The food-energy-water nexus. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Saundry, Benjamin L. Ruddell, editors.
• Other Names: Saundry, Peter; Ruddell, Benjamin L
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Part I Framing the Nexus -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 The Structure of This Book -- 1.2 Fundamental Challenges -- 1.3 Why Food, Energy, and Water? -- 1.3.1 Criteria -- 1.3.1.1 Criterion 1: Critical Consumable Commodities for Human Life -- Food -- Energy -- Water -- 1.3.1.2 Criterion 2: Heavy on Physical Infrastructure -- For Food -- For Energy -- For Water -- 1.3.1.3 Criterion 3: Footprint-Heavy -- 1.3.1.4 Criterion 4: Extreme Affordability -- 1.3.1.5 Criterion 5: Governance-Heavy 1.3.2 Core Processes Influencing the Nexus -- 1.3.2.1 Population Growth and Societal Development -- 1.3.2.2 Air Pollution -- 1.3.2.3 Ecosystem Services -- 1.3.2.4 Climate Change -- 1.3.2.5 Sociopolitical Economics -- 1.3.3 Grand Challenges -- 1.4 FEW System Framings in the Literature -- 1.4.1 The Macroscope -- 1.4.2 Lant Framing -- 1.4.3 D'Odorico Framing -- 1.4.4 Scanlon Framing -- 1.4.5 Bazilian Framing -- 1.4.6 Ringler Framing -- 1.4.7 California Framing -- 1.5 Solving Problems at the Nexus -- 1.5.1 Objectives of Studies of FEW systems -- 1.5.2 Decision-Making Context 1.5.3 Projections, Predictions, Assumptions, and "Well-Known" Solutions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2: Systems Science -- 2.1 Introduction to Systems Science -- 2.2 Complex Systems -- 2.3 Food Systems -- 2.4 Energy Systems -- 2.5 Water Systems -- 2.6 From Separate Systems to an Integrated System of Systems -- 2.6.1 Science -- 2.6.2 Sustainability -- 2.6.3 Principles of a System of Systems -- 2.6.3.1 A Question (or Problem) as a Macroscope Which Defines Boundaries and Scales -- 2.6.3.2 Heterogeneous Parts Which Have Mutual Relationships -- 2.6.3.3 Structural Arrangements 2.6.3.4 Emergence -- 2.6.4 System of Systems and Models -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 3: Development -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Food, Energy, and Water Security -- 3.3 Population -- 3.3.1 Demography -- 3.3.2 Population and the Legacy of Malthus -- 3.4 Development -- 3.5 Millennium Development Goals -- 3.5.1 Creation of the Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) -- 3.5.2 Outcomes for Food and Water 2000-2015 -- 3.5.2.1 Prevalence of Underweight Children Under 5 Years of Age -- 3.5.2.2 The Proportion of Population Below Minimum Level of Dietary Energy Consumption 3.5.2.3 The Proportion of the Population Using an Improved Drinking Water Source -- 3.5.2.4 The Proportion of the Population Using an Improved Sanitation Facility -- 3.5.2.5 Metrics, Data, and Models -- 3.5.3 Impact of the Millennium Development Goals -- 3.6 Sustainable Energy for All -- 3.7 Sustainable Development Goals -- 3.7.1 SDG 2 Food -- 3.7.2 SDG 6 Water -- 3.7.3 SDG 7 Energy -- 3.7.4 Other SDGs -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4: Human Behavior and Adaptation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Consequences of Overlooking Complexities in Human Behavior
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (686 p.)
• Subjects: 362.5/8; Food security; Water security; Food security; Water security; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030299149; 3030299147
• Related ISBNs: 9783030299132
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