Water, Food, Energy and Climate Nexus

Name: Water, Food, Energy and Climate Nexus
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Water, Food, Energy and Climate NexusChallenges and an agenda for action\nAuthor(s): Felix Dodds, Jamie Bartram\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138190948, 978-1138190948\nSynopsis\nGlobal trends of population growth, rising living standards and the rapidly increasing urbanized world are increasing the demand on water, food and energy. Added to this is the growing threat of climate change which will have huge impacts on water and food availability. It is increasingly clear that there is no place in an interlinked world for isolated solutions aimed at just one sector. In recent years the \""nexus\"" has emerged as a powerful concept to capture these inter-linkages of resources and is now a key feature of policy-making. \n\nThis book is one of the first to provide a broad overview of both the science behind the nexus and the implications for policies and sustainable development. It brings together contributions bs