidelines for assessing the sustainability of urban systems including theory, methods and case studies.

Author : André Viljoen,Johannes S.C. Wiskerke
Publisher : Wageningen Academic Publishers
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789086861873

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Sustainable food planning: evolving theory and practice by André Viljoen,Johannes S.C. Wiskerke Pdf

With over half the world's population now deemed to be urbanised, cities are assuming a larger role in political debates about the security and sustainability of the global food system. Hence, planning for sustainable food production and consumption is becoming an increasingly important issue for planners, policymakers, designers, farmers, suppliers, activists, business and scientists alike. The rapid growth of the food planning movement owes much to the fact that food, because of its unique, multi-functional character, helps to bring people together from all walks of life. In the wider contexts of global climate change, resource depletion, a burgeoning world population, competing food production systems and diet-related public health concerns, new paradigms for urban and regional planning capable of supporting sustainable and equitable food systems are urgently needed. This book addresses this urgent need. By working at a range of scales and with a variety of practical and theoretical models, this book reviews and elaborates definitions of sustainable food systems, and begins to define ways of achieving them. To this end 4 different themes have been defined as entry-points into the discussion of 'sustainable food planning'. These are (1) urban agriculture, (2) integrating health, environment and society, (3) food in urban design and planning and (4) urban food governance.

Author : Maite M. Aldaya,Ashok K. Chapagain,Arjen Y. Hoekstra,Mesfin M. Mekonnen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136538520

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The Water Footprint Assessment Manual by Maite M. Aldaya,Ashok K. Chapagain,Arjen Y. Hoekstra,Mesfin M. Mekonnen Pdf

People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but significantly more for producing things such as food, paper and cotton clothes. The water footprint is an indicator of water use that looks at both direct and indirect water use of a consumer or producer. Indirect use refers to the 'virtual water' embedded in tradable goods and commodities, such as cereals, sugar or cotton. The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business. This book offers a complete and up-to-date overview of the global standard on water footprint assessment as developed by the Water Footprint Network. More specifically it: o Provides a comprehensive set of methods for water footprint assessment o Shows how water footprints can be calculated for individual processes and products, as well as for consumers, nations and businesses o Contains detailed worked examples of how to calculate green, blue and grey water footprints o Describes how to assess the sustainability of the aggregated water footprint within a river basin or the water footprint of a specific product o Includes an extensive library of possible measures that can contribute to water footprint reduction

Author : Joseph Alcamo,Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Program)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : UCSC:32106015987487

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Ecosystems and Human Well-being by Joseph Alcamo,Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Program) Pdf

Ecosystems and Human Well-Being is the first product of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a four-year international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and human well-being. The book offers an overview of the project, describing the conceptual framework that is being used, defining its scope, and providing a baseline of understanding that all participants need to move forward. The Millennium Assessment focuses on how humans have altered ecosystems, and how changes in ecosystem services have affected human well-being, how ecosystem changes may affect people in future decades, and what types of responses can be adopted at local, national, or global scales to improve ecosystem management and thereby contribute to human well-being and poverty alleviation. The program was launched by United National Secretary-General Kofi Annan in June 2001, and the primary assessment reports will be released by Island Press in 2005. Leading scientists from more than 100 nations are conducting the assessment, which can aid countries, regions, or companies by: providing a clear, scientific picture of the current sta

Author : Bernd Siebenhüner,Riyanti Djalante
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108479028

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Adaptiveness: Changing Earth System Governance by Bernd Siebenhüner,Riyanti Djalante Pdf

A state-of-the-art review of adaptiveness as a key concept in environmental governance literature, complemented by global, regional, and national applications.

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811602399

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The Water–Energy–Food Nexus by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

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.

Author : Michelsen, Gerd,Wells, Peter J.
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231002274

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A Decade of progress on education for sustainable development by Michelsen, Gerd,Wells, Peter J. Pdf

Author : Cynthia Rosenzweig,William D. Solecki,Patricia Romero-Lankao,Shagun Mehrotra,Shobhakar Dhakal,Somayya Ali Ibrahim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 855 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781316603338

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Climate Change and Cities by Cynthia Rosenzweig,William D. Solecki,Patricia Romero-Lankao,Shagun Mehrotra,Shobhakar Dhakal,Somayya Ali Ibrahim Pdf

Climate Change and Cities bridges science-to-action for climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in cities around the world.

Author : Ottmar Edenhofer,Ramón Pichs Madruga
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Climate change mitigation
ISBN : 1139248707

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Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation by Ottmar Edenhofer,Ramón Pichs Madruga Pdf

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SRREN) assesses the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change. It covers the six most important renewable energy sources - bioenergy, solar, geothermal, hydropower, ocean and wind energy - as well as their integration into present and future energy systems. It considers the environmental and social consequences associated with the deployment of these technologies and presents strategies to overcome technical as well as non-technical obstacles to their application and diffusion. SRREN brings a broad spectrum of technology-specific experts together with scientists studying energy systems as a whole. Prepared following strict IPCC procedures, it presents an impartial assessment of the current state of knowledge: it is policy relevant but not policy prescriptive. SRREN is an invaluable assessment of the potential role of renewable energy for the mitigation of climate change for policymakers, the private sector and academic researchers.