The food-energy-water nexus

Author(s)

• Saundry, Peter
• Ruddell, Benjamin L.

Bibliographic Information

The food-energy-water nexus

Peter Saundry, Benjamin L. Ruddell, editors

（AESS interdisciplinary environmental studies and sciences series / series editor, Wil Burns）

Springer, c2020

• : [hardback]

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This will be the first textbook on the integration of food, energy and water systems (FEWS). In recent years, the world has seen a dramatic rise in interdisciplinary energy and environmental courses and degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In the US for instance, the number and variety of such programs has increased significantly over the past decade, Simultaneously, national and international initiatives that integrate food, energy and water systems have been launched. This textbook provides a substantive introduction to the food-energy-water nexus suitable for use in higher level undergraduate and graduate level courses and for scholars moving into the field of nexus studies without a strong background in all three areas and the many aspects of nexus studies.

Table of Contents

• Part I Framing the Nexus Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Structure of the Book 1.2 Why food, energy, and water? 1.3 Systems science 1.4 Integrating systems 1.5 Scientific challenges at the nexus 1.6 Human challenges at the nexus Chapter 2. Demographics, Supply, Demand and Sustainable Development Goals 1.1 Demographics and geography 1.2 Evolving demands for food, energy, and water 1.3 Geographical variations and their consequences 1.4 Sustainable Development Goals 1.5 The nexus and implementation of the SDGs Chapter 3. Ecosystems at the Nexus 3.1 Introduction to ecosystem services 3.2 Valuing ecosystems and ecosystem services 3.3 Relationship to sustainable development goals (SDGs) 3.4 Case study: Erosion and agriculture Chapter 4. Infrastructure 4.1. Introduction to Infrastructure Integration 4.2. Hard and Soft Infrastructures 4.3. Infrastructure Networks 4.4. Cascading Failures 4.5. Case Studies: Energy, Water, Food Chapter 5. Climate 5.1. Climate change basics 5.2. Climate change stress at the nexus: Slow systemic changes, extreme events, cascading effects, climate risks at different scales 5.3. Climate modelling and the nexus 5.4. Climate policies vs. nexus policies 5.5. Climate adaptation strategies Chapter 6. Economics 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Economic aspects of the nexus (demand & supply
• rebound effect
• non-market valuation) 6.3. Transferring results 6.4. Case studies: water 6.5. Economic influences (general influences
• induced innovation, limits
• incentives
• welfare) 6.6. Broader items (externalities
• income distribution and income inequality
• incorporating dynamic concerns
• uncertainty and risk aversion
• private-public issues
• cost-benefit) 6.7. Conclusions Part II Scientific Tools at the Nexus Chapter 7. Questions and Scales 7.1. Framing the nexus 7.2. Scale issues 7.3. Time issues 7.4. Addressing Risk 7.5. Addressing human behavior 7.6. Scientific tools at nexus 7.7. Challenges and Applications Chapter 8. Metrics 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Metric characteristics 8.3. Metrics and models 8.4. Data constraints 8.5. Computing constraints 8.6. Methodological frameworks (life cycle assessment
• metric scale
• metric taxonomy) 8.7. Case studies: Two Texas river basins
• use of metrics to improve drought management Chapter 9. Data 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Data Structure 9.3. Data quality 9.4. Metadata 9.5. Spatial resolution 9.6. Temporal resolution 9.7. Process resolution Chapter 10. Modeling 10.1. Introduction to modeling 10.2. Modeling needs at the nexus 10.3. Challenges for FEWS modeling 10.4. Some key questions (food-energy
• energy-water
• water-food
• FEWS-climate) 10.5. Moving forward Chapter 11. Computing 11.1. Introduction to Computer Science 11.2. Computer Science Background 11.3. Computer science as a tool 11.4. Challenges and tools 11.5. Case Studies: Precision agriculture
• geodesign on large farms-landscape level
• GEOGLAM (Global Agricultural Monitoring) Chapter 12. Questions and Scales revisited 12.1. Pulling the lessons from chapters 7-11 Part III: Human dimensions Chapter 13. Human Behavior and Adaptation 13.1. Introduction 13.2. Social science perspectives of coupled human-natural systems (decision science
• economics
• sociology
• human motivations, perceptions and beliefs
• individuals and communities) 13.3. Data and methods used to model decisions at individual and community scales. 13.4. Case study 1: Migration 13.5. Modeling challenges Chapter 14. Conflict, Mediation, and Dispute Resolution 14.1. Introduction: Existing conflicts over food, energy and water systems 14.2. Conflicts at Different Scales (individual, community, regional, national, international) 14.3. Opportunities to address and manage conflicts (Alternative Dispute Resolution methods) 14.4. Ways of bring the science into the decision-making process 14.5. Case studies (individual, community, regional, national, international) 14.6. Conflict resolution toolkit 14.7. Conclusion Chapter 15. Global and International Policy and Law 15.1. Introduction 15.2. International water law 15.3. International energy law 15.4. International food law 15.5. Conclusions Chapter 16. U.S. Policy and Law 16.1. Introduction (framing international and U.S. law at the nexus
• federalism) 16.2. The U.S. Regulatory Framework (water, energy, food) 16.3. Innovation from below (state regulations) 16.4. Pathways for increased integration 16.5. Conclusion Part IV: Two Approaches to the Nexus Chapter 17. Cities 17.1. Introduction 17.2. Drivers: The Socio-Political Context 17.3. Supply Chain: The Biophysical context 17.4. City Types and Case Studies (Portland, Detroit, Curitiba, Tianjin) Chapter 18. Watersheds 18.1. Introduction 18.2. The Great Lakes Region of North America 18.3. The Amazon river basin of South America 18.4. Lake Victoria Basin of East Africa 18.5. Conclusions Part V: The Future of the Nexus Field Chapter 19: A Community of Science and Practice 19.1. Introduction 19.2. An integrated approach to resource management 19.3. A Community of Science and Practice 19.4. Conclusion Chapter 20: Opportunities at the Nexus 20.1. Looking forward 20.2. Opportunities in science 20.3. Opportunities in practice 20.4. Sustainable societies 20.5. Conclusions

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Details

• NCID: BD05216432
• ISBN:
  • 9783030299132
• Country Code: sz
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cham
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 688 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD9000.5
  • DC23 : 362.5/8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Food security
  • LCSH : Water security
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB26368933